Families together

About the program

The Families Together program offers the opportunity for families and children experiencing difficulties to develop or rebuild skills they need to be able to live successfully together.

Families Together works with families in their homes to help them improve parenting skills and care for their children.  Some families simply need a hand during a difficult stage, and sometimes children are at risk of being placed in care, or are returning home having lived away from home for a period.

The length of time and the level of intensity with which we work with each family will vary from family to family. These arrangements are worked out between the program and the family.

Who is our Service for?

Families Together is for families and children in the ACT who are experiencing difficulties in providing safety and care to their children.

We accept direct enquiries from parents and carers as well as referrals from the ACT Office of Children, Youth and Family Services.

How we work

We focus on building a relationship with the family in order to support them in achieving their identified goals. We do this by visiting families in their homes on a regular basis and working with them in a variety of ways.

Goals Most Often Chosen by Families:

• learning new ways of parenting
• improving family communication
• helping children change problem behaviour/ school difficulties
• building self-esteem
• learning ways to better manage anger
• reducing stress
• reduce family fighting
• increasing positive leisure activities
• increasing support for parents
• strengthening family’s knowledge and use of community services

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Ways to help

You can support the work of Marymead donating towards this vital program, or joining our mailing list to keep informed about what is happening at Marymead, events and fundraisers.

How to contact us

For further information or feedback:

Phone: 02 6162 5800

Fax: 02 6295 9944

Email: familiestogether@marymead.org.au

This program is funded by the ACT Office of Children, Youth and Family Services.