Finding shelter: a history of the Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project edited by Kylie Crabbe (Second Hand Book)

Description SECOND HAND BOOK Asylum seekers in the Australian community have been forced to live in desperate poverty. Under the conditions of the Bridging Visa E, they have been denied permission to work and access income support and healthcare. Beginning in 1996 in Melbourne, the Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project has evolved into a service for these most disadvantaged asylum seekers. Through the stories of asylum seekers, staff and volunteers, Finding Shelter, describes the experiences of those with whom the Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project has worked, and the ways in which the agency has developed in response to their needs. Asylum seekers in the Australian community have been forced to live in desperate poverty. Under the conditions of the Bridging Visa E, they have been denied permission to work and access to income support and healthcare. Beginning in 1996 in Melbourne, the Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project has evolved into a service for these most disadvantaged asylum seekers. Excluded from government services, and often unsure of their rights, these asylum seekers have come to the Asylum Seeker Project homeless, with life-threatening health conditions, and even malnourished to the point of requiring hospitalisation. The Project has responded as a service to care for individuals, both in their need for housing and material support, and in their need for social connection. It has also engaged in advocacy for structural changes. seeking a system that will provide for asylum seekers to live in the community with dignity. Through the stories of asylum seekers, staff and volunteers Finding Shelter describes the experiences of those with whom the Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project has worked, and the ways in which the agency has developed in response to their needs. Specifications: Condition: Ex library book, in good condition with some remaining library information. Year: 2009 Format: Paperback Pages: 139 ISBN: 9780646513256