Humanitarian Settlement Services provide essential early support and information to refugees and humanitarian entrants. Learn more:
IgniteAbility Small Business Start-ups is a pilot program established to facilitate business creation for people with disability. Learn More:
Applications are open until the end of September for a new fund to support refugee communities in south-west Sydney. Learn more:
Employment is integral for newly arrived refugees, migrants, asylum seekers and for other vulnerable people in our community. Learn more:
SSI Youth@Work connects people aged 15-24 from migrant and refugee backgrounds with employment and career mentors. Learn more:
Today, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja launched SSI newest social enterprise – Food for Thought in Campsie, NSW.
A new program that aims to teach young refugees basic business skills and help them find a job was announced in Sydney today. The ‘Allianz Ladder’ program will familiarise refugee youth with business environments and help them develop the core skills and confidence they need to find their first job in Australia.
Read more: SSI partners with Allianz on employment program for young refugees
An SSI Housing presentation at Cultural Shift 2017 showcased projects offering affordable housing alternatives for vulnerable communities in NSW, including the Emergency Housing Accommodation (EHA) program and a modular home project.
Read more: SSI showcases innovative housing solutions at Cultural Shift
Working with local service providers, Sydney MCS is addressing the lack of adequate information regarding services available to the people it supports within the community.
Read more: SSI Member Spotlight: Sydney Multicultural Community Services
More innovative and tailored initiatives for refugee and migrant families are essential to overcoming settlement challenges and fostering a long-term sense of belonging, delegates heard at a conference last week.
Read more: Cultural Shift 2017 showcases settlement innovation for migrant and refugee families
Karim* arrived in Australia in 2012 to seek asylum when it became unsafe for him to stay in Iran.
An electrical engineer by trade and with a wealth of experience, he owned and operated his own business in his home town of Shiraz, Iran.
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