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Find useful resources and helpful links to best navigate.
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Useful Information
Connect to a network
Valuable resources and service providers to access essential support, information, and community resources.
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Annual Reports
Reflecting Progress - Ishar's Annual Reports
Ishar's annual reports encapsulate a year of transformative impact and unwavering commitment.
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Client Rights
You have rights
Ishar values your rights, ensuring that our clients are treated with respect and dignity.
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Membership
Sign up for a Membership
Ishar’s free membership allows you to be notified about upcoming events and projects, have access to health information, and vote in Annual or Special General Meetings.
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Volunteer
Volunteer Opportunities
Ishar relies on the support of volunteers and offers a range of positions suited to various skill sets. Please sign up or contact us if you are interested in learning more.
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Donate
Make a Donation
As a not for profit organisation, Ishar relies on donations from the Western Australian community. All donations, great or small, are greatly appreciated and are put to good use.
Useful Information
Immigration Support
Migration Agents Registration Authority
In Australia, migration agents must be registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA). If you choose to use a migration agent, you should use a registered migration agent.
Department of Immigration
Australian Red Cross Migration Hub
Support for asylum seekers and migrants who can’t access any other support and suffer financial hardship.
118 Bennett Street, East Perth
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday, 9.00am-4.00pm
CARAD
Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees.
Support includes emergency relief for those not receiving any income, accommodation assistance for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, small no interest loans (conditions apply), and Foodbank.
Domestic Violence
1800 Respect
Confidential information, counselling and support service. the service is open 24 hours both online and via telephone to support people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse. Interpreters are available if required.
Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline
A statewide 24-hour service providing support and counselling for women experiencing family and domestic violence.
Services include phone counselling, information and advice, referral to local advocacy and support services, liaison with police if necessary and support in escaping situations of family and domestic violence. The service can refer women to safe accommodation if required. Interpreting services available.
White Ribbon Australia
A not-for-profit organisation that works through a primary prevention approach in schools, workplaces, and communities across Australia to prevent violence against women.
Are you Safe at Home?
Community language support resources you can access on this site, developed by Safe and Equal and in some cases in partnership with organisations across the family violence sector.
These resources aim to provide you with relevant and up to date information on family violence, and what you can do to get the support you need.
Mental Health
Lifeline
Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services both online and via telephone.
Beyond Blue
Information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health. Beyond Blue provides 24-hour mental health support both online and via telephone.
eSafety
eSafety has free training and resources for frontline workers to help their clients recognise and respond to tech-based abuse, including tech-based coercive control. Access free support service resources: eSafety.gov.au/TFA-support-service
eSafety can also help deal with harm caused by serious online abuse (including image-based abuse and adult cyber abuse). Report serious online abuse: eSafety.gov.au/report
Women’s Health
Jean Hails
A national women’s health organisation provides support, information and resources on women’s health.
SHQ - Sexual Health Quarters
The leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services in Western Australia, providing a range of expert services to the community.
Clinic appointments: 9227 6177
Counselling appointments: 9228 3693
Sexual Health Helpline: 9227 6178
Breastscreen WA
A program providing free screening mammograms (checks for breast cancer) to asymptomatic women, specifically women aged 50 to 74 years as the scientific evidence of benefit from screening mammography is greatest for women in this age group. However, all women 40 years or over are eligible to attend.
Cervical Cancer Screening Program
In late 2017 the Cervical Screening Program replaced the Pap test. Visit the link below for more information on what this means for you.
Emergency
St Vincent de Paul Emergency Relief Assistance
Home visitation to assist individuals and families in times of need through the provision of emergency relief assistance.
Monday-Friday, 9.00am-1.00pm
1300 794 054
ER Connect
Emergency and financial support services directory, including food relief, financial counsellors and emergency accommodation.