Services
The Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia offers a comprehensive suite of culturally appropriate programs for people from CaLD backgrounds, including settlement services with information, referral and casework to support migrants and humanitarian entrants; a specialist Jobs & Skills Centre assisting with employment, education and training pathways tailored mental health initiatives that incorporate cultural factors; emergency relief and housing support to alleviate hardship; and community development and capacity-building activities.
We also deliver aged care (CHSP & Home Care Packages) and disability (NDIS) services with multilingual support mscwa.com.au, as well as legal advice and family mediation through their Multicultural Legal Centre to ensure equitable access to justice.
Services Offered
Multicultural Services Centre deliver a range of individualised culturally appropriate services from personal care through to domestic assistance (HCP). The Multicultural Wellness Program supports and cares for people from culturally diverse backgrounds (CHSP).
We aim to deliver culturally safe care through skilled therapists and practitioners. With diverse expertise, MAHAN staff collaborate closely with other clinicians as part of a multidisciplinary approach.
The Multicultural Disability Services Program (MDSP) delivers flexible, creative, and individualised support services to people with disability, and families/carers, to live quality and meaningful lives of their choice in the community.
The program provides clients with emergency relief to support immediate financial need. Due to the increasingly disproportionate difference between Centrelink benefits and costs relating to rent and utilities, humanitarian entrants are facing serious financial difficulty which is impeding their successful settlement into Australia.
Family & Community Support Service (FACS)
The Family and Community Support Service is funded by the Department of Communities to provide culturally responsive counselling, support, advocacy and referrals to individuals, couples and families experiencing difficulties settling into Australian society.
Partnering with the Perth Family Relationship Centre is a Relationship Australia (WA) to provide information about family relationships at all stages – forming new relationships, overcoming relationship difficulties or dealing with separation and also makes referrals to other services that can help.
The program has been established to help migrant families and individuals to maintain their tenancies, develop links to community resources, increase their knowledge and skills to maintain stable accommodation, increase their knowledge and understanding of services available to migrants.
The Multicultural Services Centre of WA provides a range of employment, education and related services for people of culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD). The Jobs & Skills Centre (JSC) will assist people to access education, training and employment.
MAITRI seeks to meet the mental health needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds by adopting cultural factors in the management of the condition.
Occupational Specific Food Industry Training (OSFIT) Program
The OSFIT program, funded by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, supports eligible women from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) backgrounds to gain skills for employment, start a business in hospitality, or pursue a Certificate III at TAFE.
The Settlement Services Program (SETS) provides services to humanitarian entrants, family stream migrants with low English proficiency and members of small emerging communities. Services provided include information, referral, casework, capacity building, service planning, development and integration for SSP eligible clients.
Contact Multicultural Services Centre WA
20 View St, North Perth, WA 6006
08 9328 2699