Edmund Rice Community Services QLD

19/12/2025

As ERCS approaches its closure on 31 December, our social media accounts will be archived.

To everyone who has walked alongside us! Your support, care, and involvement have shaped this journey in ways we’ll never forget. These shared experiences are a testament to the strength of this community, and we hope they bring you as much pride and joy as they do us.

If you have any safeguarding concerns or need to report an interaction involving a past participant, please contact [email protected]

While ERCS will close, our Victorian pages will remain active as the Mt Atkinson project continues delivering programs for the Victorian community. We’d love for you to stay connected with us through Mt Atkinson and keep following the positive change we’re creating together.

Thank you for being part of our story.

01/09/2025

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29/08/2025

Share Your Story – Edmund Rice Community Services Gratitude Wall
Let’s honour and hold close the incredible memories, friendships, and life-changing moments that have shaped our community, as we say goodbye to some significant ERCS programs.
For 44 years, ERCS has been a place of connection, courage, and kindness. A place where strangers became family, and where young people found joy, belonging, and belief in themselves.
Whether you’ve been a participant, volunteer, staff member, or supporter, we invite you to share your experience. You might like to write from the heart, or respond to one/some of these prompts:
+ Share a powerful moment of connection - an ‘Eddie moment’
+ Share a funny story that others will connect with
+ Write a letter to participants or leaders who have impacted you
+ Share how being involved has impacted your career, passions and life
Your reflections will become part of our Gratitude Wall — a living tribute to the heart and soul of this community. Together, we’ll celebrate the spirit of Edmund and the incredible impact you’ve made.
Some important info:
*Posts will be approved before appearing on the Gratitude Wall
*To protect people’s stories, please refrain from sharing any names or photos of participants
*This is an open space, anything posted will be accessible and downloadable for the general public, including photos.
Submit your story via the link below.
Let’s fill this wall with love, laughter, and legacy.

Significant programs are winding down in 2025. Share a positive memory of belonging, laughter or support. Add yours below to help record hope you created.

28/08/2025

As the ERCS journey comes to a close we want to take a moment to acknowledge the fantastic volunteers who've made camps so special. Your tireless hours of commitment and compassion has changed the greater community for the better and truly made the world a better place. You're impact has ensured the young people in our society have felt seen, appreciated and empowered, they will always remember how they were made to feel like valued children in the way Eddie Rice imagined.

Thank you everyone for being Eddie Ricers.

20/08/2025

With full hearts, a thank-you from ERCS. Today we share difficult news: Edmund Rice Community Services (ERCS) will wind down programs and activities by the end of 2025. For nearly 50 years, ERCS has walked beside young people and communities where need is most felt—creating safe places to belong, to be heard, to laugh, and to know that someone believes in you.
ERCS has done remarkable work for many years in exploring mission possibilities however we are in a very difficult financial environment. We have been unable to find ways to make ERCS’ operations financially sustainable despite extensive efforts by the board, staff, advisory councils and, of late, independent professional financial advisors.
ERCS was built on a simple conviction: dignity, inclusion and justice are not optional extras—they’re the ground on which healthy communities stand. Inspired by the Edmund Rice tradition, we’ve shown up where it matters most: with children and young people, families and carers, and older Australians seeking connection. Through camps, mentoring and leadership programs, community development activities and advocacy, we’ve worked to build connection, resilience and empowerment—not as one-off moments, but as habits of community that change lives.
The real story of ERCS has never been our name—it’s you. Volunteers who gave weekends and holidays to create joyful spaces. Donors who trusted us to steward resources wisely. Staff who chose compassion and professionalism, day after day. Partners who opened doors so young people could discover their strengths and step into leadership. Together, you’ve helped thousands of young Australians and others experience what everyone, especially children deserve: friendship, encouragement, challenge, and a sense of future.
We will wind down programs safely and responsibly. We will honour all legal, financial and safeguarding obligations, communicate directly with current participants and families, and where appropriate provide referrals to trusted services so support continues beyond ERCS. We’re deeply mindful of the relationships at the heart of this work, and we will do everything we can to close well.
Thank you for believing that small actions, delivered with empathy, change lives. The legacy of ERCS isn’t a building or a brand—it’s the confidence, connection and leadership now carried by the people we’ve served and served alongside. If you’d like to share a memory or message for our community, we’d love to gather those stories as a record of the hope you’ve helped create.
For questions or records (donations, receipts, references), please contact [email protected] . We’ll continue posting updates at https://www.facebook.com/edmundricecommunityservices/