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| About CMY
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| Web version of the 'About CMY' brochure, available in printed form from CMY offices.
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| Addressing the strengths and complexities of bicultural youth and family work – Consultation Report
| CMY - (2011)
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| Report on a consultation with organisations employing bicultural workers to engage refugee and migrant young people and their communities.
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| The African Youth & Family Project: Exploring connections between young people and family, school and community services.
| CMYI - (2007)
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| Project Evaluation Report. The African Youth and Family Project was developed in response to feedback from meetings between the Sudanese community, youth services and other community organisations in the City of Greater Dandenong about a range of issues.
| Accompanying DVD available from CMY. Contact 03 9340 3700.
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| Annual Report 2010-2011
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| Annual Report of Activities
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| For past Annual Reports, check the Organisational Information section.
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| ‘A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a room…’: Young people and the role of inter-faith dialogue
| CMYI (Louise Olliff) - (2007)
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| CMYI's first Statewide Multicultural Youth Issues Network (SMYIN) Meeting of 2007 explored the theme of young people and the role of inter-faith dialogue in promoting social harmony. This policy discussion paper looks at the context for the increasing number of inter-faith initiatives, how this impacts on young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and their sense of identity, and provides some discussion around future considerations for initiatives aimed at promoting respect and understanding within our diverse community.
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| CMY Referral Form
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| Form for workers to make referrals to CMY's Southeast and Northwest Teams (Reconnect and NAYSS program). For more information on how to make a referral, go to the Making a Referral section.
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| Considering consulting? A guide to meaningful consultation with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds
| CMY (2007, updated 2010)
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| Consultation is a tool regularly used by government and non-government agencies to gain an insight into the views and opinions of the whole or specific segments of the community. Many of those who wish to consult with young people acknowledge that they lack the knowledge and confidence to engage appropriately with young people from diverse backgrounds. CMYI has developed this publication to be a simple tool to guide the process.
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| Considering Consulting? - Info Sheet
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| A brief guide to meaningful consultation with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
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| Creating a level playing field in more than just sport
| CMYI & LOTE Marketing - (2006)
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| A report on culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) young people's access and participation in Leisure and Recreation Centres within the City of Yarra. Includes findings of focus groups and recommendations.
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| Culturally and linguistically diverse young people: some definitions - Info Sheet
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| A glossary of definitions for terms relating to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) young people. This information sheet does not seek to be prescriptive, but rather provides an overview of concepts and offers some important distinctions between commonly-confused terms.
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| Culturally Competent Intake and Assesment
| CMY (2011)
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| This Good Practice Guide provides workers with guidance on how to undertake respectful and responsive intake and assessment with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
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| Culturally Competent Youth Work
| CMY (2011)
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| This Good Practice Guide provides organisations and workers with some strategies to enhance the accessibility and responsiveness of their service when working with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
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| Culturally Inclusive Planning for Sports (CIPS) Toolkit
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2006)
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| The CIPS Toolkit can assist your organisation to begin the process of CLD inclusion. CMYI also provides free training for sport and recreation providers who are interested in finding out more about how to use the CIPS Toolkit as part of their strategic planning.
To find out more about the toolkit or training, contact Assunta Morrone, CMYI Senior Policy Officer, or call (03) 9349 3466.
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| Does age really matter? - Info Sheet
| (2007)
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| This info sheet includes background information about why young people arrive in Australia with different dates of birth on their official documentation, what the implications of this are in terms of settlement and services, and some tips for supporting a young person through the process of changing their documented date of birth.
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| Evaluation of the Brimbank Young Men’s Project
| CMY, Dr Malcolm Turnbull and Dr Helen Stokes - (2011)
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| Examines the Brimbank Young Men’s Project, a two year pilot initiative of CMY, which aims to help young men of African backgrounds who are: disengaged (or at high risk of being disengaged) from education, training and employment; have had contact with the police; and are experiencing other difficulties with settlement.
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| Finding home in Victoria
| (2011)
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| This report highlights the circumstances of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds that make them particularly vulnerable to homelessness.
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| Good Practice Principles Guide for Working with Refugee Young People
| Victorian Settlement Planning Committee (including CMYI) - (2005)
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| The Good Practice Principles document was developed by The Victorian Settlement Planning Committee, made up of community organisations and federal, state and local government. The goal of the Guide is to assist services with limited experience in working with refugee young people, and to support consistent and responsive services across Victoria.
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| Humanitarian youth arrivals to Victoria (Update 10/10) - Info Sheet
| (2010)
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| The information presented below is derived from statistics collated by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) based on the data records of people arriving in Australia under the Humanitarian Program. This information is useful in providing a general overview of the primary source countries and settlement trends for refugee young people currently residing in Victoria.
| | Looking for past Humanitarian youth arrivals in Victoria' data? Check the archive section.
