{"id":2974,"date":"2019-03-06T10:58:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T23:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/?page_id=2974"},"modified":"2022-11-07T10:46:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T23:46:53","slug":"specialised-intensive-services-sis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/services\/migrant-services\/specialised-intensive-services-sis\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialised and Intensive Services (SIS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||19px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-36px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Specialised-Intensive-Services_A5-Flyer_anthony_Page_1_Image_0002.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Specialised &#038; Intensive Services_A5 Flyer_anthony_Page_1_Image_0002&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#14876f&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-16px||1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Specialised and Intensive Services (SIS)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Faustina||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#0e7162&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Advance Diversity Services offers short-term support (up to six months) for eligible humanitarian entrants and other visa holders with complex needs, to access services and develop skills to manage intense and critical needs independently. Services are offered to clients who live\/work\/study in the St George and Sutherland Shire areas.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Courses&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#14876f&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|25px|0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; 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font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">Please refer to DHA&#8217;s website via link below for further information:<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/settling-in-australia\/humanitarian-settlement-program\/specialised-and-intensive-services\" title=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/settling-in-australia\/humanitarian-settlement-program\/specialised-and-intensive-services\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/settling-in-australia\/humanitarian-settlement-program\/specialised-and-intensive-services&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667775835237000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1nemV-2BQQVMm8UfeM09Ub\" class=\"keychainify-checked\" rel=\"noopener\">Specialised and Intensive Service Eligibility\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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