South East Community Links

📢Huge shoutout to @9NewsMelb and @MimiRoseBecker for featuring our recent Bring Your Bills Day event in Springvale! We appreciate everyone who shared their struggles and sought help. Stay tuned for our next sessions in Hampton Park, Dandenong, and Pakenham later this year.

Come along, meet the creators, and take home something truly special. 💖This is proudly supported by Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, @Scanlon_Fdn, Foundation Learning Centre, City of Casey, and @TheSocialStudio .

By purchasing these beautiful, handcrafted pieces, you’re not only buying a product, you’re supporting empowerment, inclusion, and the blossoming talents of these remarkable women. 🌱🗓 Event Details: 2 November | 11am - 2pm📍 Bunjil Place, Narre Warren

Join us in supporting 70+ amazing #Afghanwomen turning their dreams into reality! After two years of learning skills like sewing, embroidery, and business, they're proudly showcasing their handmade products.

We’ll continue providing face-to-face support at our Youth Links hub in Noble Park, engaging 3,000 young people yearly. Let’s keep empowering youth! 🔗 youthcentral.vic.gov.au/youthnav #EmpoweringYouth  @VicGovDFFH

#YouthNav addresses critical gaps in #financialliteracy, #employmentrights, and #educationalsupport. We're thrilled to see young voices, especially from multicultural backgrounds, reflected in this platform.

📷 Congratulations to the @VicGovAu on launching YouthNav—a resource designed with and for young people! SECL is proud to have played a role in shaping this platform through extensive consultations, engaging over 200 individuals, including 162 #multiculturalyouth.

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, @originenergy, Fines Victoria and @RedEnergyAU

This event was proudly supported by the @greaterdandy @AFCA_org_au @AGLEnergy @ANZ_AU @CISVictoria @wealthcommon3 @consumervic @ewov @MagCourtVic Metro Trains Melbourne, @Optus @PeninsulaCLC @ServicesGovAU, Sheriff's Office Victoria, @southeastwater

With support in multiple languages, we're helping our #multiculturalcommunities take control of their finances, from lowering bills to setting up financial hardship plans. A big thank you to @choiceaustralia for featuring the incredible impact of our Bring Your Bills Day!

Our Senior Practitioner of Financial Wellbeing, Rachna Madaan Bowman captured its impact: "Removing #languagebarriers gives people the ability to go: 'I have a right and I have the dignity to engage with the systems' in equal measure like any one of us do."

South East Community Links' Bring Your Bills Day is truly a making a difference for our communities! choice.com.au/shopping/shopp…

Prabakaran, one of our attendees, shared his experience saying "Today I am very happy."Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for updates on our Bring Your Bills next event and more ways to get involved! Video source: @@choiceaustralia #SECL #MulticulturalMelbourne

Our Senior Practitioner of Financial Wellbeing, Rachna Madaan Bowman, highlights the importance of removing language barriers so our diverse communities can get practical support that they need in order to address their bills. @consumervic

Watch our Bring Your Bills Day in action! In Dandenong, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis is clear, especially for our multicultural communities. Hundreds attended our #BringYourBills Day, showing just how important this event is people experiencing #financialstress.

Read about Amina’s journey as a refugee as she starts her new life in Australia: tinyurl.com/3fv3psef With our support, Amina overcame significant barriers and achieved a visa grant, increased self-esteem & improved mental health. She’s on a pathway to education & employment.

The Private Renter Support Program includes intensive casework to help people with rent arrears, paying a bond, or facing a big rent increase. Our goal is to ensure people can keep a safe and affordable roof over their heads. 📞Contact us to find out more at (03) 9791 8344

✅322 people attended our #BringYourBills event ✅55% were in #housingstress, with 69% renters and 43% mortgage holders ✅Renters had over 5 #financialissues on average✅67% were in private rentals, 16% had a mortgage, and 18% were in public housing or other arrangements

📣At our recent Bring Your Bills Day in #Dandenong, South East Community Links featured the Private Renter Support Program for the first time! Supported by @consumervic , this program is here to help tenants who are experiencing difficulties paying their rent.

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, @originenergy, Fines Victoria and @RedEnergyAU

This event was proudly supported by the @greaterdandy @AFCA_org_au @AGLEnergy @ANZ_AU @CISVictoria @wealthcommon3 @consumervic @ewov @MagCourtVic, Metro Trains Melbourne, @Optus @PeninsulaCLC @ServicesGovAU, Sheriff's Office Victoria, @southeastwater,

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our recent #BringYourBills Day in #Dandenong! ✅322 people attended✅Most attendees had more than 4 #financialissues needing help ✅Top 5 concerns: Utilities, Housing, Phone & Internet, Loans, Fines ✅31% received #languagesupport