78.9% of trans young people have experienced issues with school, university or TAFE and have higher rates of wanting to hurt themselves, self-harming, reckless behaviour, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, diagnosis of depression and anxiety than those who did not experience issues with school, university or TAFE.
Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District in collaboration with Catholic Care, Sandhurst presented the final session in a four-part program on improving family relationships/family health for settlement communities of Greater Shepparton on Thursday 25 October.
Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District sponsored a visit to Dandenong Plaza for ladies from multicultural communities as part of encountering and understanding Australian culture and multiculturalism.
The Goulburn Valley’s African Australian Community will conduct a One Day Empowerment Program on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at St Paul’s African House commencing at 10:30am
Officers and Board members of the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District travelled to Hobart over 10-13 October to participate in the FECCA 2019 conference. Several staff members made presentations to the Conference, and Board Members spent time gaining valuable insights.
Mariam Mgoter and Ali Albattaat – Project Officers with the Ethnic Council Shepparton & District gave a joint presentation at the 2019 FECCA Conference in Hobart on the topic of Youth of Colour and Culture: The journey of social change for equality and social justice through the voices of the youth
Mellisa Silaga – Project Officer of the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District presented one session at the 2019 FECCA Conference by name Pacific Islander – NZ Citizens: The Unbroken Intergenerational Chain of Limited Education and Poverty after migrating to Australia
Dr Apollo S Nsubuga-Kyobe – long standing board member of the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District – gave one presentation at the FECCA 2019 Conference on the topic of Regional Youth Settlement: Dichotomies, Challenges, and Opportunities, North East Victoria –Shepparton Case Study.
All Cultures Police Youth Committee, AFL Goulburn Murray and St Paul’s African House invite you to come and have a kick of the footy on Friday 25 October from 4 – 6pm at St Paul’s African House, 54 Poplar Ave, Shepparton.
The 2019 Shepparton Community cup will be played between a team of Aboriginal community members, members of Victoria Police and a Multicultural Team at Victory Park on Sunday 27 October, from 9AM. (The Community Cup will take place during the St Georges Road Food Festival.)