Do you want to:
    - Start a youth group? This could be a band, dance group, sports team or discussion group...
      it's up to you!
    - Write an article for a youth magazine?
    - Make a video documentary
    - Participate in forums where your opinions and ideas can be heard?

If so, read on!

The Multicultural Youth Development Officer can:
    - Help young people from culturally diverse backgrounds to develop funky, cool and fun
      activities and projects
    - Help you to form your own youth group, and support current youth groups
    - Provide information on all issues affecting CALD youth
    - Provide support and referral to other services as required
    - Link young people to other youth services
    - Deliver training to youth and mainstream services regarding CALD youth issues
    - Assist in developing local and regional events for youth people
    - Lobby government and non-government bodies on CALD youth issues
    - Advocate on behalf of CALD young people.

Exciting youth projects have included:
    - Multicultural Youth Conference
    - Magazine project
    - Casual Edge program
    - Harmony Day events and programs
    - Cross cultural training and development
    - Cultural cooking classes
    - Spiked drink campaign
    - Supporting local and regional festivals

Contact the Youth Officer to find out more about these programs, leave your comments and questions, let me know about ideas you have for youth groups, workshops and activities that I can support you in, or suggestions to make existing programs more fun and creative. Keep us up-to-date with what your group is doing, too!

For more information, contact:
   Jennifer Gifford
   Multicultural Youth Development Officer
   Phone: (02) 4229 7566    Fax: (02) 4226 3146
   Email: jen@iecc.org.au
 
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