Settlement Services Finder Home

Useful Phone Numbers

Crisis Care

After hours and weekend emergency help for parents and guardians

Tel: 13 1611

Emergency Carer Respite

Emergency help for carers

Tel: 1800 052 222

Parent Helpline

24 hour telephone information service for parents in South Australia with concerns about health, behaviour or parenting

Tel: 1300 364 100  (local call cost within South Australia)

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African Parenting and Family Skills Development

Information, training and support

For African humanitarian entrants

Run by the African Communities Council of SA

At: 59 King William Street, Adelaide

Tel: (08) 8217 9520 Email: admin@accsa.com.au

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Café Enfield

Provides playgroups, childcare, preschool, craft group for parents, SACE, TAFE Certificate II Community Services, CYWHS midwives for baby and children health checks and services

For families, including mothers, fathers, grandparents and care givers of children aged 0-8

At: Enfield Primary School, Pateela Street, Enfield

Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Tel: (08) 8343 6571

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CALD Families’ Service

Intensive case-management assistance and linkages for families with children who may be at risk of isolation

Run by the Migrant Resource Centre of SA (www.mrcsa.com.au)

At:Northern Area MRC, 28 Mary Street, Salisbury

Tel: (08) 8283 0844  Email: reagan@mrcsa.com.au 

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Child and Youth Health (www.cyh.sa.gov.au)

Provides health checks (for children aged 0-12), hearing and vision screening, behaviour management, parent information and support, parent education groups, feeding and settling management and immunisation

At: a range of sites across South Australia

Tel: 1300 733 606

Call between 9am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday

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Child care

Childcare Access HotlineTel: 1800 670 305

For information about available childcare in your area

Links for Day Care centres in and around Adelaide (www.careforkids.org.au)

The My Child website, provides information about childcare, including a search for childcare providers in your area

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Children’s Centres

Provide care, education, health, community development activities and family services for families and their young children. Each Children's Centre is tailored to meet the needs of the local community.

For families and their young children aged from birth to eight years of age.

Run by the Department for Education & Early Childhood Development (www.decd.sa.gov.au)
Tel: (08) 8226 1755 Email: childrenscentres@sa.gov.au

C.a.F.E Enfield Children's Centre, Pateela Street, Enfield
Tel: (08) 8342 3329 or (08) 8343 6571 Email: kindy.director@enfieldecdc.sa.edu.au

Elizabeth Grove Community Campus Children's Centre, 20 Haynes Street (enter via Haynes Street) Elizabeth Grove
Tel: (08) 8255 7515 Email: kindy.director@elizgrovekgn.sa.edu.au

Keithcot Farm Children's Centre, 5 Keithcot Farm Drive, Wynn Vale
Tel:  (08) 8251 2700, Email: info@keithcotkgn.sa.edu.au

Cowandilla Children's Centre, 34 Wilson Street, Cowandilla
Tel: (08) 8352 5346 Email: info@cowandilla.sa.edu.au

Hackham West Children's Centre, 9 Vintners Walk, Hackham West

(enter via entrance on Fairview Grove)
Tel: (08) 8382 6161 Email: kindy.director@hackwestkgn.sa.edu.au

Woodcroft Heights Children's Centre, 25 Investigator Drive, Woodcroft
Tel: (08) 8381 8005 Email: kindy.director@woodcroftpre.sa.edu.au

il nido Children's Centre, 22 Campbell Road, Paradise
Tel: (08) 8365 3839 Email: ilnido@senet.com.au

Parks Children's Centre, Gate 5 Trafford Street, Angle Park
Tel: (08) 8243 5544 Email: kindy.director@parkshousecc.sa.edu.au

Ocean View College Children's Centre, Gedville Road, Taperoo

Tel: (08) 8248 2593 Email: kindy.director@oceanview.sa.edu.au

Mount Gambier Children's Centre, Mulga Street, Mount Gambier
Tel:(08) 8725 7375 Email: info@mulgaps.sa.edu.au

Tinyeri Children's Centre, 65 Jarvis Avenue, Murray Bridge
Tel: (08) 8531 1515 Email: kindy.director@murraybskgn.sa.edu.au

Port Augusta Children's Centre, Carlton School,

Rupert Street, Port Augusta
Tel: (08) 8642 6504 Email: catherine.cameron@carltonschool.sa.edu.au

Renmark Children's Centre, 204 Eighteenth Street, Renmark
Tel: (08) 8586 6063 Email: kindy.director@renmarkpre.sa.edu.au

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Family Matters Program

A group for parents and carers from different multicultural backgrounds to address issues of culture and promote learning and discussion on the issues and challenges faced when raising a family in Australia

