Annual Report 2012 - Lifeline Darling Downs

Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Queensland Ltd 2012 Annual Report
Rural Family Support (Dalby)
by Annette Jasinski, Family Support Worker
This program is unique within Lifeline Darling Downs and South West QLD. This service
engages and works with families who are at risk of entering the child protection system as
well as with families who have completed statutory intervention with Child Safety Services.
The service does not work with families who are under child protection orders with Child
Safety Services nor does the service report to Child Safety Services.
The service offers various strategies and tools to the families who voluntarily engage and
who want to make a difference in the lives of the children for whom they care. By working
approach and building through empowerment the education of the
carers/parents and the children they care for.
The program region has historically covered parts of the Southern Downs, East to Yarraman
and west in the direction of Chinchilla and Tara and within 12kms of Toowoomba. This
program is funded by the Department of Communities.
The Team
Administration Officer is Anne Degnian.
Family Support Worker is Annette Jasinski.
Senior Practitioner is Jeanie MacDiarmid as this program is part of Cluster 1.
Manager is Kate Greener.
Achievements
This Family Support Program provides support and advocacy for challenged families
to provide safe, secure, valued decisions to positive parenting for the young people in
those families. Some of the choices available to families are Parents under Pressure
(PUPS), Tree of Life, PATH (Planning Alternate Tomorrows with Hope), and Smooth
Running.
disengaged youth.
Providing advocacy and support to homeless families assisting them to secure
housing.
Successfully supporting families to resolve issues with Education QLD.
Making successful referrals to other government and non-government agencies to
ensure a holistic approach is adopted to produce valued practical outcomes to the
vulnerable and disadvantaged families who have sought the services of this program.
Community education and awareness of the programs available.
The program has been refunded for 3 years.
The service is currently working with 8 families. The service has worked with 19
families in the last 12 months. A total of 76 people including children have received
services.
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