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The community service sector is approaching crisis point

Kon Karapanagiotidis ASRC

Kon Karapanagiotidis ASRC Source: SBS/Abby Dinham

With a doubling of unemployment, charity groups say they’ve never been busier and are struggling to keep up with the demand from people now living below the poverty line.


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