Child and Family Interagency

Council sponsors the Child and Family Interagency. This is a network of agencies that provide services for families and children 0 to eight years old in the Marrickville and Leichhardt local government areas and the suburb of Glebe.

Families NSW is the NSW Government's early intervention and prevention strategy to help parents give their children (0-8 years) a good start in life. The interagency is funded by the NSW Department of Community Services. The broad aim and objective of the Families NSW strategy is to work through a co-ordinated network of agencies to build the capacity of parents and carers to raise children.

Council also sponsors the Inner West Families NSW Learning and Development program to offer professional development and support to child and family workers across the Inner West Families NSW area, which incorporates the local government areas of Ashfield, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury, Leichhardt, Marrickville, Strathfield, and the suburb of Glebe.

Contact Details for Council

Families NSW Partner Agencies

Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care	www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Department of Community Services	www.community.nsw.gov.au
Department of Housing	www.housing.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Education and Training	www.det.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Health	www.health.nsw.gov.au

Other Agencies

Local Information Network for Community Services (LINCS)	www.datadiction.com.au
NSW Commission for Children and Young People	www.kids.nsw.gov.au
Children’s Services Central	www.cscentral.org.au
Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents	www.resourcingparents.com
Inner West Small Grants Scheme
SDN Children's Services Inc.	www.sdn.org.au
KU Children's Services Inc.	www.ku.com.au
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA)	www.facs.gov.au
Early Childhood Intervention	www.ecia.org.au

Links Children and Family Services

Downloads Marrickville Children and Family Services Directory 2008 Canterbury Children and Family Services Directory Ashfield, Burwood, Canada Bay and  Strathfield Children and Family Services Directory Directory of Services and Resources for Bilingual Families in NSW (large file, 9MB)