Learning and growing together.
We offer the right support and resources to create a safer, happier future for you and your children.
Program details
With an emphasis on physical and emotional safety, we will work with you to help increase your confidence, resilience and capacity to to care for yourself and your children.
We aim to empower you to make your own decisions by providing the resources you need to:
- Take control of your life
- Build positive parenting skills
- Participate in your community.
The program references a trauma-informed framework and focuses on collaboration, participation, empowerment and independence.
Program benefits
The benefits of the program include:
- Enhanced parenting skills and child safety
- Connection to housing and support services
- Improved community participation.
Eligibility
Young women (under the age of 25) with children, or pregnant, with children under the age of four, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness.
Locations
- Toowong
What is Anglicare’s purpose?
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We’ve been caring for Queenslanders for over 150 years
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We connect with people at every stage of life and respond with compassion and humility
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Our team is experienced, dedicated and equipped to help
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We advocate to inform positive social change
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Our vision is to create a more loving, just and inclusive society.
Common questions
Here are the most frequently asked questions we receive about the Young Women with Children program.
Can male partners of young women and their children access this service?
The Young Women with Children program is only funded to assist young women (up to 25) who are pregnant or parenting children under the age of four.
How can this program increase my parenting skills?
The Young Women and Children’s program delivers workshops and information sessions that are designed to enhance your capacity to care for yourself and your children.
Access our services
We’re here for you. Submit this form or call us to access an Anglicare service or program. Our team is available between 9am and 5pm weekdays on 1300 114 397.
If you need to talk to someone urgently, outside of business hours, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. If you are in immediate danger, dial 000.