The Centre is overseen by a consortium that consists of: Relationships Australia Victoria (lead agency), Centacare Catholic Family Services, MacKillop Family Services, Community West. A number of programs and services are provided to the Centre by these agencies. Relationships Australia Victoria provides: Groundwork, Reconnect and Breakthrough(in partnership with Community West). Centacare provides Counsellors who work out of the Centre. Programs include: African Dads and Kids Community Program, Bringing Your Baby Home, Vietnamese Couple Relationship Program, and Parenting across Cultures. Community West provides: Parents Accepting Responsibility Kids Are Safe (PARKAS), Breakthrough and Smiling With Your Baby. MacKillop Family Services provides: Tuning into Kids, and PitStop. Located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, the Centre has been established to assist people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Family Relationship Centre Sunshine
Victoria
Family Relationship Centres
Provide information and referrals for families at any stage of their relationships, as well as individual interviews, group and joint sessions (including family dispute resolution) for separating or separated families. Centres provide advice on parenting after separation and help parents focus on the needs of their children. They provide dispute resolution (such as mediation or conciliation) to help parents resolve conflict and develop workable arrangements (including parenting plans) for their children.