SETTLEMENT SUPPORT
Provide settlement support services to newly arrived migrants and refugees who are assessed by the association as facing poverty, suffering, helplessness, or distress. Develop client-based programs to alleviate suffering and distress caused by the intersectionality of LGBTQIA+ migrants and refugees, and for migrants and refugees with disabilities and mental health issues due to traumatic life experiences. Facilitate social, sporting, and recreational opportunities that promote integration and inclusion of migrants and refugees, identified as in genuine need of relief by the association, with the broader mainstream community.
Settlement Support
- Building social connection
- Facilitating employment pathways
- Developing life skills
- Providing access to settlement services
- Helping migrants, refugees and asylum seekers understand their rights
- Support for mental health and well-being, including for marginalised migrants who identify as LGBTQI+
Blog

Road Safety Workshops for Rohingya Community in Sydney by CDNI

Financial abuse of migrant and refugee women is a hidden factor in toxic relationships
When most people are asked to think about domestic abuse, they typically focus on the physical and emotional mistreatment in...

#RacismNotWelcome campaign a visible sign of the times
Until we fully embrace our new arrivals and eliminate all forms of racism and discrimination in this country, we cannot expect...

Wage theft still a big problem for the vulnerable
While Australia has been actively working against the wage theft problem, work still needs to be done, especially to help...
Events

Post-Settlement Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Refugees and Asylum Seekers - A Mental Health Perspective
Join us in a discussion on the post-settlement experiences of LGBTQIA+ refugees, with a focus on impacts to mental health arising from settlement stress, language and cultural barriers, racial discrimination, ostracism from their own communities/families, and economic and social isolation.
From 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm
At Venue: Online Event

Refugee Week 2020: Issues and Perspectives
Please join us for our webinar celebrating Refugee Week 2020, as our panel of speakers share their experiences as refugees, as well as working with refugees in Australia and internationally.
From 09:30 am until 10:30 am
At Venue: Online Event