Support Services for Families in the Ashfield Area
Adoption and Permanent Care Services 9716 3000 www.community.nsw.gov.au Provides adoption services for birth parents and adoptive parents. The adoption Information Unit offers a range of services about past adoptions.
Anglicare Counseling
9799 9311 www.anglicare.org.au Provides a range of marriage, relationship and family counselling services. Offers resettlement and trauma counselling for refugees and support for carers.
Ashfield Baptist Childcare Inc. 9799 4220 www.ashfieldbaptistchildcare.com.au This centre is the only Occasional Care provider in Ashfield. Provides high quality childcare for families in Ashfield and surrounding suburbs.
Ashfield Early Childhood Health Centre (Temporarily located in Croydon Health Centre)
Child Abuse Prevention Service Free Call 1800 688 009 www.childabuseprevention.com.au Runs a free, national telephone support line, a Parent Library and Resource Centre, free parent education sessions, face to face counselling, and widespread national educational outreach.
Chinese Australian Services Society 0431 404 707(Monday & Wednesday only) www.cass.org.au Assist newly arrived Chinese-speaking migrant families with settlement issues including housing, employment, education, health and welfare issues.
Chinese Migrant Welfare Association Level 1, 9716 0612 www.cmwa.org.au Provides casework, referral, information and community development and education services to newly arrived Chinese migrant families.
Family Planning NSW Ashfield 328 - 8752 4316 www.fpnsw.org.au Provides a range of sexual and reproductive health services for women and men of all ages. Services offered at the Ashfield Centre include pregnancy tests and advice, post natal checks, sexual health information and HIV/AIDS tests and counselling.
Family Resource & Network Support Inc. (FRANS) www.frans.com.au Provides respite to families & carers while supporting people with disabilities to live active and independent lives in the community.
Summer Hill Family Support Service 9797 8676 www.weldon.com.au/page814.html Provides practical and emotional support families in stress with children. Runs a Parenting Group and parenting education sessions. Offers information, advocacy and referrals to other services.
The Ella Centre 58A 9798 5140 www.ella.org.au Provides quality programs and services to children, people with disabilities and their families/carers and communities across the Inner West.
The Infants Home Child & Family Services 9799 4844 www.theinfantshome.org.au Provides a wide range of caring and educational services including early intervention and health advice for children from birth to school age and their families. Recruits & trains Family Day Carers and provides ongoing support.
YWCA Emergency Accommodation Services 9799 5281 Provides refuge accommodation for homeless 17-25 year old young women who have children and/or are pregnant. Social work and case work provided.