Member Directory

Grandparents For Grandchildren (GFGSA) is a voluntary not for profit organisation formed over 14 years ago as a result of the need for community support and advocacy for grandparents and other kinship carers who could be struggling with the emotional, financial and legal complexities of caring for their grandchildren.
Website           Contact         Phone: (08) 8212 1937
Key Assets is a non-government organisation specialising in fostering services for children and young people who may have experienced harm or neglect and whose parents may be struggling with their own lives. Services range from emergency, short and long term placements and sometimes for young women who are pregnant or to a young parent with a child. Contact: Gareth Davies.
Website     25 Payneham Road, COLLEGE PARK SA   Phone: (08) 8274 5900   Email
Aboriginal Family Support Services Incorporated is a recognised community based and controlled organisation that provides programs and services that assist and support Aboriginal People to protect and preserve their families. AFSS ensures that Aboriginal children and young people achieve their maximum potential by growing up in safe, secure, culturally sensitive and supportive environments. Contact: Warren Guppy.
Website           134 Waymouth St, Adelaide       Phone: (08) 8205 1500          Email
Life Without Barriers is a not for profit organisation that’s committed to providing a supportive and safe environment for people living with a disability or with a mental health issue, children and young people and other vulnerable persons. Contact: Jane Longbottom.
Website     Ground Floor, 89-92 South Tce, ADELAIDE   Phone: (08) 8193 9420    Email
Act for Kids mission is to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect, with a visions for all kids to have a safe and happy childhood, free from abuse and neglect. Services include intensive therapy, support for vulnerable families at risk, special workshops to empower kids to speak out and safe houses in remote Indigenous communities. Contact: Kathy Moar.
Website          275 Main North Road, Enfield       Phone: (08) 8440 8557          Email
Lutheran Community Care provides community services on behalf of the Lutheran Church in South Australia and Northern Territory. We support communities through responding to the needs of individuals and families, community development, learning opportunities, accommodation and support. Much of our work aims to address poverty and injustice so that those in need are empowered to achieve their full potential.

Our services are based on respect, integrity and compassion. We work with communities to develop efficient and effective ways to respond to individuals and families in need. We embrace all people regardless of language, culture, ethnicity or religion. Contact Susan Lane.

Website         PO Box 2137, NORTH MAGILL       Phone: (08) 8337 8787          Email
Anglicare SA helps many South Australians, from the very young to the very old, with a diverse range of services. Although their services are many, the one thing they all do is to provide hope to people who may feel there is none. Contact: Nicole Hunt.
Website      18 King William Road, North Adelaide    Phone: (08) 8305 9210       Email
Mission Australia‘s integrated nationwide services help people find safe and affordable housing, support disadvantaged children and families, empower troubled young people, assist people with mental illness and disability, and much more. Early intervention and prevention is at the heart of our work.
Website     Ground Floor, 212 Pirie Street, Adelaide    Phone: (08) 8218 3544       Email

Anglican Community Care (ac.care) is dedicated to providing support services to people in rural and regional South Australia, which enable then to function autonomously within the community, and assists them to fully embrace life and all its opportunities. Contact: Rob Foggo.

Website      PO Box 1842, MT GAMBIER SA 5290    Phone: (08) 8724 9211       Email
Relationships Australia offers a broad range of services to individuals, families and communities throughout the country. Core services such as counselling, mediation, and family dispute resolution (as well as associated early intervention and post-separation services) are funded by the Commonwealth Government and are available in each state and territory. Other family and community support services are funded by state and territory governments and other organisations, and may differ depending on location. Use our map to select the state or territory closest to you to see the services available in your area.
Website       Phone: 1300 364 277       Contact
Since 1913, Baptist Care SA has grown to over 1,200 dedicated staff and volunteers, working tirelessly to help South Australians achieve their full potential. We’re committed to working with the State’s most disadvantaged, championing local issues and connecting with people to enable positive change. It isn’t easy tackling such tough issues, but our clients’ successes mean it’s often extremely rewarding.
Website      130 Rose Tce, Wayville SA 5034    Phone: 1300 654 450      Email
The Salvation Army lives out its mission through diverse, unified expressions across Australia. We achieve our goals through a culture of courageous stewardship; committed to leadership and delivering innovative and progressive services within a financially sustainable framework. We know we are succeeding when we see people empowered beyond their circumstances.
Website           261-265 Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016       Phone: 113 72 58

Centacare Catholic Country SA (CCCSA) is a financially viable not-for-profit organisation with a sound asset base and over 20 years’ experience delivering government funded programs to vulnerable groups across the Eyre and Western, Barossa Yorke Mid North (BYMN) and Far North regions of South Australia. Our service provision includes outreach into remote Aboriginal communities.  CCCSA has well established offices located in Whyalla, Port Lincoln, Ceduna, Port Pirie and Coober Pedy with outreach to regional and remote communities across the broader region.

