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Barnardos > Locations > Barnardos Childrens Family Centres > South Coast
Barnardos has been providing separate programs to children in the Illawarra region of NSW since 1990 but needed an integrated approach because of the requirements of the area. In 2000, His Excellency the Governor General of Australia, Sir William Deane officially opened the Diana, Princess of Wales Childrens Family Centre to accommodate the developing Barnardos South Coast services.
This Centre is located in the Warrawong area of the Illawarra region, with many disadvantaged, Aboriginal and non-English speaking families. The main focus of the centre is early intervention and the prevention of abuse and neglect in children from 0-12 years with particular emphasis on the under 3’s.
Barnardos developed many special programs to deal with the particular problems of the area, along with the standard high-quality services offered by all Barnardos centres.
In addition, Barnardos operates the Bundaleer Housing Estate Community Development Program with the aim of providing tailored, on-the-spot assistance to the disadvantaged families on the Estate.
The services offered at Barnardos South Coast are:
- Foster Care and Adoption
- Temporary Family Care (Illawarra Extended Families)
- Mentoring and Tutoring
- Family Support
- Special Neighbours
- Kids Time
- Community Development
- Bundaleer Child and Family Community Development Project
- Community Support
- Crisis
- Intake/Crisis Counselling
- Child Care
- Barnardos Children’s Community Program
Click here for more information about Barnardos South Coast Children's Family Centre
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