Volunteer Family Connect (VFC) is a community-based early intervention program providing one-on-one support and information to parents and carers of children 0-5 years', in their own home.
The broad objectives of the program are to:
- Increase parents’ confidence in their parenting
- Increase families’ connectedness to other parents and their local community networks
Key features of the program are:
- A universal, free service for parents and carers with babies or young children (0-5 years)
- Families are linked to a trained volunteer(volunteers receive at least 30 hours of standardised training before they are matched with a family)
- All volunteers undergo the relevant State and Federal working with children and police checks
- The volunteer visits regularly to offer support and information usually for two hours each week for up to a year
- Volunteer visits and training are guided by a fully developed program manual and best-practice guidelines
- A Program Coordinator (who is a trained Family Support Worker) recruits, trains, supports and supervises the Community Parent Volunteers
Uplyft is the first organisation to be awarded funding to deliver this model outside of the Eastern States. For more information on the program and to read the research study, please go to: http://www.volunteerfamilyconnect.org.au/
Uplyft's Great Southern team look forward to hearing from families and volunteers alike.
Uplyft is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
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Contact Us
For enquiries or questions about the Early Childhood Approach (ECA) program, please contact us on 1300 969 645 or email ndis@uplyft.org.au.
26 Prior Street,
Albany WA 6330
Physical address
3 Sarich Way
Bentley WA 6102
Our mailing address
Post Office Box 1047
Bentley WA 6983
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Bibra Lake WA 6163
26A Anstruther Road,
Mandurah WA 6210
67 Spencer Street,
Bunbury WA 6230
Unit 1, 13 Hobsons Gate,
Currambine WA 6028
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Innaloo WA, 6018
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Kelmscott WA 6111
1 Watertank Way,
Midland WA 6056
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Northam WA 6401
16 Flinders Lane,
Rockingham WA 6168
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