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| The Impact of Visa Restrictions and Entitlements for Young People Who Come to Live in Victoria
| CMY (2011)
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| Looks at the types of visas that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds may hold, and the effects of the entitlements and restrictions that they may face.
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| Inclusive Local Government - A guide to good practice strategies for engaging young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in local government services
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| The Inclusive Local Government Guide has been developed to support the work of local councils in ensuring young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds1 are engaged, empowered and participate in local government programs and services (e.g. youth services, leisure services, infrastructure and planning departments).
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| Keeping Sport Fun and Safe
| Department of Victorian Communities & Australian Sports Commission - (2005)
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| Codes of behaviour for user-friendly junior sports clubs. Including tips for players, parents and spectators, coaches and teachers, officials, administrators and media.
| | PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; Chinese; Croatian; Dari; English; Pashtu; Persian (Farsi); Serbian; Somali; Tigrinya; Vietnamese |
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| Late Arrivals: The needs of refugee young people who resettle in later adolescence
| CMYI (Kate O'Sullivan) - (2006)
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| This paper explores the significance of age as a factor in the successful settlement of refugee young people who arrive in Australia. CMYI has found that many young people who arrive in late adolescence (15-24 years) are faced with an array of additional pressures, demands and stresses. Paper includes policy recommendations relating to services for older adolescents.
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| Many Voices, One Story: a history of the Centre for Multicultural Youth
| CMY - (2008)
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| The original incarnation of CMY, the Ethnic Youth Issues Network, was formed in 1988. Many Voices, One Story traces the path the organisation has followed in becoming what it is today. Contact CMY to request a printed copy.
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| Multicultural Youth in Australia: Settlement and Transition
| CMYI (Steve Francis and Sarah Cornfoot) - (2007)
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| This paper, produced for the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), addresses the particular issues facing multicultural youth highlighting differences in experiences and needs among the groups of ‘multicultural youth’ - migrant, refugee and second generation young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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| Opening the School Gate: Engaging CLD Parents in Schools
| CMYI (Kate O’Sullivan) - (2006)
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| Despite the strong desire to build connections between families and schools, schools often find it difficult to engage CLD families. Opening the School Gate provides some practical suggestions and tools to overcome barriers to involvement. Sections include: Planning for greater CLD engagement in your school; Planning a CLD parents' meeting; Running an effective meeting with CLD parents; Supporting CLD families in your school. For more context around the experiences of CLD families in schools, see A Three-Way Partnership? issues paper.
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| Organisations to contact for referral and support - Info Sheet
| (2010)
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| Listing of community organisations in Victoria that can provide information, useful support or referral points for youth workers, students, teachers and others supporting culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) young people.
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| Parent Consent Forms
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| Generic consent form can be adapted for workers seeking to get parental permission for young people to be involved in activities.
| PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; Assyrian; Bosnian; Burmese; Cambodian (Khmer); Chinese; Dari; English; French; Karen; Pashtu; Samoan; Serbian; Somali; Swahili; Tigrinya; Turkish; Vietnamese
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| Pathways and Transitions: Post-compulsory Education, Work and Refugee Young People
| CMY and Victorian Settlement Planning Committee - (2008)
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| Australian agencies have developed a number of ways to help refugee and newly arrived young people of post-compulsory school age whose levels of education and types of experience do not match what Australian education and training frameworks associate with specific ages. This document provides case studies of initiatives and 'good practice principles'.
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| Playing for the future: The role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee young people to ‘settle well’ in Australia
| CMY (Louise Olliff) - (2007, updated 2010)
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| 'Playing for the future' was developed out of a forum held in April 2007 and a series of subsequent consultations with workers, community members and young people. The paper explores the role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee and migrant young people to settle in Australia.
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| Recommended Reading List
| CMY (2011)
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| A comprehensive list of online and printed literature relating to refugee and migrant young people.
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| Reconnect
| Program brochure
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| Information about Reconnect Young Refugees Program.
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| Refugee and Migrant Young People with Caring Responsibilities: What do we know?
| CMY, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria, Carers Victoria (2011)
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| This background paper and sector consultation report explores the circumstances of refugee and migrant young people with caring responsibilities.
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| Refugee Young People and Resettlement - Info Sheet
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| This information sheet provides workers with an overview of some of the common experiences refugee young people face in resettling in Australia. It describes the journey refugees make from their country of origin to Australia – from the refugee experience, flight and time spent in refugee camps, to the pressures young people face in negotiating their new life in Australia.
