Family Services

Family Services is a large program providing supported accommodation for approximately twenty families and outreach for a further forty in the Canberra region who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness. We define a family as anyone, single mother, father or couple with at least one dependant child in majority care. Our main focus is providing accommodation and support to families with an emphasis on the safety, well-being and development of children. Family support is based on creating therapeutic relationships between our staff and guests. This relationship leads to self-empowerment and growth through and beyond the families’ crisis. The service actively works with the wider homelessness community, and external agencies such as schools, community hubs, Centrelink and the Department of Housing. The Society has been providing crisis accommodation to families in the Canberra region since 1975.

For more information, contact:

Phone: (02) 6234 7375
Email: families@svdp-cg.org.au