Companion House: Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Non-profit organisation

Companion House: Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6251 4550

Address: 41 Templeton St 2614 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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

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23.01.2022 Thank you Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT for having me today to announce $2.5 million of funding to local community organisations to support the healthcare... needs of vulnerable Canberrans. This funding will be provided to Anglicare Junction Youth Services, Companion House and Directions Health Services to help address significant barriers people experience in accessing and navigating mainstream services, including health and social services. By working with these organisations, we’re able to leverage the strong relationships and trust they have built with vulnerable members of the community. We will be able to help more Canberrans access health services, helping to combat chronic disease and improve people's overall health and wellbeing. Read more about the funding and each individual organisation: https://bit.ly/2OKnXLz

23.01.2022 International Women's Day is coming up on Sunday March 8. Companion House acknowledges and respects the achievements of all women on this coming International Women's Day 2020

22.01.2022 Companion House is still open and still supporting our community members but we have reduced our opening hours during the current Coronavirus pandemic. We are open 10am - 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We are currently closed on Wednesdays. We are also asking if anyone has any cold, cough or flu like symptoms to please ring first and wait outside our office and we will come outside to meet you. We are also continuing to support people with no income or who are in extreme financial distress with basic food items. Some of these are becoming harder for us to access. If anyone has any spare packets of rice, pasta, tins of tuna, or cooking oil we would be very appreciative. If anyone is able to drop anything off to us remember we are closing the office on Wednesdays. Please take care everyone

20.01.2022 Sincere thanks Adrienne Francis @ABC for my interview highlighting the food requirement issue for culturally diverse vulnerable groups especially during Covid c...risis. @RefugeeWeek Copy: Muhammad Ali Manar Ahmad Muhammed Aksu Amne Alrifai Gabriel Mustafa Matthew Willis www.helpingACT.org Adrienne Francis @AdiFrancisABC Helping ACT founder Mohammed Ali & Companion House director Kathy Ragless in the #Canberra charity’s food pantry. Demand from refugee & asylum seeker clients has quadrupled since the start of #COVID19Aus @abccanberra @RefugeeWeek Image

20.01.2022 Thank you to the Canberra community who are reaching out to help during the pandemic. We still have many community members struggling to survive financially and to make ends meet. Companion House has had a bigger call than ever before on our emergency food pantry and we would be very appreciative if you have any spare food you can donate to us. We especially need rice, cooking oil, tinned tomatoes and tuna. Thank you for whatever you can spare. Our current hours for drop of...f are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am - 5pm. We are currently closed on Wednesdays. Thank you again for everyone’s support. See more

20.01.2022 Congratulations to our much loved Medical Director at Companion House Dr Christine Phillips on being made a member of the Order of Australia. We are very proud to see her thoughtful and tireless commitment recognised in this way.

19.01.2022 Everyone had a lovely day with Little Athletics Come and Try Day - thank you to Little Athletics and the fantastic coaches! All the children had fun and made new friends It was also a great chance for parents to meet each other and even practise some soccer skills Families from Arabic speaking communities kicked off the Healthy Happy Life project which supports healthy fun and activity on a perfect day last Friday at Companion House.

19.01.2022 Welcome to this S'Gaw Karen language presentation on Diabetes Prevention and Management from the Women’s Healthy Life project at the Companion House Medical Service in Canberra!

18.01.2022 The Companion House Women's Walking Group has started! It is a beautiful time of year to be out in the fresh air and sunshine. Join us to get a little exercise, practice your English or just enjoy good company! We meet in Belconnen on Tuesday mornings and Gungahlin on Thursday mornings. Direct message us for more information :)

18.01.2022 Karen Master Chef 2020 Congratulations to all the contestants in this year's Karen Master Chef. This last Monday long weekend the ACT Karen community filled the Cook Community Hall with delicious smells and beautiful food - all prepared under the eyes of the judges and happy and hungry onlookers. It was a wonderful event for all young and old and shows such talent and skill in our Canberra community!

17.01.2022 Support Companion House and have a great Saturday night in by streaming the ANU Med Revue! Stream begins at 6:30pm on August 15, 22 and 29. https://www.facebook.com/events/291185431962519

17.01.2022 - Companion House Medical Service !

