Australian Red Cross in Alice Springs, Northern Territory | Community organisation

Australian Red Cross

Locality: Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8924 3956

Address: 3 Yarabah Court 0870 Alice Springs, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.redcross.org.au/

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24.01.2022 Thank you Alice Springs Cinema for supporting Australian Red Cross and people impacted by bush fires. We hope you have a massive day this Sunday!

23.01.2022 Red Cross in Alice Springs is advertising for a Team Leader: Community Development. Full time, ongoing. Are you interested in developing strategies to increase social participation and community connections? Check out the link here or contact Margaret Reilly on 0418 959 629. http://careers.redcross.org.au//team-leader-community-deve

23.01.2022 Did you know that Bunnings is supporting the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund? They are matching donations made by team members, supporting team members to volunteer in recovery efforts, and taking donations in store. If you would like to assist in the great work that Bunnings is doing, grab a sausage at the sizzle on Friday 24th January - all funds go to Australian Red Cross. https://www.bunnings.com.au/bushfire-relief

22.01.2022 National Volunteer Week: celebrating the essence of Red Cross. During COVID 19 our amazing NT volunteers have: continued to support vulnerable youth, made daily wellbeing calls to people in quarantine and provided support to residents on temporary visas. Thank you!

21.01.2022 Emergency Services response and Flood Relief Centre rehearsal in Darwin over the weekend.

21.01.2022 What a great couple of days! Thankyou to all our volunteers who took part in Emergencies Services: Psychological First Aid training. You are helping to make our community more resilient when faced with the unexpected.

20.01.2022 Congratulations to our volunteer cooks! We are celebrating a successful three month trial of cooking with young people in detention. Every Sunday, volunteers work with a small group of young people to cook lunch for the whole population at the Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre which has been between 6 and 16 young people. The volunteers and the young people work together to decide what they would like to eat and cook, with a focus on fresh food, tasting new things, and sh...aring a love of home cooked food. When the meal is cooked and the kitchen cleaned up, the volunteers eat with the young people and discuss meal planning, favourite foods and upcoming art projects at the centre. The young people love the program because it gives them opportunity to take the initiative and have input on day-to-day decisions in their lives. It has been successful in improving self-regulation and gives the young people a chance to work one-on-one with an adult who wants to pass on knowledge and skills. See more

20.01.2022 We are proud of all of our volunteers! In particular today we are celebrating Lizzie Storor who received the Chief Ministers Youth Volunteer of the Year for Central Australia last night. Lizzie volunteers with young people in detention and brings a great sense of humanity and neutrality to her work. Congratulations Lizzie!

14.01.2022 Here’s a snapshot of some of the key ways we are currently supporting people caught up in the fire emergencies in NSW, VIC, SA and WA: Supporting people at 35... evacuation and recovery centres in #NSW, #VIC and #SA. Delivering 10 pallets of water and 640 food packs to #Mallacoota. Coordinating 600-800 food hampers, along with water pallets, hygiene items and pet supplies for rapid distribution from East Sale. Distributing satellite phones to communities cut off in East #Gippsland. Deploying six additional trained personnel to support the 14 already on the ground in Mallacoota. Providing psychological first aid, registration services and telephone wellbeing checks. Manning a hotline for multiple fires with over 30,000 registrations and more than 5,000 inquiries. Carrying out outreach with travellers and locals stranded by fires in WA. Conducting recovery evaluations in affected towns, to help rebuild after the fires We thank everyone for their incredible generosity to Red Cross and people affected by #bushfire emergencies around the country. We’re able to do all this because of your support. Sunday, 5-Jan 2020 See more

13.01.2022 We’ve ramped up our COVID-19 response in the last few weeks. Our focus is on being there for those who are most vulnerable, and helping everyone to maintain their own wellbeing and cope with isolation. #COVID19au #coronavirus

13.01.2022 To everyone working from home today, thank you! But don’t let physical distancing stop you from connecting with work colleagues and loved ones. Phone, video call them. Stay connected. #COVID19au #coronavirus

