PEACE Multicultural Services is currently recruiting volunteers to join our volunteer program. Continue Reading
Communities
Rapid HIV Testing: If you want it, let us know!
Rapid HIV testing, which can provide results in as little as 30 minutes, is currently offered in some states in Australia (e.g. Queensland, Victoria, ACT and New South Wales).
Rapid testing is now being considered for use in SA; however, before such testing becomes available, the government and the HIV Interagency Taskforce (HIT), led by Gay Men’s Health SA (a service of Relationships Australia South Australia), want to gauge the opinion of gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM) on this important topic.
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Together 4 Kids wins NAPCAN award
On 11 September 2014, our Together 4 Kids team received a NAPCAN Play Your Part Award, recognising their great work with children in the homeless sector. Continue Reading
ENSLAVED in a Magdalene Laundry – Adelaide
Last night the exhibition Enslaved in a Magdalene Laundry was opened by artist Anne Newmarch OAM and the Executive Director of the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, Jacinta Thompson in Adelaide. There was a large audience in attendance, including the former President of Ireland, Ms Mary McAleese. Continue Reading
Port Adelaide Suicide Prevention Network
The Port Adelaide Suicide Prevention Network is a newly established network aiming to lower the incidence of suicide in our local community and to increase the level of understanding and awareness of supports. Continue Reading
$50,000 government grant to recoginse those affected by forced adoption policies
We’re pleased to announce that we have been given $50,000 by the Department of Education and Child Development to create a monument in recognition of those affected by past forced adoption policies and practices. Continue Reading
Training to help get kids to school
Ensuring children attend school every day is vitally important as it gives children the best chance for a good start in life.
The Remote School Attendance Strategy is a Federal Government initiative in which School Attendance Officers and School Attendance Supervisors work with schools, families, parents, and community organisations to ensure all children attend school every day. Continue Reading
International Children’s Day
On 14 July, staff from our Marion office took part in an International Children’s Day celebration at Hackham West Community Centre. Continue Reading
Tomorrow’s community leaders, today
29 people from diverse cultural backgrounds recently took part in a research study at Relationships Australia (SA), which aimed to explore the impact of community capacity-building programs on individuals and communities. Continue Reading
Support for adult survivors of childhood abuse
The recent allegations of children abused in state care in the past two weeks has shocked and saddened the community. Continue Reading