16.01.2022 Companion House project A Celebration of Culture and Respect has won a Yogie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Participation Congratulations to all the young people in Canberra who got involved and Al our young film maker and editor. The Yogie Awards recognise "outstanding practice working with young people in the ACT." Companion House worked with some amazing young people from many different refugee backgrounds to produce short films addressing the issue of domestic and gender based violence and share strong messages of respect and hope. The Yogie Award is a recognition of the leadership and insight of young Canberrans. You can watch all the videos here on YouTube on the Companion House YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAr8sef-RxOyp-J6iAJEuqw

15.01.2022 Livestream on the weekend on the impact of Covid 19 on refugees and asylum seekers- starts around 8 minutes 30 seconds

15.01.2022 The Women’s Healthy Life Project at Companion House is working with trained bilingual educators to raise awareness about Diabetes with Arabic, Karen, Spanish and Tamil speaking women in Canberra. We can help you understand what diabetes is; what the risk factors for diabetes are; and how to prevent and manage diabetes. Look out for our posts over the coming weeks to learn more!

15.01.2022 Keep the date! Saturday 28 November 7.30am 5pm Sausage sizzle fundraiser for Companion House At Belconnen Bunnings... Come and say hello and get a tasty sausage Hope we see you there! See more

14.01.2022 Welcome to this Tamil language presentation on Diabetes Prevention and Management from the Women's Healthy Life proejct at the Companion House Medical Service in Canberra!

11.01.2022 Congratulations Cafe Ink Woden Library from all your friends at Companion House

11.01.2022 Happy International Cleaners Day! And a very big thank you to all the essential workers from the communities we work with, who have helped to keep everyone safe over the pandemic - including in this photo our great friend, Father Peter Kuot, a much respected leader from the South Sudanese community

09.01.2022 Did you know that every 5 minutes someone in Australia is diagnosed with Diabetes? If you have a family history of Diabetes or you have a poor diet and don’t get enough exercise, you may be putting yourself at risk of getting Diabetes. Want to learn more? The Women’s Healthy Life Project at Companion House has made a short video to help you understand what Diabetes is; how to reduce your risk of getting it or how to manage it if you are diagnosed. We will post versions in Arabic, Karen, Tamil and Spanish here soon!

09.01.2022 Have you seen our Diabetes Awareness and Prevention videos in Arabic, Karen, Tamil and Spanish? If not, look for them among the posts below! If you would like to learn more about Diabetes or feel motivated to increase your general health and fitness, join our Women's Walking Group every Tuesday in Belconnen and Thursday in Gungahlin. Message us via Facebook for details.

07.01.2022 Hope you can come along tomorrow and support this fundraiser for Companion House and buy a delicious sausage (vegetarian sausages included)

07.01.2022 Today December 10 is Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948 the UN adopted the universal declaration of human rights which we all know well from our waiting room wall, where it is framed. Companion House was established by activists inspired by this declaration.... The quote below is from Eleanor Roosevelt and reminds us that Companion House aims to be one of those small places, close to home that she refers to: "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. [...] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." Thanks you for supporting our small place, close to home which works to uphold these principles. https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day

04.01.2022 This Thursday the 18th of June, join us at 6pm for a webinar Breaking the silence around LGBTIQ+ refugees. All webinar presenters are LGBTIQ+ people who have ex...perienced forced displacement. We are discussing the challenges with representation of LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum and refugees, particular issues for lesbian, bisexual and queer women and trans people, experiences of detention, life on a bridging visa and impact of COVID. We will leave with some tips how to be even a better ally. Limited spaces are available. Bookings close at 5pm on Thursday the 18th to get your link in time. #RefugeeWeek2020 https://www.facebook.com/events/4575053452520876/ See more

02.01.2022 - ¡Bienvenidos a esta presentación sobre Prevención y Manejo de la Diabetes del proyecto Vida Saludable de la Mujer en el Servicio Médico de Companion House en Canberra!

02.01.2022 Companion House acknowledges the Forcibly Displaced People Network and the work of Tina and Renee. Their incredible efforts, advocacy and support for LGBTIQ forcibly displaced people is truly impressive.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to everyone involved in the Celebration of African Australians ACT Awards Night 2020, especially Charles Coker and his team. The evening was a wonderful opportunity to highlight the talent and skill right here in our local community. The South Sudanese soccer team pictured were the champions of the football tournament this year. The tournament, in its 4th year, is an African Australian led community based initiative taking a strong stand against all forms of domestic violence, and has strong support across many local ACT communities.

01.01.2022 Here is a very good short children’s book on Covid 19 by Queensland Health in 5 different languages including Farsi https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/covid-19-birdie-vi/