Anglicare Sydney’s mission, throughout our 160 year history, has been to serve the vulnerable, poor and socially excluded with respect, compassion and love. They offer help and assistance with:
To find out more about these programs visit www.anglicare.com.au |
We’re Australia’s first charity. We’re a not-for-profit and non-religious organisation and we’ve helped people, families and communities achieve positive change since 1813. From playgroups and parenting education to family counselling and household budgeting – we can help you build strong family relationships and be the best mum and dad you can be. Brighter Futures is an early intervention program building resilience in vulnerable families with young children. The program focuses on ensuring children can live safely in their homes by preventing and overcoming domestic violence, substance misuse and parental mental health issues. By preventing issues from reaching a crisis point, families stay together and less children enter out-of-home care, corrective or mental health services. Visit https://www.benevolent.org.au/services-and-programs/list-of-programs/brighter-futures For more information or call 1800 236 762 customercare@benevolent.org.au |
Canteen is an Australian not-for-profit that provides free and tailored support to adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 12-25 who are impacted by cancer, whether through their own diagnosis or a close family member’s. It helps these young people:
- Connect with peers in similar situations through programs and recreation days;
- Understand what cancer means by providing access to free information and resources;
- Access online and face-to-face counselling;
- Join a 24/7 online support community of peers via Canteen Connect; and
- If they’ve been diagnosed themselves, it provides Youth Cancer Services which are specialised treatment and support services based in major hospitals throughout Australia.
Canteen services also extend to parents impacted by cancer to support them through the parenting challenges that cancer can bring. Our parent support services include:
- Canteen Connect for Parents, an online community where parents impacted by cancer can connect with each other, find evidence-based resources and chat to a counsellor (https://parents.canteenconnect.org.au);
- Parenting through cancer, a resource available in both print and online, that provides practical advice and tips to parents impacted by cancer on communicating and supporting their children through cancer;
- Local face-to-face counselling, which concentrates on the parenting challenges cancer can bring and is focused on skills building and communication in the family.
All support services are underpinned by Canteen’s research and evaluation team who conduct world-class psychosocial research with the ultimate goal of transforming the lives of young people affected by cancer.
To talk to a health professional about information and support for young people, call 1800 835 932. For all other enquiries, please call 1800 226 833 or visit the Canteen website: https://www.canteen.org.au/
We offer family dispute resolution (mediation) to separating and separated co-parents for parenting and property matters.
We also offer additional services for separated parents including post separation case management, counselling and parenting courses such as Keeping Kids in Mind, Circle of Security, Emotion Coaching and Tuning into Teens. The number to access all of these services is 9707-8555.
Delivers payments and services and provides services at times of major change for:
- seniors
- job seekers
- students and trainees
- families
- carers
- parents
- people with disability
- Indigenous Australians, and
- people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Visit: https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/centrelink and either choose the reason for your visit from the tabs below. To speak to someone click on ‘Contact Us’ or call 136 150 (families), 131 202(multilingual), 136 380 (indigenous) or 136 240 (self-service)
South West Child, Adolescent & Family Services (CAFS) is a dynamic community-based organisation located in Green Valley. Our overarching primary goal is to prevent the breakdown of family units by supporting families during their most difficult times. Our aim is to provide professional, high quality services to the community.
CAFS provides counselling with the option of case management. We also provide group work for parents/carers, and/or children & adolescents up to the age of 18 years old.
They consist of a ‘Psychological Team’ and a ‘Family Support Team’. Both teams work closely when assisting clients. CAFS is proud of our cultural diversity and bilingual staff. We also have an Indigenous Aboriginal family support specialist who can provide tailored assistance to people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
This service is free of charge.
Visit www.cafs.com.au for more information.
Fathers Support Service is based in Cabramatta and aims to help fathers maintain and improve relationships with their children. The Fathers Support Service offers:
- Information and advice
- Parenting groups (Tuning in to Kids, Tuning in to Teens, Circle of Security, Triple P and Keeping Children Safe)
- Therapeutic Support Groups for Dads
- Referrals and individual support and casework.
