Yorganop Association Incorporated

Links

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, SNAICC, is the national non government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
http://www.snaicc.asn.au/

Parent Help Centre Courses

A guide to courses in personal, social and parental development for the Perth metropolitan area.
http://www.communities.wa.gov.au/childrenandfamilies/parentingwa/Pages/default.aspx

Foster Care Services Non-Government Organisations

Wanslea Family Services
http://www.wanslea.asn.au

Anglicare Links
Anglicare Western Australia
http://www.anglicarewa.org.au/

Foster Care Association
Foster Care Association of WA
www.fcawa.com.au

Youth Services

Kids Help Line (www.kidshelpline.com.au)
Crossroad West (http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/contactus/western-australia/crossroads-west.html)
Frontyard youth services (www.frontyard.org)
Create (www.create.org.au)
Samaritans (www.samaritans.org.au)
Reachout (www.reachout.com.au)
BAYSA youth services (http://www.barwonyouth.org.au/)

Other Related Links
Healthy start (http://www.healthystart.net.au)
Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (www.aiohw.gov.au)
The Smith Family (www.smithfamily.com.au)
Barnardos (www.barnardos.org.au)
TeenShare (www.teenshare.org.au)
Salvation Army (www.salvationarmy.org.au)
WACOSS (www.wacoss.org.au)
Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (www.aihw.gov.au)
Australian Association of Social Workers (www.aasw.asn.au)
Centrelink (www.centrelink.gov.au)
St Lukes (www.stlukes.org.au)

Redress WA
Recently the State Government announced a $114 million redress scheme, to be known as Redress WA, for those who as children were abused while in State care in Western Australia.
www.redress.wa.gov.au.

Family Information Records Bureau
The Family Information Records Bureau has information about what happened to many Aboriginal families in Western Australia in the past. Some records go back to before 1920.
http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/SupportingIndividualsAndFamilies/Pages/Searchingforyourfamilyhistory.aspx

The Department of Housing and Works

The Department covers West Australian public and community housing, Aboriginal and regional housing, Keystart home loans, property sales, major government projects, capital works projects, and property and facilities maintenance and services.
http://www.dhw.wa.gov.au/

Financial Counselling

If you are experiencing money worries, or have mounting debts - free financial counsellors can help by accessing a financial counsellor in your area at the Financial Counsellors Resource Project.
http://www.fcrp.org.au/

Emotional Counselling

Yorgum aims to offer Aboriginal people an autonomous, Aboriginal-specific, community-based, counselling and referral service.
http://www.yorgum.com.au/

Indigenous Childcare Centres

Coolabaroo Neighbourhood Centre
Ph: 9459 3868
http://members.iinet.net.au/~coolabar/

Gurlongga Njinjini Association:
Ph: 9228 2428

Derbarl Yerrigan

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service provides a range of health services across five geographically dispersed sites.
http://www.derbarlyerrigan.com.au/

Playgroups

Playgroups WA support families by providing meeting places for parents and young children to have fun and learn together through play.
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/wa/go/home

Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Services (AADS)

Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Services
211 Royal St, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone: 92211411 Fax: 92211585
http://www.aads.org.au/

Drug and Alcohol Information Services
Alcohol and Drug Information Service
Provides information, counselling, referrals and advice to anyone concerned about their own or another’s alcohol or other drug use.
Ph: 9442 5000

Parent Drug Information Service
The Parent Drug Information Service (PDIS) is a 24-hour, confidential telephone service for parents and families in Western Australia.
Ph: 9442 5050

Ngala Early Parent Centre

Ngala is an Early Parenting Centre with a passion for supporting and guiding families and young children through the journey of early parenting.
http://www.ngala.com.au

For Children

CREATE Foundation
Provides information and support for children and young people in care or leaving care.
http://www.create.org.au/

Office for Youth
This website has been developed to provide information for the young people of Western Australia, as well as parents and carers, and the general public.
http://www.youth.wa.gov.au/index.asp

Child Advocate
If you're a child or young person in the care of the Department for Child Protection, then Judy Garsed, Advocate for Children in Care, is here especially for you. She can help you have your say and get heard. She can help you with problems or complaints you can't sort out with your case worker, and she can make sure you have a say in decisions that affect your life.
http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/ChildrenInCare/Pages/AdvocateforChildreninCare.aspx