Armenian National Committee of Australia
Jan 5 2025
Armenian Resource Centre Receives Additional 300 Thousand Dollars in Australian Government Funding
SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) announced at its annual Annual Gala that the organisation has helped secure approximately $300,000 for the Armenian Resource Center of Australia (ARC-AU) from the Australian Department of Social Services.
The funding, provided through the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support Program, will enable the ARC-AU to directly support newly arrived Armenian migrants displaced by conflicts in the Middle East, helping them settle in Australia and rebuild their lives.
Letters of support for the ANC-AU's funding request were received from various local, state and federal elected including, Senator Deb O’Neil – Senator for New South Wales; Mr Jerome Laxale MP – Federal Member for Bennelong; Dr Sophie Scamps MP – Federal Member for Mackellar; Ms Kylea Tink MP – Federal Member for North Sydney; Mr Mark Coure MP – NSW State Member for Oatley; Mr Tim James MP – NSW State Member for Willoughby; Mr Jordan Lane MP – NSW State Member for Ryde; Dr Hugh McDermott MP – NSW State Member for Prospect and former Ryde City Councillors Mr Sarkis Yedelian OAM and Mr Bernard Purcell.
In 2023, representatives from the ANC-AU office and ARC-AU Chairperson Tro Tufenkjian met with the Hon. Andrew Giles MP, former Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs, to convey their gratitude and discuss the allocated funding.
Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia, Michael Kolokossian said, “We are pleased to make this very exciting announcement for our community. These funds will go a long way for the Armenian Resource Centre of Australia and will help us in assisting and providing support to the most vulnerable Armenians of our community here in Australia.”
Chairperson of the Armenian Resource Centre, Tro Tufenkjian said, “We wish to express our gratitude to the former Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon. Andrew Giles MP and all elected officials from local, state and federal politics who helped secure this crucial funding for our community."
The Australian Department of Social Services additional funding of approximately $300,000 – which is part of over $1,200,000 granted to a Consortium that includes the Armenian Resource Centre, the Assyrian Australian Association, the Chaldean League and the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese – will cover operational expenses to assist with the resettlement of migrants.
Established in 2017, the ARC-AU is an independent, community-led organisation providing settlement support services to Armenians who have migrated to Australia for humanitarian reasons or are existing vulnerable residents and helps improve the lives of Armenian community members in Australia by provision of access to support services that meet their settlement and social needs.
The funding, provided through the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support Program, will enable the ARC-AU to directly support newly arrived Armenian migrants displaced by conflicts in the Middle East, helping them settle in Australia and rebuild their lives.
Letters of support for the ANC-AU's funding request were received from various local, state and federal elected including, Senator Deb O’Neil – Senator for New South Wales; Mr Jerome Laxale MP – Federal Member for Bennelong; Dr Sophie Scamps MP – Federal Member for Mackellar; Ms Kylea Tink MP – Federal Member for North Sydney; Mr Mark Coure MP – NSW State Member for Oatley; Mr Tim James MP – NSW State Member for Willoughby; Mr Jordan Lane MP – NSW State Member for Ryde; Dr Hugh McDermott MP – NSW State Member for Prospect and former Ryde City Councillors Mr Sarkis Yedelian OAM and Mr Bernard Purcell.
In 2023, representatives from the ANC-AU office and ARC-AU Chairperson Tro Tufenkjian met with the Hon. Andrew Giles MP, former Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs, to convey their gratitude and discuss the allocated funding.
Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia, Michael Kolokossian said, “We are pleased to make this very exciting announcement for our community. These funds will go a long way for the Armenian Resource Centre of Australia and will help us in assisting and providing support to the most vulnerable Armenians of our community here in Australia.”
Chairperson of the Armenian Resource Centre, Tro Tufenkjian said, “We wish to express our gratitude to the former Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon. Andrew Giles MP and all elected officials from local, state and federal politics who helped secure this crucial funding for our community."
The Australian Department of Social Services additional funding of approximately $300,000 – which is part of over $1,200,000 granted to a Consortium that includes the Armenian Resource Centre, the Assyrian Australian Association, the Chaldean League and the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese – will cover operational expenses to assist with the resettlement of migrants.
Established in 2017, the ARC-AU is an independent, community-led organisation providing settlement support services to Armenians who have migrated to Australia for humanitarian reasons or are existing vulnerable residents and helps improve the lives of Armenian community members in Australia by provision of access to support services that meet their settlement and social needs.
https://www.anc.org.au/news/Media-Releases/Armenian-Resource-Centre-Receives-Additional-300-Thousand-Dollars-in-Australian-Government-Funding
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