Family Support

Family support is provided through a wide range of programs funded by various government departments. Most of the State funding is provided by Department for Communities and Social Inclusion [DCSI] or through the Commonwealth via the Department of Social Services.

DCSI funds for Family Support and Early Intervention Programmes the following CAFFSA members:

• ac.care
• Anglicare SA
• Lutheran Community Care
• Uniting Care Wesley Bowden
• Uniting Care Wesley Country SA

DECD/Families SA funds Family Support Services via the Australian Centre for Innovation [TACSI]. The program has its own website and is called:

• Family by Family

Other support programs are offered to young people in care by:

• Anglicare SA – Evolution
• Junction Australia – Youth Connections

A support service providing information, advocacy and referral for adults who were in State or out-of-home care as children is available through the Post Care Support Service of RASA:

• Relationships Australia (SA)

Families coming into contact with the child protection services may need information about how the system works and why children are removed. The following CAFFSA publication may assist:

• A guide to understanding the South Australian Child Protection System