Economic signals forcing more men and women into paid work for longer hours, with limited affordable childcare facilities, limited family support networks, uncertainty around gender role expectations, changing family models and increased anxiety around parenting are issues that are present in this community and are being addressed by the Rouse Hills Families Connect Project.

Who we are:

• Rouse Hill Families Connect
• A Community Development Hub Project in partnership with Wesley Mission and Families NSW, that establishes and provides opportunities for families to develop and maintain their own networks of support.

What we do

• Operate a "one - stop" shop model providing activities from a variety of locations for families with a child <8 years of age.
• Facilitating groups and informal activities to assist parents to improve their parenting skills and to develop their own support networks
• Provide families with information about parenting and child development
• Assist families to access a variety of child and families services provided by visiting and co-located agencies and to provide information about a range of related services.
• Provide services to families and children in the area and link key child and family service providers through outreach.

Who we can help

• Young and or sole parents
• Families who are socially isolated
• Families from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island background
• Families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• Families with additional support needs

Contact Us

• Rene Acker-Sessions, Program Coordinator
• Rouse Hill Families Connect - North West Sector
• Wesley Family Services 
• Ph 02 8824 3266
• Fax 02 8814 6722
• Mile End Church Mile End Rd, Rouse Hill NSW 2155