The Fathers Support Service is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Where can we find out more information:
Telephone/email:
Trung Nguyen – Family Worker
Mon - Fri
trunguyen@uniting.org
0400 399 739
Michael Mai or Leroy Afford: Project Worker
Mon - Fri
Fathersupportservice@uniting.org
0418 178 863
Junction Works The Junction Works delivers mainstream and specialist disability, youth, children's and community services in South West Sydney, that are designed to improve the lives of some of our community’s most vulnerable people. At The Junction Works our aim is to build happier, connected and engaged communities in south-west Sydney through a range of services and supports designed to meet your needs and help you pursue your goals. Services include:
Visit www.thejunctionworks.org for more information |
If you need a hand with budgeting and finance, KARI’s Financial Counsellor offers the support you need. KARI’s financial counsellor acts as a negotiator and advocate on behalf of those in the community experiencing financial risk. The service is both free and confidential. As well as supporting and educating the client, a financial counsellor can provide their clients the following:
Financial counselling is a unique type of service that sees the counsellor support a client’s health issues, financial concerns and assist with any appropriate referrals. If you’re experiencing financial difficulties, contact a Financial Counsellor today on (02) 8782 0300. Or visit www.kari.org.au |
Karitane works with children and their parents from birth to 5 years of age. Their services cover parenting support and advice, antenatal support and education, services to alleviate parental depression and anxiety, managing toddler behaviour and other issues related to this challenging but rewarding period in families lives. Karitane are leaders in parenting services and provide education and consultation to health professionals that work with families with young children in addition to engaging in a strong research program For more information visit www.karitane.com.au |
Learning Links works in collaboration with schools, early childhood settings and parents to help children with learning disabilities and difficulties. These include conditions such as ADHD, high functioning Autism, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, fine and gross motor delays and speech and language delays. The children are often anxious, have trouble communicating and interacting with others, and many have behavioural issues. In the later years they are often challenged in literacy, numeracy and impacting on their ability to complete education and participate in the community. They offer services such as:
Visit www.learninglinks.org.au and click on ‘Services’ to learn more |
Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections (LNC) operates from Warwick Farm Community Hub and provides programs and services weekly to the Liverpool LGA. Outreach services, primarily in social inclusion, education and learning are provided at Cecil Hills Community Centre, Casula Community Centre, Heckenberg-Busby Neighbourhood Centre, Moorebank Community Centre and Lurnea Neighbourhood Centre which include
- senior groups
- craft and social groups
- health and fitness
- playgroups
- education and learning
- school holiday program
- youth program
- mobile childcare service
Westside Youth Projects, Heckenberg Connections and Warwick Farm Neighbourhood Centre remain exclusive to LNC and most of the community development, capacity building and advocacy services are provided through these centres.
LNC distribute free food and clothing to disadvantaged residents from Heckenberg Connections, Frank Oliveri Hall, 1 Tantangara Street, Heckenberg.
Visit http://www.liverpoolnc.org.au/what-we-do/
Or call Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections (02) 9600 0600 or Heckenberg Connections (02) 9607 0077 for more information.
Macarthur Community College Inc is a community based non-profit organisation sponsored by the NSW Government to provide open access for all adults (15 years or over except where course is specifically for school students) to a wide range of educational opportunities utilising the facilities of local schools. Visit http://www.macarthurcc.com.au/
Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian community service organisation that has been helping people to regain their independence for over 155 years. They offer a wide range of integrated solutions over the long term, through homelessness initiatives and affordable housing, early learning and youth services, family support, and employment and skills development. Their nationwide team of over 3,500 staff uses different approaches, often applied in unison and inspired by Christian values. Happy Healthy Minds (the Liverpool Family Mental Health Service) is an early intervention program that provides free short term and long term assistance to children and young people living in the Liverpool local government area at risk of or affected by a mental health problem. Assistance is provided to children and young people 0 - 18 years and their families living in the Liverpool LGA who are at risk or affected by mental health issue.Children or young people under the care of state child protection agency are not eligible for this service. However, families and children who have come to the attention of the child protection system but are not receiving structured intervention, and young people leaving out of home care are eligible. In addition to individual counselling, the Happy Healthy Minds team also offer universal and targeted group programs aimed at increasing knowledge and skills to support improved health and wellbeing that include building resilience, reducing anxiety and tackling bullying. Visit www.missionaustralia.com.au Or call 9732 6500 for more information. |
MyTime is a national program, with groups located all around Australia. It’s funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services and coordinated nationally by the Parenting Research Centre. In NSW there are 3 coalitions which manage over 50 MyTime groups. They are Tresillian Family Care Centres; Playgroups NSW and Learning Links.
The aim is to bring parents and carers of children 0-18 years, who have a disability, together to share information and build a network of people who are going through similar circumstances themselves. Having other parents to talk to, helps in so many ways.
