Meet Tricia: “I’m blessed to be a small part of their stories”
May 23, 2024The ASC was built on the kindness of community members, powered from the start by volunteers who offered shared meals,… More
Community stories
Photos from the ASC’s Family Day in Auburn
April 30, 2024On Monday 29 April, the Asylum Seekers Centre hosted our Family Day at Auburn Community Centre for families within the… More
Photos from the ASC’s 2024 community Iftar dinner
April 24, 2024On Thursday 4 April, the Asylum Seekers Centre, together with Galaxy Foundation hosted an Iftar dinner in Auburn for members… More
Boston students reflect on their ASC adventure
April 08, 2024Boston University students Kinsley Grant and Marjories Vasquez’s experience volunteering at the ASC as part of an international work placement… More
Women are the fabric of our community
March 08, 2024As today is International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the women in our community by highlighting one of the wonderful initiatives… More
Celebrating women in the Asylum Seekers Centre community
March 07, 2024Women in our community face extensive and often prolonged hardship seeking asylum in Australia. Yet despite unimaginable trauma and against… More
Meet Marina: Breaking barriers for the most vulnerable
February 09, 2024Marina Camarão, an Intensive Support Caseworker at the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC), describes herself as a problem solver, navigating through… More
The transformative power of art in healing and resistance
December 11, 2023“Art is so powerful. The love and connection and kindness melts away all the anger and hatred.” It takes a… More
Stitched together
October 03, 2023The quiet in the ASC’s main hall is broken as volunteer Alice starts to pull sewing machines, fabric and yarn… More
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