2017 CARAD Annual Report
Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD) Inc Annual Report www.carad.org.au
Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD) Inc Annual Report www.carad.org.au
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
CASE MANAGEMENT<br />
PROGRAM<br />
REPORT FROM CASE MANAGER CLAIRE KARTSIDIMAS AND CASE<br />
WORKER ESTHER DENG<br />
CREATING HOPE AND DIGNITY FROM<br />
PRACTICAL SUPPORT<br />
At a time when government policies are becoming less and less<br />
compassionate to people seeking asylum, <strong>CARAD</strong>’s Case Management<br />
Program responds proactively and creatively to the growing needs of<br />
these most vulnerable and marginalised people.<br />
They face their many challenges with the support of our dedicated case<br />
work team who not only provide practical assistance, but give people<br />
hope and dignity.<br />
Esther & Claire<br />
EMERGENCY RELIEF<br />
Demand for emergency relief has increased significantly with<br />
unprecedented numbers of people living in our community with no<br />
income and no ability to earn a living without a visa or work rights.<br />
The uncertainty of not having a place to live or enough food to survive,<br />
combined with worry about overdue utility bills and how to afford<br />
prescription medication and medical treatment, causes great stress in<br />
insecurity.<br />
Relying solely on the generosity of friends, family and community<br />
agencies, these people reach out to <strong>CARAD</strong> and we respond in whatever<br />
way we can.<br />
ACCOMMODATION<br />
Claire Kartsidimas & Felicity Reynolds,<br />
CEO, Mercy Foundation<br />
Housing insecurity continues to be the major concern of clients who are referred to <strong>CARAD</strong> for financial<br />
assistance.<br />
Over the past year, <strong>CARAD</strong> provided over 1500 nights of safe and secure accommodation to people seeking<br />
asylum in our community by making rent payments and arranging emergency accommodation and other housing<br />
assistance.<br />
The support of our funding partners is crucial to <strong>CARAD</strong>’s ability to provide this essential service and we<br />
are extremely grateful to The Mercy Foundation, the Sisters of Charity, Mercycare and LotteryWest for their<br />
commitment to providing housing security to people seeking safety.<br />
We now operate Foodbank two<br />
days a week, assisting a staggering<br />
50 individuals each day.<br />
This activity has been supported by<br />
16 dedicated volunteers throughout<br />
the year.<br />
Food Rescue is still our major<br />
partner in this program, donating<br />
over 13,000 kg of quality fruit,<br />
vegetable and other food items<br />
across the last year.<br />
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