For all humanitarian entrant parents and carers

Run by the Australian Refugee Association (www.ausref.net)

At: 304 Henley Beach Road, Underdale

Tel: (08) 8354 2951

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Family Relationships Counselling and Specialised Family Violence Services

Specialist services for new and emerging communities

Delivered by the Migrant Resource Centre (www.mrcsa.com.au)

At: Adelaide MRC, 59 King William Street, Adelaide

Tel: (08) 8217 9505 Email: cynthia@mrcsa.com.au 

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Family Relationships Services             

Personal, relationship and family counselling and support

For anyone in need

Run by Lutheran Community Care SA (www.lccare.org.au)

Barossa Tel: (08) 8562 2688

Blair Athol Tel: (08) 8269 9300

Magill Tel: (08) 8331 3111

Morphett Vale Tel: (08) 8326 4688

Mount BarkerTel: 8391 5266

Murraylands Tel:8531 3644

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Family Relationship Workshops

Parenting and family skills development

For individuals, groups or agencies

Run by the Lutheran Community Care (www.lccare.org.au)

At: Magill

Tel: (08) 8331 3111 Email: magill@lccare.org.au

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Organises craft groups for women, playgroup, support groups for men and women, marriage education, counselling and referral, and cricket teams

For people in the Outer North Eastern Suburbs

Run by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

At: 388 Montague Road, Para Vista (www.paravista.org.au)

Open: Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm

Tel: (08) 8263 5087 Email: churchenquiries@paravista.org.au

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Migrant Women’s Support and Accommodation Service (www.migrantwomensservices.com.au)

Provides services and support

For non-English speaking migrant and refugee women and children who are experiencing domestic violence

Tel: (08) 8346 9417 Email: admin@mwsas.com.au

Operating Hours are:  8.30 am - 5.30 pm  Monday - Friday

Tel:  For After-Hours assistance call Crisis Care on 131 611

Multicultural Families Services

Provides information, support and advice on a range of matters via workshops in a range of languages on relevant topics, such as parenting

For people of multicultural backgrounds

Run by Uniting Care Wesley (www.ucwesleyadelaide.org.au)

At Bowden

Tel: (08) 8342 0899 Email: ccls@ucwesleyadelaide.org.au

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Parenting Workshops

For parents from refugee backgrounds who have been resident in Australia for less than 5 years

Run by the Australian Refugee Association (www.ausref.net)

At: 304 Henley Beach Road, Underdale

Tel: (08) 8354 2951

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Parenting Workshops for Women

For mothers from refugee backgrounds who have been resident in Australia for between 6 months and 5 years

Delivered by Baptist Care SA (www.baptistcaresa.org.au)

In Adelaide

Tel:1300 654 450

Personal Counselling

Domestic and family violence, separation, post adoption, family counselling, individual counselling and financial counseling

Run by Relationships Australia (SA) (www.rasa.org.au)

At: Based at 161 Frome Street, Adelaide, and available at Adelaide, Berri, Hindmarsh, Marion, Ridgehaven, Salisbury

Tel: (08) 8223 4566 / 1300 364 277 / 1800 182 325

Email: mail@rasa.com.au

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Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs)

A respectful and culturally sensitive service that helps people whose lives are severely affected by mental illness by providing services that include: someone to talk to; advice on family life and relationships; advice on health services; support with access to Centrelink, legal aid or housing; advice on banking and budgeting; help understanding cultural differences; help to become more involved in the community

For people who are 16 years or over and come from a non English speaking background and those who have been in refugee or detention centres, who are worrying or are having a hard time

Run by the Mental Illness Fellowship of SA (MIFSA) (mifsa@mifsa.org)

Tel: (08) 8378 4100 call to connect with a PHaMs team close to your home. Free interpreters can be arranged.

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Playgroup Australia

For information about local playgroups

Tel:1800 171 882

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Prospect Community Program

Provides yoga, computing classes, playgroup, community choir, scrabble club, toy library, art group and mah jong group

For those living in the Prospect area

At: The Cottage, 1 Thomas Street, Nailsworth

Tel: (08) 8342 8057

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Refugee Services           

Parenting workshops

For humanitarian entrants who have been resident in Australia for less than five years

Run by the Australian Refugee Association (www.ausref.net)

At: 304 Henley Beach Road, Underdale

Tel: (08) 8354 2951

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Spark Resource Centre (www.sparkresourcecentre.org.au)

Counselling, group work, classes on parenting, conflict resolution, relationships advice. Advocacy, referral, information, emergency relief

For sole and young parents

At: the Torrens Building, 220 Victoria Square, Adelaide

Tel: (08) 8226 2500, Email: spark@sparkresourcecentre.org.au

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