{"id":50478,"date":"2020-06-22T11:53:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T01:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2021-03-04T10:21:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:21:26","slug":"welcome-kit-helps-newcomers-settle-and-thrive-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/welcome-kit-helps-newcomers-settle-and-thrive-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome kit helps newcomers settle and thrive in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image_ADS-scaled-940x460-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image_ADS-scaled-940x460-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image_ADS-scaled-940x460-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image_ADS-scaled-940x460-1-480x235.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 940px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Advance Diversity Services (ADS) has released a new edition of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/resources\/\">Welcome to Australia New Arrival Kit<\/a> and the kit\u2019s fresh design and updated information make it even easier for people to find the services they need to help them settle and thrive in Australian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kit has been translated into Arabic, Bengali, Nepali, Thai and Simplified Chinese. It is also targeted to ensure newly arrived migrants and humanitarian entrants in St George and the Sutherland Shire have the information at their fingertips that will help them to build self-reliance and confidence, and to connect with mainstream and settlement-related services as soon as possible after arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purna Dawadi from Nepal used the kit to build skills and find work in Australia. \u201cThe early days were isolating,\u2019 he said. \u2018Thanks to ADS\u2019s New Arrival Kit in Nepali I found a free English class and enrolled at St George TAFE where I completed Certificate III in aged care. I also joined ADS\u2019s Nepalese Fatherhood Support Group, which led to my full-time job \u2013 and my family is settled, with a great group of friends.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kit contains information about: finding English classes and employment services; enrolling children in school and contacting universities and training colleges; accessing housing and health services; locating interpreters, translation, and legal services; connecting with churches, mosques and synagogues, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community workers can also use the kit as a trusted resource in referring clients to services for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Adjusting to a new country and its customs can be intimidating and overwhelming,\u2019 said ADS Manager for Settlement and Community Services Anthony Scerri. \u2018The kit helps newly arrived people to find their feet \u2013 assisting them with their search for employment, a place to live, health services, schools and language acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a very accessible resource for them.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the Welcome to Australia New Arrival Kit here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/resources\/\">https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/resources\/<\/a><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/\">Advance Diversity Services<\/a> is a leading non-profit services provider that assists migrants and refugees in the St George and Sutherland Shire to thrive in Australian society. It supports people in these areas who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all minority sexual and gender identities, including atypical biological sex (LGBTIQA+).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Caption:<\/strong> Purna Dawadi from Nepal (pictured here with his family) said ADS\u2019s New Arrival Kit in Nepali helped him find an English class, skills training, work and belonging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advance Diversity Services (ADS) has released a new edition of its Welcome to Australia New Arrival Kit and the kit\u2019s fresh design and updated information make it even easier for people to find the services they need to help them settle and thrive in Australian society. 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