SERVICE AVAILABLE

All services are offered in Spanish individually, as a family or in groups. These services are offered without any kind of discrimination, not because of social or ethnic origin, country of birth, political, sexual or religious orientation. 

The main services are: 

1)  Individual Services  

• Information and referrals to other community, government or private organizations.
• Counseling and advise in regards to the law and the individual’s responsibilities.
• Advise and assistance in regards to benefits available from government and private organizations.
• Carry out the necessary steps for the client to receive government, community or private assistance. 

2)  Community development work  

• Organizing groups for women, men, youth, and the aged.
• Assist and provide resources for existing Spanish-speaking community groups.
• Organizing training groups, seminars and informative sessions.
• Carrying out social, educational and recreational activities to preserve our Spanish and Latinamerican culture.
• Promote our culture to contribute to the development of Australia as a multicultural society. Ascertain the needs of the Spanish and Latinamerican communities and establish programs and services using the existing resources and government grants.

3) Representation of the Spanish Community  

Current services are listed below:

Settlement Grant Programme (SPG) 

Do you speak Spanish? Are in need of assistance or information in Spanish? 

Spanish speaking NSW SLASA workers can help you. Services are subsidised by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and offered at no cost.

It aims to bring support to migrants that have arrived in the last 5 years to further assist with settlement into Australia.  The following services are offered: 

• Information on available services offered in the Sydney area: General enquiries and referrals to specialised services,  Assistance with procedures for government owned and private organisations and informative lectures. Workshops, seminars and conferences. 

For more information about workers,  times and places, please click the next link: Times, Places and Workers  Slasa    

Centre Manager - Family Support Worker

The Centre Manager and Family Support Worker project is funded by the Department of Community Services (DOCS) to provide services to families from the Spanish speaking communities.  

The position has two focuses, firstly to provide Family Support and coordination for the Spanish and Latin American Association for Social Assistance’s (NSW SLASA) Central Office located in Fairfield. Secondly, it includes NSW SLASA’s services coordination.

The Family Support focus of the project has several aims such as building stronger communities; increase the capacity of the community for self-determination through capacity building programs; development community developments projects to strengthen Spanish-speaking families; planning, development and support new and existing projects and community groups, and the extremely important aspect of advocating on community and social justice issues on behalf of Spanish speaking communities to ensure that the Spanish speaking communities have equal access to services and programs available. 

 Legal Assistance 

This legal service offers assistance to persons that have been victims of domestic violence, rape, assault and any form of violence. This service is also available to those persons who have witnessed these events. Information and legal assistance is available if you wish to proceed with a legal action or if you seek counselling.

Community Partners Program    

This program just started at SLASA and is funded by the Department of Health and Ageing to provide services and activities for older people of Spanish Speaking background.

The core objective of the CPP is:“Promoting and facilitating increased and sustained access by culturally and linguistically diverse communities with significant aged care needs to aged care support services”. 

The outcomes for the Community Partners Program include the following: 

• More aged care support services delivering culturally appropriate care to older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities;
• Older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities having increased access to culturally appropriate aged care support services;
• Older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities having greater capacity to make informed decisions about aged care support services; and
• Formalised arrangements are made that will sustain the benefits of the CPP project and its strategies and continue to promote and facilitate increased access by culturally and linguistically diverse communities to aged care support services.

For More information please call  9724. 2220 and communicate with Sandra Loyola Sandoval, CPP– Aged Community, Development Worker, email: cpp.slasa@yahoo.com.au    

Information Sessions 

NSW SLASA workers are continually offering information sessions on topics relevant to the Spanish community. Some of these topics are: immigration, Centrelink, housing, health and  employment.  Where: SLASA office  (33 Dale St.  Fairfield.  NSW 2165)    

QUITLINE for Spanish Speakers 

QUITLINE for Spanish speakers provides telephone counseling for those who people who are wanting quit smoking. The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service has allocated funding to run the QUITLINE services in Spanish from SLASA’s Central Office in Fairfield.