Child, Youth & Family Supports

Our family support services are diverse and include support groups, Family Connect and Support, playgroups, youth services, casework support and much more.
We provide home and centre based support for children, young people, individuals and families across the Lower North Shore, Northern Beaches, Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai areas. We listen to the challenges you are facing, do an assessment of your needs and if we can support your family, our experienced Case Workers can assist with a range of challenges such as child development or behaviour issues, family breakdown, social isolation, mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, gambling, housing issues, childcare or other support issues.

For more information:
P: 1800 324 924
E: info@catholiccaredbb.org.au

CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY CASEWORK

FAMILY CONNECT & SUPPORT

SUPPORTED PLAYGROUPS

our youth supports

We recognise that all families have strengths but some need help in difficult times.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are family support services?

Parenting can be a tough gig, and we all need a little support from time to time.

We will listen to the challenges you are facing, do an assessment of your needs and if we can support your family, our experienced Case Workers can assist with a range of challenges such as child development or behaviour issues, family breakdown, social isolation, mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, gambling, housing issues, childcare or other support issues.

Do you support non-English speaking families?

Yes, we can organise for you to connect with us via a translation service. Let us know if you need this.

I am not Catholic, can I still access your services?

Yes,we provide support to all families across the Lower North Shore, Northern Beaches, Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai LGA’s.

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Emily’s small steps to big changes

When 11 year old Emily first came into contact with CatholicCare’s Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) program, she wasn’t going to school. She wasn’t speaking. She was barely leaving the house. Her sleep cycle was so disrupted that, according to her parents, it would “reset every five days” - a sign of just how far her life had spiralled out of rhythm.