The In-Home Family Mentoring Program is designed for new parents with children under the age of six years who are experiencing challenges due to isolation, post natal depression, illness, disability or multiple birth.
The program matches parents with a volunteer mentor who provides one on one parenting support for approximately four hours a week for up to 12 months. Mentors assist parents to achieve specified goals such as increasing parenting confidence and connecting with other parents and other community networks. Mentors provide practical and emotional support to parents by being there to listen and to assist them to get to appointments, go out for a walk, shopping or providing information about local services. Families can refer themselves however are usually referred by their maternal child health nurse or other health professionals.
Are you interested in becoming a
volunteer mentor?
We are always interested in hearing from enthusiastic people who
might want to become a volunteer mentor and work with families in
the community. Please call to ask more!
For more information about the In-Home Family Mentoring Program please call the Resource Officer on 9433 3165 or email Family & Children's Services.