< New public identity
Anglican Community Care Incorporated will be introducing a new public identity effective 3rd April 2009

We are not changing our name, rather we are formalising a shortened version of our name within a new logo. It is pronounced ‘ay see care’. This will diminish confusion with other organisations and the variety of ways the organisation is referred to in the community

The reasons behind this decision
This has been a carefully considered decision. Anglican Community Care Incorporated has made this decision based on extensive feedback from staff, stakeholders and independent external market research. The decision has taken into account the need to raise the profile of the organisation in order to broaden our reach to people in our communities and to remove the confusion with other organisations. Increasing our profile will also help us to strengthen our services by raising funds for programmes that will have a positive impact in our communities, particularly in areas for which we do not receive government funding.

What will not change:

• Our commitment to the rural people in the communities we serve and the delivery of high quality client focussed services will not change. Staff continue to be dedicated to professional, caring service delivery.
• Legal entity - The legal entity of the organisation remains the same, i.e. Anglican Community Care Incorporated ABN 53 440 436 445.
• Anglican links – we remain a Christian based organisation and our membership of the Anglicare Australia network is ongoing.
• Telephone numbers and addresses – remain the same.

What will be new:

• The way we refer to the organisation – now as “ac.care”
  (eliminating current incorrect referrals such as Anglicare, SEACC or the use of the acronym ACC, which is used for other organisations such as Area Consultative Committees, Adelaide City Council, Australian Crime Commission etc)
• Logo as above.
• Our slogan ‘creating opportunities’ has been updated to ‘opportunities for life … for rural people’. This reflects how we support our clients and also demonstrates that this organisation was created in a rural community, for rural communities, giving us a significant point of difference to outreach services of metropolitan based organisations.
• Website www.accare.org.au
• Email suffixes will change from @accinc.org.au to @accare.org.au. Emails to the current address will continue to be delivered for six months.

Our JourneyAnglican Community Care Incorporated was formed in Mount Gambier in 1985, with one social worker, a part-time administration officer and an accommodation support worker.

Placement of children into foster care in Mount Gambier was in hand with the State Government, however, a strong and growing need was emerging for “at risk” local teenagers to be accommodated safely in stable and nurturing environments. Together, caring local individuals and government departments were successful in receiving a state government grant. The Anglican Parish Council of Christ Church Mount Gambier came forward and accepted the responsibility for auspicing the then foster care service for local teenagers aged 12 to 18 years. A separate organisation called ‘South East Teenage Care’ was created.

Today the organisation employs nearly 200 staff with current offices and community centres in Mount Gambier, Millicent, Naracoorte, Bordertown, Murray Bridge, Berri and Waikerie. More than 60,550(FY07-08) people in the South East, Riverland and Murraylands of South Australia were supported by Anglican Community Care Incorporated, through over 70 different programs and services that fall under one or more of our goals of ~ alleviating homelessness ~ building communities ~ promoting learning ~ reducing poverty ~ sharing cultures ~ strengthening families ~ supporting children.

Thank you for your support in the past. We look forward to further strengthening our relationships in the future, working together for the benefit of our rural communities.

Yours sincerely,

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StepUP loans have changed from 7.24% to 3.99%. Fixed for the term of the loan.
Further information Margaret Solomons, Mount Gambier, 8724 9211

< Waikerie community sausage sizzle raises $1460.75 for the Vic Bushfire Appeal

Released 16 February 2009

The Anglican Community Care Waikerie Community Centre sausage sizzle held Saturday 14th February outside the Big River supermarket raised $1460.75 for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. 

Donations of equipment and food came from the Waikerie Big River Supermarket, Café on McCoy and Waikerie Meat and Poultry.  Volunteers were from Waikerie Rotary and Anglican Community Care - Greg Barker, Ryan Barker, David Morley (Rotary), Jodie Atze, Lyn Wagner and Rebecca Barker from Anglican Community Care.

“People were stuffing notes in the tins and we sold all the sausages, calculating we received $365 for every hour we cooked. Thank you to the Waikerie community for their support” said Rebecca Barker, Anglican Community Care, Waikerie Community Centre

< Waikerie community support for Bush Fire Appeal

Released 10 February 2009

Anglican Community Care’s Waikerie Community Centre is accepting donations for the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal.  People in the community who wish to donate and who do not have access to internet or have a credit card can place cash donations at the Waikerie Community Centre, Crush  Terrace. All donations will be sent to the Bush Fire Appeal along with donations from Anglican Community Care staff and the organisation.

On Saturday 14th February a Bush Fire Appeal Sausage Sizzle will be held from 9am until 12.30pm outside the Big River supermarket in Waikerie. All proceeds from the sausage sizzle will also go to the Bush Fire Appeal.  The Big River Supermarket has donated all bread and sausages for this fundraiser.

The Community Centre is open from 9am until 5pm Mondays to Fridays. All donations over $2 will be issued an official receipt. Anglican Community Care is a registered charity, holding a Section 6 licence per the collections of Charitable Purposes Act, Licence number CCP1186.

“We have had people coming into the Centre asking if they can donate because they don’t have internet facilities or have a credit card and we are pleased we can assist in this way to help with the Bush Fire Appeal” said Rebecca Barker, Anglican Community Care.