Engaging Parishes in Supporting Refugee Families

December 21, 2021

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Many Australians want to be more personally involved in welcoming and supporting refugees, but have few meaningful avenues through which to help. A new model - the Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative has been piloted involving Catholic parishes and is likely to launch in 2022. The model encourages volunteers to form a group under the auspices […]

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