MULTICULTURAL FAMILY SUPPORT and DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (MFSDP)

The Multicultural Family Support and Development Program (MFSDP) trains and supports the staff of two metropolitan community/neighbourhood centres over a 15 month period on cultural diversity issues. We assist them to develop activities and programs that effectively meet the needs of families and individuals from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Our goal is for the staff at these centres to become better equipped with awareness, skills and knowledge, which will enable them to respond more effectively to the diversity in the community. With the help of bilingual workers we help promote the centre’s services at a local level, which will increase the use of those services among the CALD communities.

Programs's principles

The Program is based on the following principles:

Working in partnership
Active participation
Community driven solutions and sustained and ongoing development

For more information please call 9345 5755 to speak to the MFSDP Coordinator

FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION