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Footscray’s new home adds to hope and humanity for asylum seekers (Maribyrnong Weekly)

After a whirlwind few months involving thousands of hours of volunteer help, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s new Home of Hope is opening its doors in Footscray.

Thursday’s opening will mark a homecoming of sorts for the centre and its founder Kon Karapanagiotidis, who established the ASRC in a nearby Nicholson Street shopfront 13 years ago.

Read more: http://www.maribyrnongweekly.com.au/story/1801038/footscray-s-new-home-adds-to-hope-and-humanity-for-asylum-seekers/

Footscray’s new home adds to hope and humanity for asylum seekers (Maribyrnong Weekly) – AMES Australia