Service information for multicultural communities

This page includes links to information on services for multicultural communities, including information translated into community languages.

Children, families and communities

Support information from the Department of Communities and Justice:

• Language support page: information about the department and our services in community languages
• Information for multicultural families and communities on child protection, foster care, guardianship and adoption
• Multicultural and translated resources to help multicultural families and those who work with multicultural communities learn more about us, our services and the sector
• Homeless Multicultural Women Integrated Support Service for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Translated legal services

Information about legal services translated into community languages:

• Anti-Discrimination NSW services
• Community Justice Centres services
• How Legal Aid NSW can help you
• LawAccess NSW publications

DVD: The law and you - legal information for African communities in NSW

The DVD introduces the Justice System in NSW and provides legal information in seven African languages through six short stories.

The stories provide information on:

• the Justice System
• Local Court
• domestic violence and AVO
• racism and discrimination
• Victims Services
• debt and money issues.

This free DVD is available in the following languages:

• English
• Amharic
• Arabic
• Dinka
• Juba Arabic
• Kiswahili
• Krio
• Somali.

Contact the Multicultural Policy and Engagement team to receive your copy of the DVD:

• Phone: 02 8688 7777
• Email: multiculturalengagement@justice.nsw.gov.au

If you need interpreter assistance to contact us, please ring the free Telephone Interpreter Service (TIS) on 131 450 and ask them to ring us on 02 8688 7777.