Support for local people seeking asylum and refugees has a bright new home in Greater Dandenong.
The Refugee Resource Hub powered by the ASRC (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) recently opened in Thomas St, Dandenong.
You can’t miss the bright yellow building, nor can you miss the positive vibes coming from the hub, which is a place of welcome, community and support for people seeking asylum and refugees living in Melbourne’s south east.
The ASRC started 21 years ago as a TAFE project about food security. Headed by founder and CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM, the ASRC has since grown in response to the needs of the people.
The organisation stresses the people it supports don’t need a hand out, they need a hand up.
The Refugee Resource Hub aims to do exactly that, providing material aid, healthcare, legal aid, a foodbank, counselling, education and employment services.
At the opening of the hub Mr Karapanagiotidis said the brand new centre was a beautiful welcoming space for all.
“I want to say to refugees and people seeking asylum, ‘You are welcome, you are seen, you are loved and you are home’.”
One of the key services offered by the hub is pathways to employment. The hub employs an employment partnership co-ordinator who can support small and large enterprises to place people seeking asylum into stable and meaningful employment across industries including warehousing, logistics, construction and hospitality.
The hub is calling on local businesses to give super skilled, super passionate people a position and help them take their first steps towards their new life.
The Refugee Resource Hub powered by ASRC welcomes all members of the community and businesses to discover the work they are doing and to find out more about getting involved. The hub is located at 205 Thomas St, Dandenong.
Visit website for more information www.refugeeresourcehub.org.au
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