Free ACT / Canberra
Barnardos Family Support (Canberra)
Practical, in-home support helping vulnerable ACT families keep their children safe, healthy and connected.
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Free ACT / Canberra
Barnardos Foster Care ACT
Foster and kinship care recruitment and support for children and young people in the ACT who cannot safely live with their birth family.
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Free ACT / Canberra
Barnardos Parenting Support (Canberra)
Group and one-on-one parenting programs, including HIPPY and supported playgroups, for ACT families with young children.
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Free Goulburn
Bradfordville Supported Playgroup (Anglicare)
A weekly supported playgroup in Goulburn run by Anglicare educators to support the wellbeing of parents and young children.
ParentingFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Care Financial Counselling Service
Free, independent and confidential financial counselling covering debt, budgeting, family violence financial abuse, gambling harm and more.
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Free ACT / Canberra
Circle of Security (CRCS)
Free eight-week relationship-based parenting program helping ACT parents/carers build secure attachment with their children.
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ACT / Canberra
Companion House Community Development Program
Community development program running playgroups, discussion groups and cultural activities to support refugee and asylum-seeker families and communities in the ACT.
FamilyMulticulturalParenting CALD
Sliding scale based on income ACT / Canberra
Counselling for Children & Young People (RACR)
Counselling for children and young people aged 5-18 to help them express feelings and cope with family challenges.
CounsellingMental HealthFamily
Sliding scale based on income ACT / Canberra
Domestic & Family Violence Support (RACR)
Specialist counselling for individuals, couples and families who have experienced, witnessed or perpetrated domestic or family violence.
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Free ACT / Canberra
Domestic Violence Support Service - YWCA Canberra
Free, confidential support for women and non-binary people and their families experiencing domestic and family violence in Canberra.
Domestic ViolenceCrisis ServicesFamily CALD
Free ACT / Canberra
Emergency Material and Financial Aid (EMFA) Program
Emergency food, hygiene and financial assistance plus advocacy and budgeting support for individuals and families in crisis.
Food & Household SuppliesCrisis ServicesFamily
ACT / Canberra
Family Case Management - Woden Community Service
Case management support for families in Canberra's south facing challenges such as parenting difficulties, mental health issues, family violence or housing instability.
FamilyCase ManagementParenting
Free ACT / Canberra
Family Connections Program
A family-focused early intervention program helping young people aged 15-24 and their families resolve conflict and reduce the risk of youth homelessness.
FamilyConflict ResolutionHousing and Homelessness
Free ACT / Canberra
Family Foundations
Free early intervention therapeutic service supporting healthy relationships between parents/carers and children up to age five.
FamilyParenting
Free Sliding scale based on income ACT / Canberra
Family Mediation (RACR)
Independent mediation to help separated parents reach agreements about their children.
FamilyConflict ResolutionCase Management
Free ACT / Canberra
Family Support (CRCS)
Free case-management service helping ACT children, young people and families set goals and connect to support networks.
FamilyCase Management
Free ACT / Canberra
Financial Abuse Support (Domestic & Family Violence) - Care FCS
Free financial counselling support for people experiencing financial abuse as part of domestic or family violence.
Domestic ViolenceFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Gambling Harm Financial Counselling - Care FCS
Free financial counselling for people affected by gambling harm, including the person gambling and their family members.
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Free Goulburn
Goulburn Family Services (Anglicare)
Case management support for families with children from the third trimester of pregnancy through to age 12, in the Goulburn area.
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Free ACT / Canberra
HIPPY Belconnen
Free two-year home-based early learning program supporting parents to be their child's first teacher in the lead-up to school.
ParentingEducationFamily
ACT / Canberra
Integrated Family Support Services (IFSS) - UnitingCare Kippax
Family case management and 'Connect and Grow' parenting support groups for families in Belconnen and Gungahlin.
FamilyParentingCase Management
Free ACT / Canberra
Kippax Kids
A community space in Holt offering playgroups and parenting sessions for families with children aged 0-5.
FamilyParenting
Free ACT / Canberra
Lanyon Food Hub and Emergency Relief
Pantry-style emergency food relief for families in the Tuggeranong/Lanyon area experiencing financial distress.
Food & Household SuppliesFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Minds Together
Free skills and support program for ACT family members and carers of someone experiencing suicidal distress or recovering from a suicide attempt.
Mental HealthFamily
ACT / Canberra
Mura Lanyon Youth and Community Centre
YWCA-run community hub in Conder hosting youth, family and community programs and services for the Tuggeranong/Lanyon area.
Youth CentresFamilyFood & Household Supplies
Free Standard fees apply ACT / Canberra
NEIST (Neurodevelopment Early Intervention Support and Training)
Intensive learning support and a free weekly playgroup for children with potential or known neurodevelopmental issues, no diagnosis required.
DisabilityFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Parents as Teachers - PCYC Canberra
Free home-visiting early learning program supporting families to see their children flourish in the early years.
ParentingFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Reconnect ACT – MCCG
Case management support for young people 12–18 (up to 21 if newly migrated) at risk of homelessness, helping young people and families reconnect with their communities.
Case ManagementFamilyYouth Support
Free ACT / Canberra
Safer Youth Response Service (SYRS)
Police-referred early-intervention support for children under 14 at risk of entering the youth justice system.
JusticeYouth SupportFamily
ACT / Canberra
Sanctuary Aus
Therapeutic services and practical supports for all Canberra families. Sanctuary Aus is a local child and family service, custom-built for the Canberra community by professionals with decades of…
Family
Free ACT / Canberra
Seasons for Growth
Free evidence-based grief and loss education program for children aged 6-18 affected by bereavement, separation or major life change.
FamilyMental Health
Standard fees apply ACT / Canberra
Summit Positive Behaviour Support
NDIS-funded positive behaviour support for young people up to 18 with, or at risk of, behaviours of concern.
DisabilityMental HealthFamily
Free Yass
Targeted Early Intervention (TEI) - Anglicare
Family support program helping families in Yass and Goulburn facing financial stress, drug/alcohol issues, or domestic violence to build capacity and healthier relationships.
FamilyDomestic ViolenceAlcohol and other drugs
ACT / Canberra
Tenancy Assistance Program (TAP)
Wrap-around support helping individuals and families at risk of losing their home to stabilise tenancies or mortgages.
Housing and HomelessnessFamily
Low cost (under $50 per session) ACT / Canberra
Tiny Tumblers
Educational gym play program for children aged two to five to develop gross motor skills, with an accompanying adult.
Art, Recreation and SportsFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Tuning in to Kids (CRCS)
Free six-week evidence-based emotion coaching program for parents/carers of children aged 3-10.
ParentingFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Tuning in to Teens (CRCS)
Free six-week emotion-coaching workshop series for parents and carers of children aged 10-18.
ParentingFamily
Free ACT / Canberra
Warm Connections Counselling
Free long-term family counselling for parents/carers and children aged 0-15 experiencing social and emotional difficulties.
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Free Yass
Yass Family Services (Anglicare)
Case management support for families with children from the third trimester of pregnancy through to age 12, in the Yass area.
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Free ACT / Canberra
Youth & Family Case Management Service
Outreach case management for ACT families facing housing, conflict, mental health, substance use or parenting challenges.
Case ManagementFamilyYouth Support
Free ACT / Canberra
Yurwang Bullarn Strong Women's Group
Free culturally safe support group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women of all ages, including mothers and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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Free ACT / Canberra
YWCA Canberra
YWCA Canberra cares for more than 2000 children each week through our children’s services.
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