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Annie North Inc -
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Organisation purpose :
Women's refugeand domestic violence support service for women and children who have experienced domestic violence. We also run a number of programs including:
an Indigenous domestic violence service; children's counselling, women's counselling, art therapy for children, support groups for women, children's program, access and support program for women from non-English speaking and immigrant back…
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If a child is old enough to be affected by violence and abuse then he or she is old enough to be helped by therapy work or counselling. The use of art or music as a medium to provide therapy, counselling and support is widely acknowledged as having a very positive role towards children and young people being able to heal emotionally, mentally and physically after trauma.…
Entry Last Updated :17-Jul-2006
Crisis Support Services -
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Crisis Support Services Inc. is an independent not-for-profit, non-government organisation with no religious affiliations that provides the specialist telephone counselling lines Mensline Australia and Suicide Helpline Victoria.
We also provide a number of national specialist services for the Child Support Agency, a dedicated line for men working at Australia Post and a range of telephone-ba…
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TAKING FATHERING FURTHER:
With the support of the Telstra Foundation, Mensline Australia has also been able to develop and deliver a new program that targets rural and remote fathers of children under the age of seven. This innovative program known as “Taking Fathering Further” has the overall aim of improving outcomes for children by supporting their fathers in their role as a parent and assis…
Entry Last Updated :16-Sep-2005
Life Support Ministries Inc -
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Provide care for those children that are or have been in detention…
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Over $40,000,000 is spent by the WA government on juvenile detention centres and managing juvenile offenders. Yet, offending rates have remained relatively stable for an extended period of time.…
Entry Last Updated :13-Jan-2006
Phoenix House Association Inc -
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Organisation purpose :
Provide counselling, support and education to help eliminate sexual violence within the Bundaberg region. This involves: * a 24 hour crisis support service for people recently sexually assaulted * Individual and group counselling for anyone who has expereinced sexual violence at any time in their lives * A Therapeutic preschool for children aged between 3-6 years who have been harmed or are at ris…
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N/A due to issues of confidentiality…
Entry Last Updated :10-Apr-2007
St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland -
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Organisation purpose :
The Mission of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia is to deepen the Catholic faith of its members - to go out into our nation to heighten the awareness of Jesus Christ.
We do this by sharing ourselves - who we are and what we have - with the poor on a person to person basis.
We seek to co-operate in shaping a more just and compassionate Australian community, and to share our resourc…
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The St Vincent de Paul Society’s Children’s Education Fund was established in 1988 by several benefactors that were concerned with the number of families who could no longer afford the increased cost of providing an education for their children.
Throughout the state the Fund has assisted thousands of students in grades 1-12 by providing money for school levies, excursions, uniforms as well as b…
Entry Last Updated :19-Dec-2006