Volunteer Family Connect

Our Services

Volunteers are skilled, trained and supervised. They are caring, experienced, respectful, and confidential. They help by being good listeners and are nonjudgemental and friendly to you and your family.

We are here for families who:

• Have young children aged 0-5 years 
• Feel in need of more support in their parenting role 
• At times feel isolated or overwhelmed 
• Have limited or no local networks to support them 
• Need more support connecting to services in their local community 
• Would like a volunteer home visitor.

Volunteers can assist with:

• Developing your skills and confidence as a parent
• Establishing routines that work for your family
• Helping you become aware of services available to you
• Helping you identify your needs or concerns
• Accessing the community, going to the library, the park or even the shopping centre - things that can be overwhelming for some new parents.

Benefits for families:

• Encourage parent and child relationships 
• Reduce isolation, stress and anxiety 
• Connect to a network of parent and community supports 
• Have access to information and support 
• New ideas for playing with your child 
• Increase resilience and parental capacity.