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Group Preparation Guidebook

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(1.1) About This Guidebook
(1.2) Are You Ready? Important Initial Steps
(1.3) Group Roles
(2.1) Background Check Requirements
(2.2) Applying for a National Police Check
(2.3) Applying for a WWCC or Equivalent
(2.4) WWCC Information by State/Territory
(3.1) How Do We Set Our Budget?
(3.2) Establishing a Bank Account
(3.3) When Will We Have Enough Funds to Get Started?
(4.1) How Much Do We Need to Raise?
(4.2) How Long Should It Take?
(4.3) Fundraising Regulations
(4.4) Organisations for Tax-Deductible Fundraising
(4.5) How Might We Approach Fundraising?
(4.6) Promoting Your Fundraiser
(4.7) Insurance for Fundraising Events
(5.1) How Can CRSA Help Us Access/Collect Funds?
(5.2) Using the GiveEasy Platform
(5.3) Donor-Directed Lumpsum Grant
(5.4) Seed Funding Grants
(6.1) What Insurance Does CRSA Hold?
(6.2) Independence and Autonomy Approach
(6.3) You May Already Be Insured
(6.4) What Activities Are Covered?
(6.5) Ways to Consider and Mitigate Risks
(6.6) Practical Examples to Consider
(App A) Grant Terms & Conditions (+ Charitable Objects)
(App B) Release of Funds & Invoice Template
(App C) Statement Regarding Use of Funds
(App D) GiveEasy Setup Instructions
(App E) Fundraising Regulation by State and Territory
(App F) CRISP Budget Templates & Examples

Settlement Guidebook

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(Ch1) About this Settlement Guidebook
(Ch1) About the CRISP
(Ch1) About Refugee Participants of the CRISP
(Ch1) Summary of CSG Commitments (the 11)
(Ch1) Summary of Foundational Concepts
(Ch1) Insurance, Fundraising, Media & Promotion
(Ch1) CRSA Support for CSGs
(Ch1) CRSA Community Hub
(Ch2 intro) The Settlement Plan — overview
(1.1) Airport Reception
(1.2) Transit Support
(1.3) Initial Cash on Arrival
(1.4) Welcome Pack of Essential Items
(1.5) Access to a Phone and Data
(1.6) Engaging Your Local Community Pre-Arrival
(1.7) Orientation
(1.8) CRSA Resources for Refugee Participants
(2.1) On-Arrival Accommodation
(2.2) Long-Term Accommodation
(2.3) Furniture and Basic Household Goods
(2.4) Bond Loan Schemes
(2.5) Utility Relief Schemes
(3.1) Pre-Arrival Communication
(3.2) Post-Arrival Communication
(3.3) The Importance of Language Support
(3.4) Document Translation
(4.1) Bank Account
(4.2) Services Australia
(4.3) Payment Types and Pay Rates
(4.4) How to Register for Income Support
(4.5) Medicare
(4.6) Tax File Number
(4.7) Engaging with Services Australia
(4.8) Multicultural Services Officers (MSOs)
(4.9) Mutual Obligations (Reporting Income)
(4.10) Identity Documents and VEVO
(5.1) Physical Health
(5.2) Accessing Pre-Arrival Health Information
(5.3) Before the Household Arrives
(5.4) After the Household Arrives
(5.5) Dental and Optical
(5.6) Mental Health
(5.7) Torture and Trauma Services
(6.1) School Aged Children
(6.2) Preschool Aged Children
(6.3) Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
(6.4) AMEP Online
(7.1) Setting Expectations about Transport
(7.2) Public Transport
(7.3) Driving
(8.1) Understanding Career Aspirations
(8.2) Employment Readiness
(8.3) Employees’ Rights in the Workplace
(8.4) Pre-Arrival Skills, Qualifications & Expertise
(8.5) Cash-in-Hand Employment
(8.6) Entrepreneurship
(9.1) A Lifestyle within Their Means
(9.2) Financial Literacy
(9.3) Remittances
(10.1) Religion and Faith
(10.2) Diaspora Communities
(10.3) Local Services
(10.4) Settlement Engagement & Transition Support (SETS)
(10.5) Local Communities
(10.6) Refugee Youth
(10.7) Children and Families
(10.8) LGBTQIA+ Newcomers
(11.1) Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO)
(11.2) Orientation Topics
(11.3) Introduction to Australia’s First Nations History
(12) Settlement Checklist (12-month)
(Ch3-1) Managing Expectations and Assumptions
(Ch3-2.1) Family Separation
(Ch3-2.2) Family Reunification
(Ch3-3.1) Secondary Migration
(Ch3-3.2) Responding to Relocation Requests
(Ch3-3.3) Ending CSG Support on Relocation
(Ch3-3.4) Managing Funding & Furniture on Relocation
(Ch3-4.1) Critical Incident Reporting
(Ch3-4.2) What is a ‘Critical Incident’?
(Ch3-5.1) The Best Interests of the Child
(Ch3-5.2) Behaviours That May Constitute Child Abuse
(Ch3-5.3) Child Protection Reporting Details
Conversational English
(Ch4) Appendices — foundational training refresher (Community Hub)

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(1.7) Orientation
(1.6) Engaging Your Local Community Pre-Arrival
(1.5) Access to a Phone and Data
(Ch2 intro) The Settlement Plan — overview
(1.1) Airport Reception
(1.4) Welcome Pack of Essential Items
(1.3) Initial Cash on Arrival

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We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and the Turrbul and Yuggera people as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded land where our offices are situated. We pay our respects to their elders past and present, and honour their history, culture, and continuing connection to country. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded in Australia.

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