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| Report into Good Practice Sports Inclusion Models for young people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities
| CMYI & Gary Henshall & Associates - (2005)
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| The purpose of this report was to develop good practice models in relation to involving young people from CLD backgrounds in structured sport. Anecdotal evidence obtained from State Sporting Associations, Local Government Authorities, Peak Bodies and sports clubs as part of this project suggest that whilst it appears that a reasonable number of young people from CLD backgrounds are participating in sport, much of this participation is occurring outside the club environment.
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| Resources for Responding to Racism in Schools - Info Sheet
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| This information sheet provides a list of resources for schools and young people to respond to incidents of interpersonal racism in schools. It has been developed as a result of requests made by participants at a CMY Statewide Multicultural Youth Information Network Forum for an accessible list of resources, programs and organisations available to assist with countering racism in schools.
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| Settling In: Exploring Good Settlement for Refugee Young People in Australia
| CMY (Kate O'Sullivan & Louise Olliff) - (2006, revised 2009)
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| In 2005-06, CMY explored the question of ‘What is good youth settlement?’ through a policy forum and series of consultations with workers and young people. The resulting paper, "Settling In: Exploring Good Settlement for Refugee Young People in Australia", explores definitions of ‘good settlement’, investigates our current settlement service system and makes a series of recommendations.
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| Settling In: How do refugee young people fair within Australia's settlement system?
| CMYI (Louise Olliff & Faten Mohamed) - (2007)
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| In this article published in 'Migration Action', CMYI argues that in supporting young people to ‘settle well’, it is important the Australian Government is clear about the goals of our settlement program, how it measures and is accountable for good settlement outcomes, and how we, as a community, can create a socially inclusive and cohesive society where refugee young people are able to thrive.
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| Sports Tip sheet 1: For Coaches and Trainers
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2005)
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| Tip sheet designed for coaches and trainers who are conducting sport and recreation sessions with young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds.
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| Sports Tip sheet 2: For Clubs
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2005)
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| Tip sheet outlining the benefits of becoming a CLD inclusive club, as well as practical strategies to assist clubs in their approach.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 3: Models of Club Inclusion: Case Studies
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2005)
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| This tip sheet provides case studies of a number of sporting clubs in Victoria that have used different strategies to attract members from diverse backgrounds.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 4: Engaging CLD young women in sports and physical activity
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2006)
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| This tip sheet provides useful strategies for engaging CLD young women in sports and physical activity. Includes 10 tips for designing a physical activity program for CLD young women.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 5: Want to join a sports club? Tips for newly arrived young people who want to join a club
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2006)
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| Newly arrived young people can find it difficult to know how to join a club or even where to begin looking. This information sheet is designed to provide some basic information on how to find and join a sports club in your local area.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 6: Starting up a Football (Soccer) Club
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2006)
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| This tip sheet includes information about how to go about starting your own football club and accessing sports facilities, including: Incorporating your club; Applying for and sharing a ground; Insurance; Costs; Registering with Football Federation Victoria; and, Useful contacts.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 7: Pathways to Playing Australian Football
| CMYI (Jacinta Dykes) - (2006)
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| This tip sheet includes information about how to go about linking in with AFL clubs. Include sections on: Why play Australian Football? Structure of Australian Football; Finding a Club; Joining a Club; Why does sport cost money? How to become an AFL player; Useful contacts.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 8: Sport and Social Inclusion
| CMYI (Jacinta Dykes & Louise Olliff) - (2007)
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| This information sheet outlines some of the evidence regarding the benefits of sport and recreation for refugee and migrant young people. The experiences of CMYI suggests that sport and recreation can play an important support and service delivery role for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and can be a useful tool for facilitating social inclusion.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 9: Newly Arrived and Refugee Young People talk about Pathways to Participation
| CMYI - (2007)
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| This information sheet is based on a Youth Panel question and answer session held at the CMYI Multicultural Sports Network on 17 October 2007. The panel was made up of six young people from Horn of African Communities, who typified experiences from recently arrived and more established communities.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 10: Resources and models to assist access to sport in a regional setting for Newly Arrived and Refugee Young People
| CMYI (2008)
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| This information sheet is based on a Multicultural Sports Network Meeting held in Ballarat in November 2007. The meeting highlighted many of the challenges faced by newly arrived migrant and refugee communities in accessing local sporting clubs and leisure centres.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 11: Sports partnerships to connect with communities
| CMY (2008)
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| This information sheet is based on a Multicultural Sports Network Meeting held in July 2008. It looks at the ways some sports and peak bodies have tapped into the community sector to develop strong innovative programs, with examples of programs and initiatives that link newly arrived and refugee young people into sport and recreation.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 12: Sport and recreation for migrant and refugee young people with a disability
| CMY (2009)
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| This information sheet is based on a Multicultural Sports Network Meeting held in October 2008, which focused on young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds with a disability having access to sport and recreation opportunities. The information sheet comes in two parts - part one focuses on the Youth Panel held at the meeting, while part two features presentations from sector organisations.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 13: Fair Play - Kicking Conflict Out Of Sport
| CMY (2009)
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| This information sheet is based on information presented by YMCA Youth Services at the CMY Multicultural Sports Network Meeting in April 2009.
