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Would you like to look after a child for a weekend, a few days, a few months or longer? Do you work, but still have some time and energy to care for a child?

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Volunteers are essential for the running of our services and are highly valued. Volunteering with OzChild is a rewarding and enriching experience.

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The program provides intensive support to children referred by Child Protection where it has been assessed that the child is at risk of requiring a placement in out of home care and the family requires immediate intervention to reduce this risk.  The program also accepts referrals to support children returning to parental care.

The Families First program is designed to offer families in crisis the opportunity to engage with an intensive, child focussed, family centred flexible service that adopts family preservation principles.  The program is committed to working with the child's best interest, client self determination, a strengths based model and with the value of collaboration and partnerships in mind.

Families First work with children and families includes identifying strengths and difficulties, providing practical assistance, counselling support and setting goals to achieve change so that the child or children can remain safely with their family.

The program operates across the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula and only accepts referrals from Child Protection.

The OzChild Family First program is located at our Frankston office.

OzChild has a history of helping children which dates back to 1851. Today, the organisation is continuing to build on this strong foundation, with around 170 staff and 500 volunteers.

We run multidisciplinary and culturally aware programs across a range of areas to strengthen the potential and life opportunities of Australian children. Services include foster care, kinship care, child and family support, disability, training and consulting, outreach services, school and community support and youth pathways.

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Tannesha

Tannesha, aged 4, was living with her mother, Abby, who was dealing with mental health and drug abuse issues.  Abby was unable to provide a safe and stable home, and Tannesha was placed in out of home care.  Tannesha was traumatised by being placed out of her mother's care and became withdrawn and refused all food.

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