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MercyCare, alongside a range of partners, have developed a model to support newly arrived migrants and refugees to access suitable employment by offering a range of pathways. This includes employment streams, including employer matching and work via social enterprises, and a microenterprise pathways. The project is a collaboration between different service providers and local businesses and initiatives, and collaboration has been key to the success of the program.

SSI’s Ignite Program supports a diverse range of entrepreneurs from vulnerable communities, including in regional areas of NSW. Economic participation and social inclusion are at the heart of the Ignite program, recognising that meaningful employment is critical to a stable, secure and independent future for all Australians. Ignite facilitators use a human-centred approach to make sure that entrepreneurs can turn their ‘passion into possibility’.

In 2020 CRSI initiated, led and coordinated the implementation of a pilot ‘Group Mentorship’ program along with a range of collaborating organisations. The program aimed to harness the energies of local community groups to provide self-directed and holistic support for refugee households who arrived in Australia prior to the pandemic drawing on key features of Canada’s successful and long-standing community sponsorship program for refugees.

Multicultural Australia connects new Australians with Queensland businesses through the ‘Work & Welcome’ Program.