Settlement Grants Program (SGP)

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship provides SGP funding to meet the settlement needs of recently arrived humanitarian migrants and family stream migrants, as well as dependants of skilled migrants in rural or regional areas, with low levels of English proficiency. The aim of the SGP is to help humanitarian entrants and migrants to become self reliant and participate equitably in Australian society as soon as possible after arrival.

SGP workers will:

• assist new arrivals to orient themselves to their new community
• help new communities to develop
• promote social participation and integration.

The project aims to assist post-IHSS Humanitarian entrants, young humanitarian entrants and other recent migrants with low English language skills to build self-reliance and foster connections with mainstream services in Northern and North Western Tasmania. The project also addresses settlement needs through strategies including casework, life skills development and community capacity development. Migration advice is provided to eligible humanitarian entrants wishing to propose family members.

Contacts:

Community Development Officer
Karin Lê
Ph: 633 222 15


Youth Worker
John Kamara
Ph: 6332 2234

Case Worker NW Coast
Mark Clemens
Ph: 0447 568 380