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Our Outlet Offices

Family Support Services (FSS) has three office outlets in Taree, Forster and Gloucester.

We work to assist families to cope with the challenges of family life so as to prevent family breakdown.

Family Support Services works with a solution focused and strength based approach in assisting parents and individuals with the following:

• Parenting skills

• Emotional support

• Referral

• Advocacy

• Sharing information

• Skill development

• Court support

• Accommodation issues

• Relationship issues

• Support with issues of domestic violence, including anger management

• Parenting groups at child care facilities

Services are flexible to meet the individual needs identified by the family and are provided by:

• Visits to families in their own homes

• Families / individuals visiting at our offices

• Attendance at group programs

• Or a combination of all the above

Family Support Services Groups:

We invite your participation in these groups!

YOUNG MUM'S GROUP

Young Mum's under 25 years are invited to participate in a friendly and productive group for mums expecting or with children.  The group meets at the Uniting Church Conference Centre in Taree next to the Manning Mall.  Lunch is provided, child-minding is provided and two workers assist mums with any issues or problems they may be experiencing. 

This is the place to come for Fun, Friendship, Support and Knowledge!

WOMEN'S GROUP

If you are feeling isolated, unsupported, out of touch with other women or would like to learn new skills to assist you in feeling more empowered to deal with personal issues, come along and join us! This group provides structured but flexible weekly sessions to allow each member to participate freely.  Women's groups are run in Taree and Gloucester each week.

PARENTING GROUPS & OTHER GROUP PROGRAMS

We offer ongoing groups every term throughout the year, presented by our fully trained group leaders.  These groups are as follows:

• Positive Parenting - a program for mums, dads, and carers of young children

• Parenting Children with ADHD - a friendly and informal presentation to assist the management of difficult behaviour and much more.

• 1-2-3 Magic and More 1-2-3 Magic - Both are simple discipline programs that really work!  one is for stop behaviours and the other for start behaviours.  After attending this program you will have your children all figured out and know just how to manage them.

• Play Power - is a fun and relaxed program for parents and carers of children 0 to 3 years.  You will learn how to make the most of everyday moments, plus learning and bonding activities.

• Hey Dad! which is a parenting program especially for men to explore the challenges of fathering.

• Good for Kids - Good for Life - A healthy living for families presentation that covers what is healthy eating and how it can be achieved, plus lots more interesting stuff!

• Toddlers!  Terrible or Terrific? - This program offers ideas and support for families with toddlers.  Learn what is "normal" behaviour and how to shape the behaviour you want within the realms of your child's developmental stages.

We are also open to hearing about your needs in respect to group programs that you would like to participate in.  Just call the coordinator and let her know what you would like presented and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Julie Garlick, Co-ordinator

Joanne Gilkison, Family Worker (Manning)

Peter Stace, Family Worker (Manning)

Sue Martin, Early Intervention Family Worker

Keith Martin, Fathers' Family Worker

Linda Moothoo, Young Parent’s Worker

Karen Russell, Family Worker (Forster)

Mydie Boddy, Family Worker (Gloucester)

Rhonda Yarnold, Clerical Support Worker

Manning

Postal Address

Family Support Services

Manning - Great Lakes - Gloucester

P.O. Box 759

Taree NSW 2430

Phone

02 6551 5660

Fax

Email

fss@manningsupportservices.org.au

Office Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm

Office Location

78 Wynter St

Taree NSW 2430

Forster

Postal Address

P.O. Box 11

Forster NSW 2428

Phone

02 6555 2863

Fax

02 6555 2863

Email

Email Karen with Family Support Services Here 

Office Hours

Gloucester

Address

Shop 5

Majestic Arcade

78 Church St

Gloucester NSW 2422

Phone

02 6558 9550

Fax

02 6558 9550

Email

fss.mydie@manningsupportservices.org.au 

Office Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am to 4.30pm

Funded under the Community Service Grants Program; Families NSW; Out of Home Care; and Brighter Futures initiatives administered by the NSW Department of Community Services.