with the challenges of settling in a new country fresh in her mind, capek focused her efforts on migrant services. she began by attending the port melbourne docks, migrant hostels and local hospitals to hand out information to new arrivals. sensing a need for a more concerted effort, she went on to establish the prahran migrant advisory service, and lobby government through her roles as an executive member of the commonwealth and victorian migrant advisory councils. her other appointments in migrant and community services included: united nations international children's emergency fund. australian auxiliary (secretary and treasurer); good neighbours council (united nations delegate, and vice president); caulfield community services (foundation member); commonwealth council of the ageing (executive member); united nations association of australia (executive member); and caulfield citizens advice bureau (member).