Looking for Muslim Peers Project? This program has expanded to MPP to meet the growing and diverse needs of our community.
The support you need. Multicultural Peers Project strives to create a culturally relevant, emotionally-safe environment where young people can find the support they need, build meaningful connections while celebrating their identities with pride & dignity.
What is the Multicultural Peers Project (MPP)?
Multicultural Peers Project (MPP) is dedicated to providing inclusive mental health & community support to queer & trans youth from Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian, & Muslim communities in NSW. We are determined to address a gap in services and offer culturally relevant, emotionally safe environments from 1:1 support, community gatherings, peer support, creative workshops and more. As a peer-led service, MPP is driven by people & mental health professionals who come from the communities we serve, creating an environment of shared understanding & trust.
What does MPP offer?
MPP provides diverse modalities and programming to meet the needs of our dynamic and expansive communities. Here are a few things we offer:
- Peer support and counselling: for people aged 14-25 to receive mental health support in person over the phone & online.
- Crisis Support: including case management, housing transition, grocery vouchers
- Queer safe cultural events: private, safe and accessible from Iftars, Diwali, poetry readings, picnics and more. Allies and loved ones welcome
- Creative Therapies and cultural workshops: trauma-informed creative spaces to foster wellbeing and self-expression
- Online resources and communication: using our digital platform for referrals, as well as sharing info on psycho-education cultural events, resilience resources
All our offerings are underpinned by our MPP cultural values and undergo detailed risk assessment and community feedback processes
How can I access support from MPP?
You can fill out this form if you would like to speak to a mental health professional one on one! As our team works across different days, we try to get back to everyone in a reasonable timeframe and within our capacity.
How can I attend an MPP community event?
The best place to stay in touch, find our resources and learn about future events is through our instagram.
Follow us on instagram to stay in touch @multiculturalpeersproject
For any further questions, please contact us at multiculturalpeers@outloud.org.au or directly via DM on insta!
Meet your MPP team
Mohammad Awad
Project Lead, co-creator and counsellor
Naaz Matias-Hussain
South Asian Peer Manager and counsellor
Sara El Youghan
Community Engagement Officer
Shareeka Helaluddin
Project Coordinator
Partners and supporters
This program is currently supported by the Department of Social Services through the Strong and Resilient Communities Grant.
Multicultural Peers project and Muslim Peers Project has previously been supported by The Aurora Foundation, The Pride Foundation, Wear It Purple and The Community and Cohesion Support Program (CCSP), delivered by The Social Policy Group. CCSP promotes belonging, connection, and whole-of-community engagement by strengthening social inclusion and cohesion, and helped MPP grow as an organisation.
