Anglican Health & Welfare plays a major role in the Diocese of Tasmania. AHW is an incorporated public company, founded in 1985, and fully owned by the Diocese. It manages a number of funds for the Diocese, the bulk of which originated with the sale of St Johns Hospital.
The work of AHW is overseen by a Board made up of people who attend churches in the Diocese with the relevant skill set. The primary role of the AHW Board is the wise investment of the funds and the distribution of the income from these funds to parishes and other church bodies to enhance the capacity of the church to respond to need and distress in the Tasmanian community.
All grants must be used for projects which complement at least one of AHW’s objects,
- To provide relief to distressed persons
- To provide a mission to the sick and terminally sick
- To assist in the relief of the problems of mental illness
