Since early 2015, speech pathologist Tracy Littlejohn has been volunteering at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Dandenong, working with members to improve their spoken English. “Most people seeking asylum who I work with don’t have speech impairments, but do have difficulty effectively communicating in English,” Tracy explained. “This can be due to difficulty in
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What could be more foodtastic than winning the first ever Food for Good award? By the power of food, that’s exactly what our ASRC Catering team did on Monday. Food for Good is a new award from the lovely folk at The Age Good Food Guide. The award celebrates innovation, charity and sustainability. To win
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With education comes opportunity and people seeking asylum in our community are living proof of this adage. For Tanya, who was a lawyer in Colombia, training at TAFE for an aged care qualification has made a huge difference to finding her feet in Australia. “The most important thing in my life is that I’m free,”
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