SSI CEO recognised as champion of diversity and inclusion
The 34th Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) Awards announced Settlement Services International (SSI)’s CEO Violet Roumeliotis for its ‘Woman of Influence Award’ last night, Thursday 19 November.
Read more: HACCI Woman of Influence Award: excellence in the Hellenic Australian community
Settlement Services International (SSI) has welcomed the NSW Government’s $50 million boost for charities and not-for-profits rocked by the COVID -19 pandemic.
Read more: Social Sector Transformation Fund a boon for vulnerable people in NSW
Settlement Services International is disappointed that the federal government is to cut the Coronavirus Supplement received by people on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments while extending it from January 1 to March 28.
Read more: JobSeeker cut creates uncertainty for families facing poverty
From July 1, 2020, Settlement Services International (SSI), in partnership with the NDIA, began delivering Local Area Coordination (LAC) services for the NDIS across two districts in NSW.
Read more: SSI brings its experience to disability service delivery in Sydney and South West Sydney
The Minister for Gaming and Liquor Regulation, Melissa Horne, yesterday announced Settlement Services International (SSI) would deliver a new state-wide gambling harm prevention and counselling service for migrant and refugee communities.
Read more: SSI selected to deliver a multicultural service to address gambling harm in Victoria
Settlement Services International is dismayed that Australia’s 2020-21 Budget has delivered stimulus and incentives to businesses and those on high incomes by sacrificing those most vulnerable -- in Australia and overseas – to a future of destitution.
Read more: With 2020-21 Budget, Australia is building back worse not better
Settlement Services International welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement today that it will expand access to the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).
Read more: SSI welcomes government's expansion of English language program
Two organisations deeply involved in migration to Australia have today signed an MOU to develop programs and initiatives to support new migrants.
Settlement Services International (SSI) has joined the National Advocacy Group for Women on Temporary Visas Experiencing Violence in renewing calls for women’s safety ministers to better protect migrant and refugee women at additional risk of domestic and family violence.
Read more: Ministers urged to better protect women on temporary visas experiencing violence
Research released today debunks the rhetoric that people from migrant backgrounds don’t have adequate access to COVID-related information.
It just depends on how and by whom they are informed.
Read more: Multicultural leaders are taking steps to make sure their communities are COVID-19 safe
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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