OUR MISSION:

Improve health and well-being outcomes for young children in need from refugee, migrant, and further backgrounds.

Assist parents or guardians who care for a young child with a disability, developmental delay, or inclusion needs.

Empower and assist families raising young children in local communities of Australia.

Foster mutual respect between cultures in local and broader communities.

Promote equity in health and education for all young children living in Australia.

THE CHARITY HELPS IN UNITY WITH:

Stakeholders who wish to partner with us to improve young children’s health and well being.

Professionals who wish to support with respect and a warm hearted approach.

ABOUT US:

Early Years Intercultural Association, known as EYIA™, is a not-for-profit Health Promotion Charity and federal government-approved Public Benevolent Institution in Australia. It is not linked to another charity, organisation, or business.

Founded with a mission to support refugee and migrant families in need and further assist stakeholders supporting young children with a disability, developmental delay, or health and well-being needs.

The charity supports young children with speech, language, health, or community integration needs in partnership with their family and authorised stakeholders.

Our board directors have worked professionally with young children and new arrival refugee and migrant families for over thirty years in Australia.

We are a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified, experienced, and Australian-accredited professionals in allied health and education, volunteering to support the community.

Our work to support the needs of young children and their families occurs in partnership with government-accredited health, early childhood education and care, primary schools, or community organisations.

The charity receives small local grants to enable our supported programs to continue along with pro bono support.

Our programs are free of charge to children and families in accordance with government requirements.

OUR BEGINNINGS:

In 2015, founding members voluntarily supported new arrival families with children less than six years of age in the local communities of Southwest Sydney. These families required community-based assistance and included parents, transnational grandparents, and sole parents.

The Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs acknowledged our contributions as did leaders in Australian early childhood government organisations.

In 2018, the charity was endorsed and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and further endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient.

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Early Years Intercultural Association guides culturally and linguistically diverse families to integrate and interact.

Our COMMITMENT:

To be responsive, sensitive, and supportive of the holistic needs for young children, and inclusion needs for children and their families from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Or children with a disability, developmental delay or inclusion needs who find challenges connecting in their local community.

To connect children with their families to local stakeholders.

While we specialise in working with families from culturally and linguitclaly diverse backgrounds to build skills to integration.

We also:

Guide stakeholders to foster apppropriate responsive practices.

Build family skills to enhance the health and well being of young children.

Promote intercultural relations and social cohesion where young children and their families feel welcomed and a sense of belonging.

Advocate with policy makers to improve health and well being support for disadvantaged young children from refugee or migrant backgrounds, or young children from any disadvantaged background in Australia.

All donations received will go toward continuing local community programs.

(Donations are received with payment protection)

All donations are tax deductible in Australia. Charity Number: 94625601247