School Support Programs

The After School Care operates week-days after school . The program provides activities for children from 5 yrs old to 16 yrs old. Activities are based around health, fitness, hygiene and team play.

The After School program has a policy “No School, No Pool” in partnership with the Minyerri Primary School. The Billa-Pool provides a refreshing activity for the kids to cool off of hot afternoons. Activities are also run at the recreation basketball court to keep our children fit and healthy.

The Vacation Care program operates through School Holidays. A schedule of activities are organised and planned to keep the children in community busy over the holiday period.

Community Development Program (CDP)

The Community Development Program (CDP) supports job seekers in remote Australian communities to become \’job-ready\’, address employment barriers, and contribute to their communities through a range of high-quality activities.

ALPA operates a community-controlled model for the delivery of CDP, ensuring that we are working closely with community members to co-design the priorities of the program and to ensure it meets the needs of the wider community in each area that we deliver CDP.

Training

ALPA is a Registered Training Organisation endorsed by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) offering nationally recognised qualifications, currently offering Certificate 1 to 4 from the Retail Services training package SIR, Certificate 1 & 2 from the Community Services training package CHC and Certificate 1 & 2 from the Foundation skills training package FSK.

East Arnhem Youth Model

The East Arnhem Land Youth Model, also aptly named Guŋga’yunga Djamarrkuḻiny (Helping our Children), is a pilot research program that is facilitated by ALPA and is three way funded as a venture between ALPA, The Northern Territory Government and National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).

Community members from Gapuwiyak, Galiwin’ku, Milingimbi and Ramingining are able to propose activities and projects for young people. These proposals are then assessed by local ‘Leadership Groups’. These groups of community leaders direct which projects and activities should be trialled in their communities to strengthen young people. The Leadership Groups manage a pool of funding to support the right activities, run in the right way aligning with a locally developed strategy. Through careful monitoring and evaluation of these activities, we work with the Leadership Groups to monitor what has and hasn\’t worked to strengthen youth, and how to adapt for next time.

Providing quality initiatives and services to professionals, parents, and children – we place children at the center of our support model. Our services range from professional development and online learning tools to programs for parents and early learning care for children.

We are an organisation dedicated to improving developmental outcomes for all children.

Child Advocacy

An advocacy group for children up to 8 years old provides a voice for children on any issue relating to them.

Children’s Inclusion Support Services

Provides support, resources and training for child-care services to empower carers with confidence, skills and knowledge in successfully caring for children with special needs.

Children with additional needs may include those from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds, indigenous children, those with disabilities or developmental delay and refugees who have experienced torture or trauma during their refugee experiences.

Families and Schools Together (FAST) is a program that focuses on strengthening families by improving their relationships within the family and between families and schools. All families can join a FAST program.

Baby FAST, Kids FAST and Youth FAST operate across various locations in the Northern Territory. Families attend the eight-week program, which involves coming together once a week and intentionally spending time together as a family.

Activities may include sharing a meal and undertaking family activities. Participants also have the opportunity to be involved in Parent Group and Kids Time.

FAST is an evidence based program utilising strengths-based approach and provides training for local community members and agency workers to run the program. Parents are empowered to be the leaders of their families.

Located: Primary School based Social & Emotional Wellbeing Program

Referred by: Principal or Staff

Operating out of: Moulden Primary, Karama Primary, Woodroffe Primary, Driver Primary, Anula Primary & Malak Primary Schools

Save the Children Staff Contact: Catherine Collier phone: 041 720 0170

Known locally as MacCare, Aged and Disability Services (previously Home Care) provide care and support to clients in eight MacDonnell Regional Council communities, as well as deliver the School Nutrition Program in five of those locations.

MacCare provides culturally-appropriate services to individuals and families that promote a respect for culture, dignity, social justice and a healthy lifestyle. Our aim is to support each person’s goals, preferences and choices about their life including to remain ‘on country’.

Some of the supports available to our clients include:

• Meals
• Laundry
• Transport
• Group activities
• Bush trips
• Toileting and Showering support
• Care coordination and planning

MacCare is committed to maintaining strong local employment through on-going development, mentoring support and capacity building.

Known locally as MacKids, Children’s Services deliver Early Learning programs for children from birth to school age across ten of our communities.

Providing early childhood services within the MacDonnell region offers children and families in remote Aboriginal communities a safe and healthy space that allows children to explore, discover and learn about their world and develop to their potential.

Our program engages young people ages 5-25 across our region, delivering regular youth program in Amoonguna, Areyonga (Utju), Docker River (Kaltukatjara), Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji), Hermannsburg (Ntaria), Imanpa, Finke (Aputula), Kintore (Walungurru), Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu), Papunya (Warumpi), Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) & Titjikala.

We deliver activities that engage young people in sport and recreation, cultural learning, health education, leadership development, safety and diversion & support to engage with engage with education, training and development.

NAPCAN’s strategy is to support and encourage changes in individual and community behaviour to stop child abuse and neglect before it starts by:

-Promoting quality child abuse prevention research

-Advocating for child safe policies and strategies

-Coordinating National Child Protection Week and promoting the Play Your Part strategy

-Demonstrating good practice

-Supporting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people