Edmund Rice Asylum Seeker Project, aims to respond to the needs of Asylum Seekers in Melbourne. Our mission is to help bring dignity through building friendships and supporting people seeking protection in this nation. Edmund Rice Asylum Seeker Project is an outreach of the Edmund Rice Centre 'Amberley' and is guided by the charism of Edmund Rice, the founder of Christian Brothers.

Edmund Rice Asylum Seeker Project is a residual service provider, and aims to help complement current services provided by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Brigidene Asylum Seeker Project and the Red Cross.

Edmund Rice Refugee Service – St Albans/ Sunshine

Programme Design/ General Description
The Edmund Rice Centre provides Homework Help and tuition, one-to-one in a communal setting. The volunteer tutors are largely senior students from 20 Edmund Rice Schools and other schools across and beyond Melbourne. The Centre is open to all Refugees and recently arrived youth, regardless of background, race or creed. It is inclusive of all peoples.

Volunteers Required

The Edmund Rice Centre is an outreach to refugee and recently arrived students who experience difficulties in completing their education  as they enter mainstream school. The ages of the youth range from 6 to 18. The Centre provides educational/homework assistance and support, and is open to all refugee youth. A Drop-In Centre also exists in parallel at St Albans. Volunteers can be university students, senior secondary students, or adults – young or older or retired. Volunteers are only asked to help with a subject or level with which they are comfortable.
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