SUPPORTINGNEWLY ARRIVEDYOUTH
H elping to keep young people who are new to Australia out of homelessness is one way AnglicareSA supports people from a refugee background. Newly Arrived Youth Service, known as "NAYS" is a specialist program under the Reconnect Early Intervention Initiative, established in 2009 and funded by the Department of Social Services. The NAYS team is based at the Magdalene Centre on Moore Street in the CBD, providing onsite and outreach services to young people all over Adelaide, including home visits, school visits and supporting young people to attend services within the community. The program focuses on early intervention, taking action as soon as possible to tackle any difficulties before leaving home becomes the solution, providing timely and effective support through a range of engagement opportunities, including referral to specialist support. As specialist Reconnect providers, the NAYS Program supports young people aged 12 to 21 years who have arrived in Australia in the previous five years, focusing on people entering Australia on humanitarian visas and family visas, and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. NAYS staff work with families and services to strengthen the family unit and support both parents and young people in addressing issues that contribute to conflict, family breakdown, homelessness and other challenges. If you would like to learn more about NAYS, email reconnect@anglicaresa.com.au.
ENDVIOLENCE AGAINSTWOMEN ANDGIRLS
W hite Ribbon is the world’s largest people’s movement working to end men’s violence against women and girls, promote gender equality, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity. Friday 28 July was White Ribbon's Big Night In, an initiative to raise awareness about domestic and family violence. Here at AnglicareSA we acknowledged the occasion by hosting lunch and morning and afternoon tea events at various sites. As an organisation we are seeking to become an accredited White Ribbon Workplace and join this important movement. We are an organisation that is active in the area of domestic/ family violence and we support those affected in the wider South Australian community. We consider our employees and volunteers to be key members of this wider community. Domestic violence against women is unacceptably high in Australia, where 1 in 3 women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by someone known to them. Violence and abuse can also be financial, emotional, verbal social and spiritual. While it takes courage, each of us can take steps to help end men’s violence against women. For more information about White Ribbon visit www.whiteribbon.org.au.
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page 8 — News about AnglicareSA, Spring 2017
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