If you would like to enquire about groups running in Liverpool, please speak with Melissa on 0418 162 544 or mmcotterill@bigpond.com
The full list of MyTime groups can be viewed at www.mytime.net.au
Outer Liverpool Community Service is a not for profit Organisation that is based in Austral, but runs Outreach programs to the surrounding areas. Our office is located at 264 Edmondson Avenue Austral, at the rear of the H J Starr Progress Hall. We run programs for all ages and all nationalities are welcome. Some of our programs are:
For more information please phone 9606-0629, visit our website www.olcs.org.au, or have a look at our Facebook page. |
Resourcing Parents was established to provide parenting education information and support to the parents and carers of children aged 0-18
Resourcing Parents is a Families NSW project that aims to:
- Provide a comprehensive list of parenting education events occurring across NSW our Events Calendar
- Provide information to professionals working with parents on training and professional support through the Professionals Training Calendar
- To encourage and assist not-for-profit agencies (for example pre-schools, early intervention services, health, non-government agencies, councils, schools) to deliver parenting information, support and education initiatives to families in their community who have children aged 0-8 years. Funding to enable agencies to do this is available in the Inner West of Sydney through the Sydney District Small Grants Scheme.Resourcing Parents is a Families NSW project that aims to:
- Provide a comprehensive list of parenting education events occurring across NSW our Events Calendar
- Provide information to professionals working with parents on training and professional support through the Professionals Training Calendar
- To encourage and assist not-for-profit agencies (for example pre-schools, early intervention services, health, non-government agencies, councils, schools) to deliver parenting information, support and education initiatives to families in their community who have children aged 0-8 years. Funding to enable agencies to do this is available in the Inner West of Sydney through the Sydney District Small Grants Scheme.
For more information visit www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au
Please add the following contact person/number
Andrea - 0436 923 101
Delivers payments and services and provides services at times of major change for:
- seniors
- job seekers
- students and trainees
- families
- carers
- parents
- people with disability
- Indigenous Australians, and
- people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Visit: Servicesaustralia.gov.au click on the “contact us” link at the bottom of the page.
To speak to someone call 136 150 (families), 131 202(multilingual), 136 380 (indigenous) or 136 240 (self-service)
Settlement Services International (SSI) is a community-based, not-for-profit humanitarian organisation providing a range of services in the areas of humanitarian settlement, accommodation, asylum seeker assistance, multicultural foster care , disability support and employment services in NSW.
SSI is committed to ensuring that people in vulnerable communities in NSW are supported and resourced to fulfill their potential as members of the Australian community. Services include:
- Humanitarian
- Settlement support
- Child and family
- Ignite small business start ups
- Housing services
- Ability links NSW
- Employment services
- Community engagement
- Future ability
- Arts and culture program
- Parents Next
- Community hubs
- Youth
Visit https://www.ssi.org.au/
Start School Strong is funded by the NSW Department of Education and sponsored by Fairfield City Council to support parents and carers of young children to understand the importance of the early years and of early childhood education. The project delivers a range of information sessions for parents of children aged under 6 years to support parents to help their children make a positive start to school. These sessions are open to parents and carers who live in the Liverpool, Fairfield and former Bankstown local government areas.
For more information, please contact the Project Officer for Start School Strong on 0407 708 626 or 9725 0115.
The Shepherd Centre know how important it is for children with hearing loss to gain access to sound as early as possible to help them build a spoken-language future.
This is why they offer a suite of programs and services that can be tailored to meet the individual needs and goals of each family.
Our programs and services enable families living with hearing loss to build support networks, access state-of-the-art resources and help their child develop age-appropriate language, listening and social skills.
The research we perform informs and backs up our programs and services, providing families with the latest news and information on childhood hearing loss.
Our programs offer:
* support networks between families living with hearing loss
* language, listening and social skills development for children
* access to sound via our cochlear implant program
* social, intellectual, emotional and physical development for children
* support and resources for families living in rural and remote areas
Visit http://shepherdcentre.org.au/how-we-help/getting-started/
Or contact (02) 9370 4400 or enquiries@shepherdcentre.com.au for more information
Uniting offer services for:
Visit https://uniting.org/services Or call 8796 9100 |
South West Child, Adolescent & Family Services (CAFS) is a dynamic community-based organisation located in Green Valley. Our overarching primary goal is to prevent the breakdown of family units by supporting families during their most difficult times.
The Arab Council Australia established in 1979, is a secular community-based organisation working to bring about positive social change and improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in the community.
Council represents the interests of people from twenty-two Arab countries. We work with diverse communities and across sectors and play a pivotal role in capacity and community building and in advocacy.
We deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate social services to address isolation, inequity, discrimination, poverty and hardship. Some of these services include: family support; child protection; parenting programs; disability support and social support to older people.
For further information contact the Arab Council on (02)9709 4333 or you can send your inquiry via email to: info@arabcouncil.org.au