10.01.2022 Today on National Sorry Day we remember the grief, pain and injustice experienced by the Stolen Generations. We express regret for the damage and wounds caused. And we recognise the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

10.01.2022 Under the Worker and Wellbeing Fund, The Red Cross NT is helping to provide emergency financial relief to international students, temporary visa holders and Territorians who have lost all or part of their income due to Covid-19. We are currently receiving and assisting applications from community members who have been affected and are not currently receiving other financial support, including Centrelink. If you’re in need of emergency relief and support, please call our local office on (08) 8924 3955. https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au//2020-04-02-worker-and-wellb

10.01.2022 "I think listening is vital at the early stage. Listening to them and sometimes just smiling, just saying would you like a cup of tea. People will cry and they ...will break down and you can hold their hand or listen to their story, says volunteer Deb, who has been assisting at the Bateman’s Bay evacuation centre. Her own house was threatened in the fires, but once she felt the threat had passed she came to the centre to help. With tears in her eyes, she says you can’t overestimate the value of a friendly smile and a listening ear. It’s all about themIf they need me to be the listener, I’ll be the listener. If they need me to go and get their cup of tea, I’ll go and get their cup of tea. It’s actually an honour and humbling to be able to listen to someone’s story. Thank you to Deb and all our volunteers every hour you give makes a world of difference.

10.01.2022 Today, June 3, is Mabo Day. We remember this day 28 years ago, when the Australian High Court made the landmark decision to overturn 200 years of terra nullius.... The decision followed a lengthy campaign for Indigenous land rights and a ten-year legal case led by Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo. #MDC2020 #MaboDay #NRW2020 #BlackLivesMatter

09.01.2022 With more carers and housemates working from home, it's important we look after each other and our relationships https://bddy.me/3apo34r #coronavirus #COVID19au

09.01.2022 Refer to Red Cross careers for our new position in Emergency Services.

08.01.2022 John Fitz and his team from Tennant Creek have been busy repurposing ‘junk’ to make furniture, kids play equipment (mud kitchen pictured), bird houses, planter boxes and more. John is painting in our Alice shed now so come say hello or contact Ph: 0415 077 087 to enquire about available items. Funds will go towards the Paterson St Hub and Community Shed social enterprise.

08.01.2022 People from all over Australia are supporting the fire fighting efforts in every way they can. Thankyou Alice Springs from us to you!

07.01.2022 ‘In Search of Safety’ sessions took place at Ross Park and Bradshaw Primary Schools on November 17th and 18th 2020. Many people are misguided by the situation that surrounds the subject of people seeking asylum. The empathy, participation and engagement of these students was impressive.

06.01.2022 Today, May 8th, we celebrate #WorldRedCrossDay and the people who make up Red Cross over 14 million staff and active volunteers around the world. Right now, 1...59 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, with volunteers in all corners of the globe making sure the most vulnerable in our communities are supported. All of us can play a part in making a difference and bringing positive change to the world. Reach out to a friend doing it tough, check on your neighbours, or donate blood if you can.

05.01.2022 Don't forget the Alice Springs cinema Bushfire Relief Fundraiser tomorrow! Beat the heat and help to support families impacted by bushfires. https://www.facebook.com/events/1499157476913639/

04.01.2022 Many of us in Alice Springs have family and friends in NSW, Vic, SA and WA. Here's what Australian Red Cross is doing in those places...

04.01.2022 One month ago: Australian Red Cross Volunteers were bringing Christmas cheer to young people in Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre. Spending Christmas in a detention facility can be lonely and isolating. Red Cross coordinated cooking activities, gifts, and joined in with water play. Thank you Red Cross volunteers - a great day!

03.01.2022 Do you know that Australian Red Cross volunteers in Alice Springs run youth programs? We help young people succeed in sport, nutrition and art. Interested? Join the world's largest humanitarian movement here: http://volunteering.redcross.org.au/cw/en/search/

03.01.2022 Is your New Year's resolution to do more volunteer work? We have something to suit everyone's timetable and interests. Look here for open opportunities: http://volunteering.redcross.org.au/cw/en/search/ or DM us to organise a meeting.