Family Services
Find the right support for your family
Parenting and family life can be rewarding, but it can also come with challenges. Whether you're looking for practical parenting strategies, opportunities to connect with other families, support through a difficult time or help navigating everyday family life, we're here to help.
Anglicare offers a range of free family support services for parents, carers and families with children under 18 years.
Explore our family services
Find out more about each program and discover the support that's right for your family.
Supported Playgroups
Supported Playgroups are free, welcoming groups for parents, carers and young children. Through play, learning and connection, families can build supportive relationships, access practical guidance and help children develop and thrive.
Parenting Courses
Parenting Courses are free courses that support parents and carers to build confidence, strengthen family relationships and learn practical parenting skills. Participants gain new strategies, connect with other families and develop skills to support their children's wellbeing and development.
Family Support
Family Support is a free program that supports families with children aged 0–18 years. We work alongside parents and carers to build on their strengths, navigate challenges and feel more supported, connected and confident.
Safe and Strong
Safe and Strong is a free early support program for parents and carers with children under 18 living in the Cumberland LGA. Through counselling and practical support, we help families facing relationship or family challenges build confidence, strengthen safety and create greater stability for their children.
How we support families
Anglicare's Family Services support parents, carers and families with children through a range of free programs. From parenting education and supported playgroups to family counselling and early intervention services, our goal is to help families build confidence, strengthen relationships and feel connected to support in their community.
Anglicare acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the original and ongoing custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and work.
Inspired by the gospel of reconciliation in Jesus Christ, Anglicare's vision for reconciliation is a nation in which Australia's First Peoples are restored in dignity, respect, empowerment and opportunity.
Inspired by the gospel of reconciliation in Jesus Christ, Anglicare's vision for reconciliation is a nation in which Australia's First Peoples are restored in dignity, respect, empowerment and opportunity.