What we do

The services provided by SHINE for Kids include:

• Child and Family Centres
• Casework services
  • Financial Package
  • Children's Intensive Support
  • Family Support
• Contact services
  • Children's Supported Transport Service – transporting and supporting children who are visiting their parent in prison
  • Video Visits – video conferencing
  • Child/Parent Activity Days within prisons
  • Prison Invisits Program provides diversionary activities for children during prison visits
  • Colourful Dreaming seeks to inspire self-esteem in Aboriginal children
• Group Work
  • Children’s peer support groups held in the community
  • Children’s peer support groups held in schools
  • Children and family school holiday fun program
  • Children and family monthly Daytrips fun program
  • Carers’ groups reduce the isolation experienced by family members
  • 'Belonging to Family' – a program for Koori dads inside in Kempsey
• Mentoring for children of prisoners
• Mentoring in Juvenile Justice
• Research and Advocacy

Our services to individuals and families are usually free!

Find out how to become one of our clients – it's easy!