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| Sports Tip Sheet 14: Emerging communities are sporting communities
| CMY (2009)
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| The following information are perspectives of sport and settlement as presented by community representatives at the CMY Multicultural Sports Network Meeting in June 2009.
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| Sports Tip Sheet: Strategies to Support Engagement in Sports for Newly-Arrived Young People
| CMY (2010)
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| Newly-arrived young people are often keen to participate in sport and recreation, but show lower rates of participation than their Australian-born counterparts. They meet a range of barriers that complicates their ability to join structured sport. This Tip Sheet provides strategies to help clubs and sporting associations to become more accessible to young people of refugee and migrant backgrounds in their local area.
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| Sports Tip Sheet: Winning Tactics - Good practice principles in the field
| CMY (2010)
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| During Refugee Week 2010, CMY held the Winning Tactics: Successful projects involving young refugees and migrants in sport forum. The aim of the forum was to showcase programs that had been successful in building relationships with local newly-arrived and refugee communities, and to share what they had learnt. The programs profiled in this Tip Sheet were presented at the forum, and demonstrate the mutual benefits of extending a hand to newly-arrived communities.
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| A Three-Way Partnership? Exploring the experiences of CLD families in schools
| CMYI (Kate O’Sullivan) - (2006)
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| An issues paper, which accompanies the Opening the School Gate resource kit for teachers, exploring themes and issues around culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) families' expectations and involvement in schools.
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| Voices of Young Australia
| CMYI - (2007)
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| CMYI’s work is informed by listening to the voices of young people. This publication features the stories of six strong, inspiring young people. Their experiences offer an insight to the work CMYI performs in the areas of sport and recreation; refugee youth resettlement; education, training and employment; police and justice; family and communtiy; and youth participation.
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| What is a Youth Service? A guide for families wanting to find out more about youth services in Australia
| CMYI (Nadine Liddy) - (2006)
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| 'What is a Youth Service?' has been designed for families who have migrated to Australia and would like to better understand the role of youth services and how they work with young people.
| PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; English; Persian (Farsi); Somali; Tigrinya; Vietnamese
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| Women: Get Active in Sport & Recreation
| CMYI (Assunta Morrone) - (2005)
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| Practical tip sheet for women on how to get active in sport. Includes: How should I start? Where to find out more about sport and recreation; and Hints for maintaining physical activity.
| PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; Dari; English; Somali; Tigrinya;
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| Working with Interpreters
| CMY (2011)
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| This Good Practice Guide provides workers with strategies that promote good practice when working with interpreters.
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| Working with Multicultural Youth: Programs, Strategies and Future Directions
| CMYI (Steve Francis and Sarah Cornfoot) - (2007)
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| This paper, produced for the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), identifies successful strategies and programs operating across Australia, as well as gaps in programs and their distribution; and suggests strategies and future directions for programs with multicultural young people. This paper includes valuable tables of programs in each state and territory, which while not comprehensive provide an interesting overview of available programs.
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| Working with newly-arrived young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness - Info Sheet
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| An inability to access appropriate, safe and affordable housing is one of the most significant problems newly arrived young people encounter in Victoria; if they are not supported appropriately, then this places them at a high risk of homelessness and forms a substantive barrier to successful settlement. Service providers need to be aware of the increased risk factors and barriers, so that they can identify early young people in this cohort and respond more effectively to them.
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| Young people in multicultural Australia: participation and representation
| CMYI (Louise Olliff) - (2007)
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| In thinking about multicultural Australia, it is important to reflect on how Australia articulates, manages and enacts diversity in a changing national and international environment. Indeed, the landscape of multiculturalism—of values, beliefs and communities—is constantly shifting. This article, published in 'Australian Mosaic', explores how young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds experience multiculturalism.
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| Young People of Refugee Backgrounds share their thoughts on mental health issues and services
| CMY, Melbourne University, Foundation House, Royal Children's Hospital - (2011)
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| A roundtable discussion between young people, service providers, Victorian government representatives and academics.
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| Youth Kit: A Resource for Youth Leaders
| CMYI (Kate O'Sullivan) - (2005)
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| CMYI has developed a ‘Youth Kit’ for young people wishing to establish or seeking ideas about how to run a youth group. The kit explores issues such as how to recruit members, organise activities and manage finances.
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| Youth Work in the Family Context
| CMY (2011)
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| This Good Practice Guide presents an overview of the factors that impact on family relationships for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and present key considerations for workers in supporting family connection.
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