New SMECC program aims to break barriers

Ashlee Falvo Winton

SMASHING down barriers of social isolation is at the heart of a new female-focused Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) program. SMECC programs manager Jo Brown said weekly sessions of the Sisters Circle of Hope group, established last month, are aimed at providing new-arrival women with a “safe and confidential setting” where they can share […]

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