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.

Services include:

Foster Care and Adoption
- Temporary Family Care (Illawarra Extended Families)
Mentoring and Tutoring
- Kids Friends
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

Locations:

Barnardos South Coast Childrens Family Centre

13 Greene St WARRAWONG NSW 2502

PO Box 76 WARRAWONG NSW 2502

Tel: 02 4275 8575 Fax: 02 4275 8565

Email contact: kmoore@barnardos.org.au
Senior Manager: Kerry Moore

FAF Illawarra

21a Addison St SHELLHARBOUR NSW 2529

PO Box A24 SHELLHARBOUR NSW 2529

Tel:02 4297 0670 Fax: 02 4297 0670

Email contact: ecox@barnardos.org.au
Senior Manager: Elizabeth Cox