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Family Harmony/Family Support Project

 

Family Harmony Project/ Family Support Project aims to provide ‘Communities for Children’ to the communities of Blacktown Local Government Area (LGA) to ensure children have the best start in life by focusing on targeted early intervention approaches that bring about positive family functioning, safety and child development outcomes for children and their families, particularly those who are most vulnerable, disadvantaged or in disadvantaged circumstances.

Project Activities
This project delivers peer mentoring for parents amongst culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families in Blacktown LGA to build community capacity and social connectedness. The project also assists families to access relevant services, addresses intergenerational conflict and risk taking behaviours and provides families with the tools to enhance their functioning and wellbeing.

The Project will:

  • Provide assistance for refugee and CALD families to participate in community and family life through support, skills development and mentoring programs.
  • Provide peer mentoring for parents including parenting skills training and address risk taking behaviours for their children
  • Facilitate workshops and seminars on intergenerational conflict and risk taking behaviours for participants and volunteers/mentors
  • Provide ongoing support and implement training strategies for volunteers/mentors
  • Provide ongoing support and implement training strategies for volunteers/mentors
  • Deliver information sessions to improve service referral and support pathways for families
  • Funding Source
    The project is funded under the Family Support Program of the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

    Contact
    Family Harmony Coordinator

    SydWest Multicultural Services Inc
    Level 2,125 Main Street, Blacktown NSW 2148
    Phone: (02) 9621 6633
    Fax: (02) 9831 5625
    E-mail: info@sydwestmsi.org.au
    Web: www.sydwestmsi.org.au

     

     

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    An Information session on Family Day Care
    ->Do you like and respect children? ->Do ypu want to care for children? ->Would you like to run your own business from home? ->Would you like to access to community and government support? For more information contact: Bernadette Phone number: (02)9621 6633

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    QUICK CONTACT templatemo.com
    Tel: (02) 9621 6633
    Fax: (02) 9831 5625
    Email: info@sydwestmsi.org.au