NEWSLETTERS  /   DIRECTORY

Our Vision
"Alice Springs a town where families are supported to nurture their children in a safe and caring environment"

About us
Communities for Children (C4C) aims to deliver positive and sustainable outcomes for children and families in communities throughout Australia.
C4C is funded under the Family Support Program-Community and Family Partnerships Guidelines, Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
“C4C Supported by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments”

Healthy Young Families and Learning and Care

• Improved ante-natal and post-natal health, child physical health and development, child cognitive development and competence, child social/ emotional development

Supporting Families and Parents

• Strong parent/child relationships
• Improved parenting competence and style
• Improved family resources and capacity including gaining employment
• Increased knowledge and skills related to family functioning, family safety or child development
• Maintaining improved family relationships

Child Friendly Communities and Reducing Disadvantage through Social Inclusion

• Communities inclusive of all families and cultures
• Reducing disadvantage – improved access to health, education and other services
• Increasing social, civic and economic participation through provision of skills and support leading to improved connection to community
• Improved community interest and capacity to own & respond to early childhood issues, and issues that relate to families and communities
• Community members, its facilities and institutions work together to improve early childhood and children’s health, development and well-being

Family and Children’s services Work Effectively as a System

• Improved coordination of services and institutions to support the improvement in early childhood health, development and well-being and implementation of social inclusion priorities

Communities for Children funds organisations to develop and facilitate a whole of community approach building on community strengths and the existing infrastructure of organisations, networks and resources, making use of strong evidence of what works in early intervention. It is implemented through a national framework which allows for tailored approaches at the local level and  provides communities with the opportunity to develop flexible and innovative approaches that best reflect their circumstances.

Contacts

Alice Springs

Office hours: 9.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday

• a: First Floor Jock Nelson building, 16 Hartley Street, Alice Springs NT 0870
• p: PO Box 2579, Alice Springs NT 0871
• t: 08 8951 8000
• f: 08 8951 8016
• e: anglicare@anglicare-nt.org.au