SSI’s Multicultural Foster Care Service (MFCS) supports foster children, young people and parents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD), as well as providing programs for families with an early intervention focus.
Success stories
Refugee turned citizen feels privileged to have a say
At 17, Paz Roman was nominated as Young Australian of the Year, mostly for her volunteer work. Ironically, she wasn’t an Australian. She came here from Chile as a refugee with her family when she was just a baby, and despite living in Australia since then, she struggled with the idea of becoming a citizen.