12 August 2021

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre - Food Drive

Article by Janelle Nichols

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre - Food Drive

As members of Saint Ignatius College, we endeavour to act with competence, conscience, and with compassion. As a result, Coco Bullock has assembled a group of student leaders to put these values to good use.

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is a non-profit organisation that assists and empowers asylum seekers in our community. 

The organisation has developed from an informal foodbank to Australia's largest independent humanitarian agency aiding persons seeking asylum, having been founded in 2001 and is based in Footscray.

The ASRC receives no government support, allowing them to remain an independent voice that pushes for change. As a result of COVID-19, ASRC has had a difficult time raising funds to help those in need. That's where we can help. We are hoping that students will bring in food to donate to the ASRC so that we can make a difference as a community.

The food drive will run from 16th - 27th of August. Food lists will be distributed to homerooms, and sent to parents / guardians and staff. Thank you so much for your generosity. Together, we can help hundreds of families have agency over their own future, in our community and beyond.

Janelle Nichols  Year 11 SRC Representative

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