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Arts & Culture Program

SSI's self-funded Arts and Culture program encourages cultural engagement and nurtures artists and cultural practitioners from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
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Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre (BEMAC)

BEMAC produces & stages multicultural artists from different cultural backgrounds.
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Community Education Program

Providing newcomers with the skills they need to thrive.
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Community Hubs Program

The Community Hubs Program aims to support migrant and refugee families in navigating the education system and building family capacity.
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Women’s Advisory Group

CALD women bring valuable insights and experiences to community issues, but barriers hinder their voices. Our Logan-based CALD Women’s Advisory Group creates a platform for diverse women to address challenges and seek solutions.
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Ignite® Small Business Start-Ups

Supports small business creation and expansion for people from a refugee or migrant background, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and others.
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Multicultural Peer Network

Find out how to form a peer-to-peer support group in your community & what free resources & training SSI now offers for community organisations to up-skill & run their own groups.
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Multicultural Sports Club (MSC)

Participating is sports builds a sense of belonging and helps develop new connections.
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Multicultural Youth Queensland (MyQ)

MYQ empowers culturally diverse youth to influence policies, strengthen leadership, and create better outcomes for themselves and their communities.
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SSI Gateway

A community space for locals to drop in and receive information, advice or referral to programs and services.
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SSI Welcome Program

Supports new arrivals by connecting them with established locals to welcome them in their new home.
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Strong and Resilient Communities

Aims to build robust, cohesive and harmonious communities where individuals and families can thrive.
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Supporting U Program

An innovative project designed to leverage the strengths of women leaders within CALD communities to become social responders to DFV issues.
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The Thriving Afghan Women project (TAWP)

The Thriving Afghan Women Project, supported by SSI, empowers newly arrived Afghan women to settle in Australia and thrive. Through community connections, upskilling, and access to essential services, the project promotes engagement and integration.
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Train, Engage, Connect and Support (TECS) project

Promoting safety for migrant and refugee women, children and families.
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Learn how SSI community services make a real difference in people’s lives

Elie’s inspiring story

Elie’s inspiring story

Our community services support the following outcomes

Economic participation
Economic participation
Learning & growth
Learning & growth
Health & wellbeing
Health & wellbeing