Adjusting to life in a new country can be both exciting and challenging. It Takes a Village - run by 54 Reasons - is designed to create a sense of community for migrant and refugee children and families as they adapt to life in Australia.

• Client Referral: Settlement Services

• Areas Serviced: Dandenong, Casey North, Casey South

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We support newly arrived Afghan women and families to confidently settle into life in Australia. Our Settlement Services Program provides practical, culturally responsive support in English, Dari, and Pashto, helping women navigate systems, build independence, and feel connected to their community.

• ‍Client Referral: nabila@awov.org.au

• ‍ Areas Serviced: South East Melbourne

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Our settlement casework supports are geared to assist Muslim women – often coming from countries marked by devastation, conflict and forced displacement – as they face the challenges and barriers to accessing services and engaging with the broader Australian society.

• Client Referral: Referral form - AMWCHR

• ‍Areas Serviced: Statewide Phone Service Only - 03 9481 3000

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One-on-one support, counselling, advocacy and informative group programs for refugees who have lived in Australia for five years or less.

• Client Referral: Contact dandenong@catholiccarevic.org.au or phone 03 8710 9600.

• Areas Serviced: Dandenong, Epping, Wyndham Vale

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Settling Smarter, delivered by CMY, focuses on settlement information, advice, orientation and support to ensure social participation, economic well-being, independence, personal wellbeing and community connections.

The goal of Settling Smarter is to help newly arrived young people, aged 15 to 24, learn more about life in Australia, understand systems, navigate and connect to local support services and build independence to achieve their own goals in relation to work, education, skills and community networks.

• ‍Client Referral: settlingsmarter@cmy.net.au

• Areas Serviced: Metropolitan Melbourne

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Settlement and Access Support (SAS) program aims at assisting Chinese-speaking migrants and/or residents to settle down in Australia and better integrate into the mainstream society through the provision of culturally appropriate services. It also provides support for and empowers disadvantaged groups to gain access to the services they need.

• ‍Client Referral: Contact Us or call (03) 98981965

• ‍Areas Serviced: Metropolitan Melbourne

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The SETs (Settlement Engagement and Transition Support Program) aims to build capacity and meet the settlement needs of eligible permanent migrants. It is a partnership between Many Coloured Sky and Drummond St Services, located at the Carlton office of Drummond St. The program is a dual community development and casework model, incorporating case management and a range of workshops and group activities.

• ‍Client Referral: ds-External-Provisional-Referral-Form-2023-1.docx (live.com)

• ‍Areas Serviced: Metropolitan Melbourne

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inTouch works across the family violence continuum, providing culturally-informed case management, perpetrator programs, a fully accredited community legal centre and specialised migration assistance, crisis recovery, learning and development programs and enhanced capacity-building projects across the sector and community. We are proud to provide high-level leadership and guidance to all levels of government with our evidence-based, victim-survivor informed policy, advocacy and research work.

• ‍Client Referral: Client Referral Form - inTouch

• ‍Areas Serviced: South East Melbourne

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MiCare understands how important having a job is for migrants and refugees who have moved to Australia in the past few years. We provide support for people from migrant and refugee communities to learn English, gain qualifications, and look for work. Our training courses and individual support programs assist people to build confidence, obtain local work experience, learn about different types of jobs, develop resumes and connect with employers.

• Client Referral: Call 1300 928 223 for referral

• Areas Serviced: South East Metro region, Mornington Peninsula, Inner Melbourne region, Inner South East region, and Western Melbourne Metro region.

Empowering community members to find solutions that address their settlement needs.

The aim of the SETS program is to improve social participation, economic wellbeing, independence, personal wellbeing and community connectedness. We work with individual clients in their first five years in Australia to guide them along their exciting, but sometimes challenging journey of building a life here.

• ‍Client Referral: settlementintake@secl.org.au

• Areas Serviced: Cardinia, Casey, Dandenong

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SMRC’s Intake & Settlement Casework Program offers culturally appropriate, one-on-one support to help eligible individuals navigate social services and access essential resources.

This service is designed to assist newly arrived families and individuals in successfully settling into their new communities. Our program specializes in working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. If our caseworkers do not speak your language, an interpreter will be provided.

• ‍Client Referral: SMRC's Access Point - Settlement Casework for Migrants - SMRC

• ‍Areas Serviced: Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia.

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Our mission is to strengthen collaboration among Afghan associations in Victoria, identify the challenges and opportunities facing our communities, and develop practical, inclusive solutions that support successful settlement, integration, and community development.

• Client Referral: Contact Us – VAAN: Victorian Afghan Associations' Network

• Areas Serviced: South East Melbourne

Wellsprings for Women is proud to offer our new Settlement Services program. We are dedicated to providing services tailored to help humanitarian entrants and other vulnerable migrants meet their settlement needs. Our goal is to enhance their social and economic participation and strengthen their connection to the community. Our comprehensive program includes practical assistance, advocacy, service linkage, and training aimed at empowering and protecting the rights of those resettling in South East of Melbourne.

• ‍Client Referral: Download referral form here External-Service-Referral-Form-all-Programs-exc-Family-Violence-and-Housing.docx and send to SET@wellspringsforwomen.com

• ‍Areas Serviced: Casey North, Casey South, Dandenong

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