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The Family Support Service offers a number of programs that aim to provide practical and emotional support to members of the community.
A program that offers support services to families
in the community who are experiencing difficulties.
A program that offers support services to male members of the community
who are experiencing difficulties.
Building
Futures Together Program
An intensive family support program for families referred by the
Department of Child Safety.
Aims of the Program
We all know that parenting is a challenging and sometimes overwhelming
task.
The Family Support Program aims to provide practical and emotional
support to families in our community by developing family strengths and
increasing opportunities for improved individual and family goals.
The Family Support Worker can visit families in their homes or meet with
individuals and or families at Graham House to provide support in a
variety of ways depending on the issues the family is experiencing.
What does the Family Support Worker do?
Listen and talk through options and possible solutions to family or
individual problems;
Offer ideas about handling stress and ways to learn to relax;
Share ideas and skills about child behaviour and child development,
parenting and home management issues;
Assist families to link into other support groups and community
resources where appropriate;
Develop special caring relationships with family members based on
trust.
Funded by the Queensland Government Department of Communities
Links
Department of Child Safety
Department of Communities
Lifeline
Relationships
Australia
Domestic Violence
CTC Youth Services
Community Health
ASCA
Older Wiser - Stronger
Program
Aims of the Program
All men need support and information at different times, for different
reasons.
The Older Wiser Stronger Program aims to provide practical and
emotional support to men in our community who are experiencing
difficulties.
The Older Wiser Stronger Program focuses on developing family strengths and increasing opportunities for improved individual and family goals.
The Older Wiser Stronger Program offers a service to men where the
Support Worker can facilitate groups or meet with individuals to provide
support in a variety of ways depending on the problems the men are
experiencing.
What does the Older Wiser Stronger Worker do?
Listen and talk through options and possible solutions to family or
personal problems;
Offer ideas about handling stress and ways to learn to relax;
Share ideas and skills about child behavior and child developments,
parenting and home management issues;
Assist families to link into other support groups and community
resources where appropriate;
Community Education;
Develop special caring relationships with family members based on
trust;
Mens Group Meetings for issues men in the community are experiencing;
Facilitate workshops on specific issues anger, parenting etc.
Funded by the Queensland Government Department of Communities
Links
Mensline
Lifeline
Relationships Australia
Domestic Violence
CTC Youth Services
ASCA
Building Futures Together Program
Aims of the program
The purpose of Building Futures Together is to increase access to Family
Intervention Services for families of children and young people under
the age of 18 years subject to ongoing child protection statutory
intervention where the child or young person is living in an out-of-home
placement or in the family home.
For further information please
contact Graham House Community Centre, Family Services Coordinator.