The Vietnamese Family Support Program (Vietfam) assists local at-risk Vietnamese families to promote and maintain their children’s healthy development and well-being. Beyond case management, the program provides general information and advice, runs a parenting group and homework club, and participates in community development activities and events to support the wider Vietnamese community.
The VietFam program is unique in its approach as:
• It works alongside the local Vietnamese community, but maintains sufficient distance to give people confidence that the service is confidential;
• Many individuals who access the service do so through self-referral, hearing about it through word of mouth;
• We work with both victims of domestic violence (including children) and perpetrators to address and reduce domestic violence behaviours in the home and the wider Vietnamese community.
We are always accepting referrals for young people who are in need of support. Reach out to our team via phone (07) 3372 2655 or email intake@iys.org.au for a free, confidential chat about the situation.