Employment Law Project – seeks to improve employment outcomes for newly arrived and refugee communities in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Bright Ideas
Bright Ideas highlights innovative programs, initiatives and projects developed to support refugees and asylum-seekers.
Ignite Small Business Start-Ups
Ignite - an initiative to help refugees in NSW start their own businesses.
Afghan Women’s Driving Program
Afghan Women’s Driving Program – a program which provides driving lessons and supervision to Afghan women in Melbourne’s southeast.
The International Shift at Parliament on King
The International Shift at Parliament on King – a small cafe providing free hospitality training to refugees and people seeking asylum.
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones - a micro enterprise program for women of refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Refugee Art Project
The Refugee Art Project was conceived among a collective of academics and artists, united by a concern for the plight of refugees to Australia and the people seeking asylum who wait in Australian detention centres.
Providing intensive one-on-one support
This case study looks at the value of one-to-one support for housing provided by some service providers.
The House of Welcome’s ‘Safe Place’ Transitional Housing Program
The House of Welcome's ‘Safe Place’ Transitional Housing Program aims to prevent destitution and homelessness among people seeking asylum by providing transitional shelter to families and individuals, coupled with...
The Centre for Multicultural Youth’s Reconnect program
The Centre for Multicultural Youth's Reconnect program works with young people who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness by using an open and understanding early intervention process to help young people...
AMES’ Asylum Seeker Program Accommodation Team
The AMES Asylum Seeker Program team helps people seeking asylum find housing, using a strengths-based approach.