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Find out how you can support people seeking asylum in your community

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Helping people to thrive

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1367

people regularly supported with food

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581

people supported with ongoing housing & living assistance

92

countries of origin

Volunteer asylum seeker refugee support

477

volunteers in our team

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5863

medical appointments

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491

devices distributed

Metrics from our latest Annual Report: 2021-2022
News & stories

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Latest news

The ASC’s submission to the inquiry into Labor’s draconian deportation bill

April 17, 2024

The Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC), established in 1993, provides practical help for people seeking asylum in New South Wales and… More

Boston university students pose on front of mural in ASC's newtown building

Boston students reflect on their ASC adventure

April 08, 2024

Boston University students Kinsley Grant and Marjories Vasquez’s experience volunteering at the ASC as part of an international work placement… More

People seeking asylum in Australia shouldn’t have to trade danger for degradation

March 07, 2024

It would be easy, reading the political reaction to the news that more than 40 people seeking asylum have been taken… More