Edmund Rice Centre

Established in 1998, The Edmund Rice Centre WA provides essential settlement services and community education activities in the northern suburbs of Perth, ERC has on-going commitment to assisting people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, with a focus on young people and youth leadership as a way of ensuring a positive future for all. ERC runs programs that support people integrating into the community with settlement services. These programs facilitate access to mainstream services and support successful settlement.

The activities covered by the programs include casework, advocacy and referral, information sessions and active workshops.
We offer support with: Immigration and citizenship information, Finances and income support, Employment, education and training, Housing and tenancy, Health Care, Family Issues, Legal and Police matters.
ERC provides many educational services that help people integrate into the community, English classes, computing skills, driving programs to help individuals gain independence and become responsible community members.

One major program is called the Language for Living program, it supplements the 510 hours of tuition that are provided by the government when migrants and refugees arrive in Australia.
The program is based on the functional needs of the participants i.e. what they need for living in Australia.

Our students come from 116 countries and most are women in the 40 to 60-year-old age group

Our Youth programs provide one-to-one casework, mentoring, tutoring and support to young people to assist them to develop achievable pathways to further education and training, and to become employment ready, as well as sporting and social groups for community engagement.

ERCWA’s Coaching and Officiating program began in 2008 with the launch of the ERCWA Coaching Academy. In the years since, over 200 young coaches have been accredited and active as volunteers across the ERCWA Youth Programs.

In 2017, the ERCWA AFL Umpiring Academy was launched by Brenda Amito, the first of its kind in the country. Brenda would go on to win the WA Young Person of the Year 2019.
Our Coaching and Officiating Program accredits young coaches and officials, enabling them to give back to the community, as well as building their resilience and strategic thinking and providing them with employment opportunities.

Everyone is treated with respect and dignity, ERC is a safe place for all.

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