Campbelltown Communities for Children is funded through the Australian Government's Stronger Families and Communities Strategy and coordinated by the Benevolent Society.
They have 5 great strategies, encompassing some excellent child friendly initiatives, aimed at supporting families and parents, providing early learning and care, facilitating healthy young families, and enabling family and children services to work together. Each strategy is supported by a local community partner.
Current Calendar: Jan-April 2008 HERE Current Unity Newsletter HERE
Ambarvale - Rosemeadow houses a
high number of young parents, many of them sole parents. Designed to combat issues of isolation, unemployment, mental health and drug & alcohol dependency, this strategy is aimed at parents under the age of 25 and provides:
• Young Parent Groups
• Training and Skill Development to support parents in their role as a parent
• Young Community Leadership Involving young Aboriginal Parents
The community partners are the Drum Youth Service, UnitingCare Burnside.
This strategy also addresses issues around unemployment, isolation, access to services and activities for children.
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is a social enterprise, which is child friendly , and provides outreach of services, affordable food and coffee, volunteer and training opportunities. The community partner is YWCA
The (Community partner: Tallowood Community Centre, The Junction)
The (Community partner: YWCA) works to support parents in their role as a parent
The OpportUNITY strategy also provides Transport for families and Childcare with assistance from the Macarthur Diversity Service
Outreach addresses access to services, isolation, child friendly play areas / activities for children, mental health and drug & alcohol (and related activities), high number of sole parents / young parents
This is a FREE street based playgroup for families and infants (0 - 5years) which provides games for children such as painting, bubbles, music, playdough, craft, climbing, stories and sing songs. The aim of this group is to give tips and ideas to mums and dads in assisting them with parenting. For more information on Street Treats and to view the flyer HERE. Street Treats is supported by Airds Bradbury Family Centre and Uniting Care Burnside. See how Street Treats are helping locals respond to the Child Friendly Challenge Make your street child friendly HERE
 
(Community partner: Campbelltown Council)
The Mobile Toy and Book Library is an outreach strategy that is run by a trained Early Childhood Educator and is aimed at:
• Providing families with access to educational books, toys and resources, including musical instruments and puzzles.
• Promoting the value of play, early reading and literacy development.
• Providing information and education on child development and related topics.
• Providing support and referral to families and their children to local community organizations and services.
The Mobile Toy and Book Library is a FREE service for residents of the Rosemeadow and Ambarvale communities and conducts onsite visits at local events and venues on a fortnightly rotation engaging young children and their families in valuable play and reading experiences.
If you would like to learn more about the Mobile Toy and Book Library please contact Council's Childrens Services section on (02) 4645 4301.
  
- peer development for family and children (Community partners: Airds Bradbury Family Centre, Uniting Care) Check out their latest flyer for a workshop in September HERE
Connects isolated families to the community through short term home visiting, referral and support. Community Connections recruits and trains volunteers who support project, and is supported by Macarthur Diversity Service Inc.
It is steered by the Benevolent Society.
 
Two aspects to this strategy focus on child friendly play areas / activities for children, and access to services and isolation.
provides regular small child and family friendly community events that build community connections. The strategy also provides for the Community Park and local transport strategy.
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