Starting over: the community group helping newly arrived refugees

Update: 2024-04-06

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For many refugees, starting life in a new country can be overwhelming but a supportive community can help navigate the many challenges. That's the idea behind an innovative pilot program which recruits small groups of volunteers to help and mentor refugees for 12 months after arrival. Now there are calls to expand the program to make it easier for Australians to sponsor family members or refugees they already know.

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Starting over: the community group helping newly arrived refugees

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Starting over: the community group helping newly arrived refugees

Starting over: the community group helping newly arrived refugees