Community Organisations - CMY Sport and Recreation

Community Organisations

If you are a community worker delivering sport and recreational activities for CLD young people, this section can help you with information, resources and contacts.

Resources you can use

CMYI has developed a number of resources that you may find useful in thinking about and setting up a sport/recreational program:

Sport: Creating a Level Playing Field — Increasing the participation of young people from ethnic communities in sport

Multicultural Sport - Sustaining a Level Playing Field

Sports Tip Sheet 4: Engaging CLD young women in sports and physical activity

Sports Tip Sheet 3: Models of Club Inclusion: Case Studies

Sports Tip sheet 2: For Clubs

Sports Tip sheet 1: For Coaches and Trainers

Playing Team Sport Kit. PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; English; Somali; Tigrinya; Vietnamese

Women: Get Active in Sport & Recreation. PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; Dari; English; Somali; Tigrinya

Want to start your own program?

Check out some case studies of what works

Info sheet No. 9: Involving Migrant and Refugee Young People in Social and Recreational Activities

Info sheet No. 4 How to Start a Female After School Sports Program

Info sheet No. 2 Establishing a Women’s Swimming Program

Parent Consent Forms in multiple languages. PDFs available in: Amharic; Arabic; Assyrian; Bosnian; Cambodian (Khmer); Chinese; Dari; English; Pashtu; Samoan; Serbian; Somali; Tigrinya; Turkish; Vietnamese

How can I find CLD-inclusive sport and recreation activities in my area?

CMYI’s Multicultural Sports Unit has compiled a number of multicultural sport and recreation directories for CLD young people and workers. The directories contain activities and venues that are CLD inclusive:

City of Greater Dandenong

City of Casey

City of Hume

City of Maribyrnong

City of Manningham

City of Yarra

You can also find sport and recreation opportunities by checking out our Events Box

Contact details for State Sporting Associations