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Content warning: This survey covers online abuse topics that some people may find upsetting. For support please contact South East Community Links on 9547 0511 or drop into our Youth Links Hub at 49 Douglas Street, Noble Park. You can also contact Lifeline on 1800 737 732. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝…

The Afghan Community Advisory Group will be representative of individuals from a diverse range of genders, abilities, ethnicities, age groups, life experiences and educational backgrounds, who are motivated to provide an understanding of community issues and needs from their unique perspective. SECL strongly values community input and insights and is seeking an opportunity to work…

As 2022 draws to a close, I’d like to take the opportunity to express my best wishes for the holiday season and reflect on the work of South East Community Links during the past year. This year, again, has been tough as we continue to respond to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite…

The Annual Report highlights our journey to strengthen and build trusted community links, helping community members overcome hardships and create better futures for themselves and their families. This year SECL’s work reached 25,000 community members and their children, positively impacting their lives through essential services and support. Some of the key highlights include: $1 million…

Our new multi-language mental health and wellbeing videos were launched by our young leaders at SECL’s 2022 Annual General Meeting. The ‘Every Person Counts’ video campaign was produced in response to the continuing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted many young people. This fun and engaging campaign focuses on steps to improve mental health…

It’s International Day of the Girl and today we’re celebrating all the girls and young women in our programs. We know that girls around the world still face barriers in achieving gender equality. Our programs seek to support girls and young women, with a focus on migrant and refugee youth, to realise their leadership potential,…

Every person counts, every system fair. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this simple message remains our priority, now and into the future. For while, we’ve all been impacted by the pandemic, these impacts have not been felt equally. We’ve seen growing inequality for women, youth and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. This is…

At 26 years old, Safia arrived in Australia from Afghanistan with her husband and daughter on a Humanitarian Visa. Safia’s husband has a severe physical and mental disability. When she first arrived, Safia spoke little English and had limited digital literacy skills. She presented to SECL’s settlement services during lock-down to seek support regarding employment….

By Kay Dilger, Head of Financial Wellbeing ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year…’ according to the famous Christmas carol. However, as financial counsellors know it’s also the ‘most expensive time of the year’! Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of families in Australia will be struggling to put Christmas…

Australia’s largest provider of financial counselling services to multicultural communities, South East Community Links, has welcomed the release of the Final Report of the Independent Review of the Banking Code of Practice 2021 which includes a recommendation to provide free interpreters to assist customers from non-English speaking backgrounds. South East Community Link’s (SECL) submission to…