Engadine District Youth Service

Consent Conversations

Book your place in our upcoming workshop

Consent Conversations: Parenting Seminar

Latest

Domestic Violence Information Session: Family Law Court & Mediation Processes - October 2021

ThIS FREE information session is for women who have experienced domestic violence to understand their options and support available. The 2 hour session includes information on the Family Law Court and alternatives like mediation. It includes guest speakers from a Family Law Solicitor and a Family Dispute Resolution practitioner.
Group Programs Schedule

Each term, we publish a calendar of events for programs we offer. This includes our Parenting Support Programs, Early Childhood and Educational Support Programs and Domestic Violence Support Programs.
Creative Hearts and Minds - 6 Week Kids Art Program (Term 4)

Creative Hearts and Mind Art Classes are for kids aged 6-12, allowing them to express themselves while trying lots of different art making practices. This is a FREE, 6 week program, runs on Mondays from 3:45-4:45pm via Zoom. The program has been modified to be delivered using materials that families may have already at home. (eg paper, textas etc)
Domestic Violence Information Session: Safety, AVOs and Court Processes - October 2021

This FREE information session is for women who has experienced domestic violence to understand their options and support available. The 2 hour session includes information on safety, AVOs, the court processes, and when to call Police. It includes guest speakers from Sutherland Shire Police Area Command and the Southern Sydney Women's DV Court Advocacy Service.

Meet Anxiety: A Parenting education program for parents of children who suffer from anxiety

Meet Anxiety is a new Parenting Education program to help parents identify and manage their child's problematic anxiety and related behaviours. Commencing on Tuesday 9th November 2021, and held weekly for 3 weeks, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, the group will be delivered online via Live interactive Zoom meetings,
Becoming Us: Building The Nest

Becoming Us: Building the Nest is a Relationship Education program for new parents, to support them in creating a foundation of teamwork parenting. This 3.5 hour online webinar program helps parents better understand realistic expectations about life with a baby, and develop skills and strategies to cope with and build confidence in managing challenges associated with the new parenting journey.
Tuning into Teens

OurTuning Into Teens Parent Education Program is a FREE, 6 week workshop series - Held weekly on Tuesday evenings for 2 hours - to help parents learn important skills that will improve their communication and relationships with their teens and reduce conflict in their homes.
Warrior Women

Warrior Women is an empowering self-discovery program for teenage girls. This six-week program is designed to increase knowledge and give tools and strategies for young women to develop resilience, find their essence, build identity and self-esteem and create a supportive community of caring and connected young women.
EDYS School Holiday Program Term 1 2021

Come enjoy some FREE school holiday activities at EDYS!
Baby & Me: Young Parents Support Group

Our FREE, 4 week "Baby & Me" Parenting Group for Young Parents is for pregnant or new parents with babies under 6 months to learn parenting skills and "parenting secrets" to help foster connection. The Term 4 (2021) program commences on 6th October online.
Healing Connections

Healing Connections is a 7 week group program that assists safe caregivers to understand attachment in parenting relationships, how exposure to trauma impacts on a child’s brain development, what the symptoms of a child who has been impacted by trauma look like and how children can heal within a safe and secure relationship with their caregiver.
Love Bites

Love Bites is an extremely successful school based domestic and family violence, sexual assault and consent awareness education program, targeted at Year 10 students, which is run in local high schools by trained facilitators.
Youth and Family Worker

The Youth & Family Worker provides a range of support, information and referrals which assist young people aged 12-18 years, their families and carers, in and environment that is non-judgemental, safe and friendly.
Bringing Up Great Kids

The Bringing Up Great Kids program has been developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation and uses mindfulness and reflection to support parents to review and enhance patterns of communication with their children, to promote more respectful interactions and encourage the development of children’s positive self-identity.

About Us

We exist because all children and families should have a safe home, strong connections and opportunities to thrive in life.
Term 3 (2021) Group Programs & Activities

The Family Co's Term 3 program is now confirmed, and we're excited to add some new programs to our existing suite of support and therapeutic groups and parenting education programs.
Family Caseworker Program

Family Workers provide assistance to families who, for a variety of reasons, would benefit from additional support.
How to Refer

Help is easy to access. You can be referred by a health professional or another agency, or self-refer. Just call us on (02) 9528 2933 and tell us what you need help with.
Support for Parents & Families

We offer services that support and strengthen the capacity of families, build parenting skills, and promote safety for all family members.
The Family Co. partners with Volvo Group Australia to tackle domestic violence

Volvo Group Australia (VGA) and The Family Co., have announced a partnership that will see over 3,000 transport industry workers across Australia educated on domestic & family violence over the next 12 months through their Toolbox Talks Workplace Training Initiative.
National Domestic Violence issue in the news - but locally, what can we do?

Here in the Sutherland Shire, we see hundreds of “Hannah’s” each year – women who are living an unimaginable nightmare, experiencing many forms of domestic violence, trying to leave their violent partners, who fear for their and their children’s lives. Women who come to us for help.
Circle of Security

Circle of Security is a relationship program designed to strengthen the parent/ caregiver relationship through enhancing attachment security. It is an evidence based program that helps parents/ caregivers recognise new ways to understand their child’s needs and behaviours, and learn effective ways to connect with their child.
Southern Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service

The Southern Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (SSWDVCAS) provides information, advocacy and referrals for women and families attending Sutherland and Kogarah Local Courts for Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders.
Youth and Family Worker

The Youth & Family Worker provides a range of support, information and referrals which assist young people aged 12-18 years, their families and carers, in and environment that is non-judgemental, safe and friendly.