About Us

About the Edmund Rice Centre

• Conduct and encourage research into the causes of poverty and inequity in society, especially with regard to youth and Indigenous Australians.
• Promote teaching that supports awareness, understanding and action in the areas of justice and community issues.
• Promote experiential learning activities through organised and reflective immersion programs in Australia and internationally.
• Encourage the development of skills in advocacy and social action.
• Facilitate liaison and networking opportunities amongst agencies involved in social justice and community education activities.

• Meeting the visitors from Let's Talk partners in Ireland, Palestine, Rwanda and Aboriginal Australia.
• In the areas of writing and communication.
• By participating in the Centre's courses and immersion programs.
• By volunteering to assist in the office and with support work.

Servicing the needs of Indigenous Australians

• Providing help and support for Indigenous families in crisis
• Fostering and advancing the cause of Indigenous Australians
• Promoting and furthering the congregation in its works on behalf of those Indigenous people who are in need of assistance and those that are disadvantaged
• Encouraging and supporting the development of direct services to Indigenous families
• Assisting Indigenous peoples who are experiencing financial disadvantage by reason of their circumstances

Servicing the needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

• Providing help and support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
• Fostering and advancing the cause of asylum seekers and refugees
• Promoting and furthering the Congregation in its works on behalf of the needy and the disadvantaged
• Encouraging and supporting the development of direct services to asylum seekers and refugees
• Assisting persons who are experiencing financial disadvantage by reason of their circumstances