Website       25 Forsyth Street, WHYALLA    Phone: (08) 8640 4900
Time for Kids is a not for profit organisation with a mission to create opportunities for children to achieve their full potential by providing volunteer care, enriching experiences and positive role models that support them in overcoming disadvantage.
Website       275 Main North Road, Enfield       Phone: (08) 8440 8559      Email
Connecting Foster Carers SA is the peak bodyfor foster, relative and kinship carers. CFC-SA supports carers and exchange the latest information on training and accreditation, foster carer’s rights, good practices, peer support and advocacy, financial conditions and representing carers in policy development. Contact: Jo Jarvis.

 

Website       PO Box 171, GREENACRES SA 5086    Phone: 1800 732 272       Email
Every year billions of dollars are spent on social services and cycles of reform, yet we see limited impact for those who need it most. TACSI partners with government, not-for-profits, philanthropy and business to make practical progress that leads to better lives.
Website        1/265-279 Flinders St, Adelaide    Phone: (08) 7325 4994
CREATE Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that acts as the national peak consumer body representing the views of children and young people with a care experience. To be an effective advocate, CREATE balances the engagement and connection with children and young people with the independent role we play to gain their views about what is important to them, and change systems for the better. Contact Claudine Scalzi.

 

Website      Unit 46/81 Carrington Street, Adelaide    Phone: (08) 8223 6603    Email
For over 150 years UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide has had a tradition of never closing its doors to people in need. The organisation, through its many programs and services provides one-to-one and group support, assistance, advocacy, counselling, information and education for individuals and families.
Website     58 Dale St, Port Adelaide    Phone: (08) 8440 2200       Email
Good Beginnings is Australia’s leading provider of community-supported early intervention programs for children, their families and the communities in which they live. Good Beginnings assists families in transition, from distress to success. Contact Peter Dyer.

 

Website     20 Haynes Road, ELIZABETH GROVE    Phone: (08) 8255 2108    Email
At UnitingCare Wesley Country SA our vision is to help build a compassionate, respectful and just community in which all people participate and flourish. We aim to assist people in rural and regional South Australia to overcome barriers to live life to the full, to help build strong communities which are inclusive and celebrate diversity, to advocate for justice and fairness in our society, and to strengthen our partnership with the wider community.
Website      60 Florence Street, PORT PIRIE SA    Phone: (08) 8633 8635    Email
Junction Australia serves the marginalised young people and disadvantaged families in Adelaide’s southern suburbs and the Fleurieu Peninsula. Southern Junction work collaboratively with groups and individuals, other organisations and government agencies to develop and deliver a diverse range of support and intervention services which enable people to cope more effectively with their current circumstances and make positive choices for the future. Contact: Graham Brown

 

Website     34 Beach Road, Christies Beach    Phone: (08) 8384 7877    Email
For over 150 years UnitingCare Wesley Bowden has had a tradition of never closing its doors to people in need. The organisation, through its many programs and services provides one-to-one and group support, assistance, advocacy, counselling, information and education for individuals and families.

UnitingCare Wesley Bowden is a client-centred organisation which has many services available to support people living in metropolitan Adelaide. These include children’s services, family services, emergency relief, community care services, carer respite housing services and homelessness intervention services.

UnitingCare Wesley Bowden touches the lives of over 60,000 South Australians every year and continues to improve the quality of its services and to expand service delivery.

Website     77 Gibson Street, BOWDEN    Phone: (08) 8245 7100   Email

Connected Self is about making connections. We believe that by supporting people and organisations to create connections to themselves (who they are), their family, community and customers, their environment and aspirations they can achieve higher levels of wellbeing, personal fulfilment and productivity. Our unique blend of experienced psychologists, art therapists, youth practitioners, mindfulness facilitators and consultants assist many individuals and organisations to achieve their goals. We are also a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) accredited provider and a member on the Disability Services and Department of Education and Child Development Panel of Preferred Providers.

Website 345 Carrington Street, Adelaide Phone: (08) 8232 2438 Email

Through Uniting Communities foster care program children aged 5 to 17 years old with intellectual disabilities or complex needs who can’t stay with their birth families are given the supportive home they need through long-term care or short-term respite care in Adelaide.
Website      10 Pitt Street, Adelaide   Phone: (08) 8202 5190    Email