About ISS Australia
ISS Australia provides intercountry social work, legal and mediation services for children and families separated by international borders.
What We Do
International Social Service Australia (ISS Australia) supports children and families across international borders.
Who We Are
ISS Australia is a national, not-for-profit organisation with charitable status. We have offices in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Why we Exist
ISS Australia believes children and families should be connected wherever they are in the world.
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What we do
ISS Australia supports children and families across international borders.
As the independent Australian arm of the International Social Service (ISS) network, we partner with around 140 other ISS organisations around the world.
ISS Australia provides intercountry social work, legal and mediation services for children and families separated by international borders.
Our services
Our services include:
Who we are
ISS Australia is a national, not-for-profit organisation with charitable status. We have offices in Sydney and Melbourne.
We provide services throughout Australia and also around the world through our global ISS network members.
We receive government funding for some services, but rely on fees, donations and other income to continue to provide our full range of our services.
While ISS Australia has operated since the late 1930s, we were formally incorporated in 1961.
For around eighty years we have been committed to supporting children, families and individuals impacted by international borders.
ISS Australia is proud to acknowledge the support of
Rafton Family Lawyers as our major partner.
why we exist
ISS Australia believes children and families should be connected wherever they are in the world. We believe everyone needs to belong and know who they are.
Vulnerable children and families may be separated by international borders due to factors such as restrictive migration policies, government intervention, illegal adoption or surrogacy practices, or child abduction and trafficking.
In an era of globalisation with increased international mobility and migration — and where there are large numbers of refugees and displaced people — more families are separated than ever before. When separated from their family children may face inappropriate care arrangements.
As such, ISS Australia provides social work, legal and mediation services, in an international context, to reunite children and individuals with their families across international borders.
Our Vision and Values
Our Vision
Is for children and families to be connected wherever they are in the world.
Our Mission
Is to support, protect and reunite children and families who have been separated by international borders.
Our Strategy
Is to grow our services supporting and protecting children and families separated by international borders. We will do this through service excellence and organisational and staff capacity.
Our Principles
- ISS Australia promotes and defends the rights of families, children and other vulnerable persons impacted by international borders.
- We support the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international human rights standards.
- The best interests of the child are paramount in all our work.
- We are guided by the principles of neutrality, confidentiality, independence, impartiality and are committed to good governance.
- ISS Australia’s shared commitment to families and children and individuals unites our global ISS network.
Our Charter
ISS Australia strives to provide high quality support that meets our clients needs.
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If you require our services or wish to support our organisation, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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