Communities for Children (CfC) Cranbourne

About CfC Cranbourne

Windermere Child & Family Services (Windermere) has been the Facilitating Partner (FP) for Cranbourne 3977 since the beginning of Communities for Children (CfC) in 2005. Our role as the FP, is to work in consultation and collaboration with local stakeholders.

As the FP, Windermere funds Community Partners (CPs) to provide services and activities for the wider Cranbourne community, to improve outcomes for children 0–12 years, in some cases children up to 18 years and their families.

We build on local strengths to meet community needs and create capability within local services, using strong evidence of what works in early intervention and prevention.

We have been working with the government as a Facilitating Partner for over a decade and continue to work with and facilitate community programs, providing funding and grants throughout the year.

Where are Communities for Children Cranbourne activities located

As the CfC Cranbourne Facilitating Partner, Windermere supports activities in the local areas of:

Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne South, and Cranbourne West.
Junction Village, Botanic Ridge, Devon Meadows
Clyde, Clyde North

What are the CFC Cranbourne Priorities?

In consultation with community and local services, the following priorities for CfC Cranbourne are:

Fostering positive family functioning

Supporting parents to increase knowledge and skills

Promoting positive mental health and wellbeing

Increasing connectedness through
diversity and inclusion

Communities for Children Cranbourne is funded by the Australian Government.

Our Community Partner Activities

CfC FP Cranbourne funds the following activities that support positive outcomes and improve the wellbeing of children and their families across wider Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

To enquire further about the activities, please contact the organisation directly via the information below:

Anglicare Victoria

Baby Makes 3 (BM3):

Baby Makes 3 (BM3) is a group program designed to assist first-time parents to adapt to the demands and expectations of parenthood while promoting understanding, appreciation, gender equality and mutually respectful relationships.

The program is co-facilitated with Maternal Child Health Nurses and is run for 3 weeks from 6 - 8PM with a light dinner for parents/carers across wider Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

You can register by contacting Jasbir Suropada or by asking your Maternal Child Health Nurse.

For more information, enquiries or bookings, please directly contact:

Jasbir Singh Suropada (Anglicare Victoria)

Phone: 0438 004 285

Email: Parentzone.Southern@anglicarevic.org.au

Parenting Programs

Tuning in to Kids (TiK):

Tuning in to Kids (TIK) focuses on the connection between parents/carers with children aged 3 – 10 years. Through emotion coaching, TiK assists parents and carers to develop skills in recognising and managing their own emotions, whilst understanding their children’s feelings.

The group program runs for 6 weeks during the school term and is open to parents and carers across wider Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

Tuning in to Teens (TinT):

The TinT program focuses on supporting parents/carers emotion coaching skills, with young people aged 10 -18 years. It has a greater focus on acceptance, empathy and helping parents/carers to manage and understand their own responses as teens begin to seek and develop their own independence.

The group program runs for 6 weeks during the school term and is open to parents and carers across wider Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

Circle of Security (CoS):

The Circle of Security (COS) is a program to assist parents and caregivers with children 0 – 6 years, in developing skills to provide emotional support and secure attachment, whilst strengthening their children’s resilience and school readiness.

The group will run over 8 weeks during the school term and is open to parents and carers across wider Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

For more information, enquiries or bookings regarding parenting programs – TiK, TinT and CoS, please directly contact:

Chrisanne Widrose (Anglicare Victoria)

Phone: 0438 132 893

Email: Parentzone.Southern@anglicarevic.org.au

Parents Building Solutions (PBS)

PBS is a 6-week strength-based group program co-designed with parents and caregivers to address their needs and goals. The program affirms parent/caregiver strengths, enabling them to be proactive in their parenting and offers strategies for building positive relationships with their children.

The program also explores with parents and carers, strategies that encourage children and young people to develop positive connections and behaviours.

For more information, enquiries or bookings regarding Parents Building Solutions, please directly contact:

Michelle Brown

Phone: 0429 174 150

Email: Parentzone.Southern@anglicarevic.org.au

Play Matters Australia

Sing&Grow:

Sing&Grow is a Music Therapy group program for parents/carers and children 0 – 5 years. Group programs focus on strengthening family relationships and supporting children’s development. You don’t need to be musical to participate in Sing&Grow and families will learn skills and receive resources to use music at home.

Sing&Grow groups run for 8 weeks during school terms in locations across wider Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

For more information, enquiries or bookings please directly contact:

Louise Docherty (Play Matters Australia – Sing&Grow)

Phone: 1800 007 529

Email: singandgrow@playmatters.org.au

Uniting Vic Tas

School Attendance Support Program (SASP):

The School Attendance Support Program (SASP) aims to support children and their families to improve primary school attendance.

SASP works with families when children are starting to display early signs of school refusal behaviour, exploring the barriers to a child’s school attendance, supporting early and sustainable change.

A SASP worker will support families through home and school visits to explore the barriers being faced by each individual family, tailoring support to suit their needs.

SASP is a free and voluntary program for families with primary school aged children attending school in wider Cranbourne, Clyde or Clyde North who are experiencing early signs of school disengagement.

Referrals are accepted from families, schools, and other professionals engaged with families.

For more information, enquiries or referrals, please directly contact:

SASP Team Leader

Phone: 03 5990 8400

Email: connections.sasp@vt.uniting.org

VACCA

Koorie Kids Homework Club – Cranbourne (KKHWCC):

The Koorie Homework Club offers a safe place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to catch up on homework, improve skills, all while having access to our Aboriginal tutor.

There are also opportunities to take part in cultural activities with special guests and attend KKHWCC school holiday events.

For more information, enquiries or referrals, please directly contact:

Barbara Ingram (VACCA)

Phone: 9108 3500

Email: barbarai@vacca.org

Wellsprings for Women

Parent Child Mother Goose (PCMG):

Wellsprings for Women delivers a Parent-Child Mother Goose (P-CMG) group for refugee, asylum seekers and newly arrived migrant women and their children (0 – 5 years), who may be socially isolated and/or needing additional support.

The group helps to build connections between the parent and child through rhymes, songs, and stories. The sessions are run by multicultural P-CMG facilitators using easy language, translated and visual resources.

The 2-hour sessions are once a week during school terms in locations across Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

For more information, bookings or enquiries please directly contact:

Marie Marzovilla (Wellsprings for Women)

Phone: 0449 581 560

Email: marie@wellspringsforwomen.com

Abecedarian Approach Australia - 3a:

Wellsprings for Women delivers a 3a group for refugee, asylum seekers and newly arrived migrant women and their children (0 – 5 years), who may be socially isolated and/or needing additional support.

The group is run by trained multicultural 3a facilitators who focus on a combination of learning, emotion, and communication skills to support readiness for school. Translated resources, role modelling, story books and easy English are used to support the women and children’s learning and development.

The 90-minute sessions are once a week during school terms in locations across Cranbourne, Clyde and Clyde North.

For more information, bookings or enquiries please directly contact:

Marie Marzovilla (Wellsprings for Women)

Phone: 0449 581 560

Email: marie@wellspringsforwomen.com

Windermere is committed to equity, inclusion and belonging for consumers and employees, by building diverse and inclusive services and work environments, where all peoples from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse, LGBTIQ+ Communities and those living with disability will know and feel accepted, affirmed, safe and celebrated. Windermere is delivering this through the continued development and implementation of our Welcoming and Inclusion Strategy 2021-2024.

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