Community Connect
Refugee Resettlement Program
The Massoud Foundation Australia is providing a range of support services to newly arrived refugees in Australia
• Resource Centre in Blacktown that will provide one on one support and referrals to existing support services
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• Afghan women's information sessions covering topics of interest
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• Activities including sporting events, art-based activities, and outdoor educational activities for Afghan children and young people
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• Information sessions to provide prevention and early intervention of family conflict
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• Hosting key events and celebrations to foster community engagement and connections between newly arrived refugees and the wider Australian community
Australia evacuated approximately 4,200 people and at this stage...
On 10th December 2021, The Massoud Foundation Australia organised an information session to provide COVID awareness and discuss health and wellbeing information in a welcoming environment for newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan.
On the occasion of the Refugee Week, we participated in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Mental Health Awareness event in partnership with STARTTS and other community organisations and established services.
Approximately 650 families of the new refugees from Afghanistan have resettled across NSW...
On the 27th of the holy month of Ramadan, the Massoud Foundation Australia in partnership with Settlement Services International - SSI, hosted an Iftar dinner for the newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan
On 7th December 2021 The Massoud Foundation Australia organised a trip to the Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Massoud Foundation Australia has organised an information session to connect the newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan with existing services...
On Sunday, 28th August 2022, The Massoud Foundation Australia in Partnership with Community Migrant Resource Centre (CMRC) organised a Welcome Picnic in a friendly outdoor environment at Holroyd Gardens, Merrylands for newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan...
Today, the Massoud Foundation Australia in partnership with The Social Policy Group (SPG), AFGHAN WOMEN ON THE MOVE , and Kateb Hazara Association held a Forum about Health & Wellbeing to discuss a range of health topics of interest to the Afghan community in Sydney...
Recently, UNESCO put Yalda Night on its Cultural Heritage List as a shared culture of Afghanistan and Iran. In recognition, the Massoud Foundation hosted an event on Thursday 22 December 2022, to celebrate Shab-e Yalda (Yalda) with our community, stakeholders and the wider Australian community...