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North Queensland Combined Women's Services Inc

The Women's Centre Townsville provides a broad range of free community services for women and their families.
including, the Sexual Assault Support service,
a Specialist Homelessness Service and a Women’s Health Service. Also offers free counselling services to women over 15 in the Townsville region.

North Townsville Community Hub Inc

Statement of purpose
The purpose of the North Townsville Community Hub is to enable families and individuals within our community to gain skills for a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
Target Groups and Stakeholders
Based on the identified market trends and profiles of the current and potential future community service area as well as the competitive environment, NOTCH concentrates its efforts on the following segments:
Families , Individuals and children ,Youth at Risk, Volunteers,
Community groups using the Centre , emergency relief, natural disaster support, community connections, strategic planning, community consultation.

North West Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service

North West Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (NWSWDVCAS) provide women & their children experiencing domestic & family violence with case coordination, safety assessments, safety planning, information, referrals & court advocacy.
We provide intense case management support to our most at risk & vulnerable clients & assist with their legal, social and welfare needs. We have focus workers to help Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women & women from multicultural backgrounds.
At Blacktown & Mt Druitt Local Courts we help women obtain legal protection through ADVO's, tailored to meet their needs. We also provide women with information & referrals to services, including but not limited to, legal services, accommodation, counselling, financial assistance & health Services.
We assist in conjunction with the NSW Police force to prepare women for Court Hearings with monthly DV Clinics & information necessary to prepare them for giving evidence at Court.

Northern Area Community & Youth Services Inc

NACYS provides counselling/psychotherapy, case management, support, and advocacy for at risk and vulnerable members of the Northern and Outer Northern Adelaide communities, across the lifespan. Clients to the service typically have complex mental health issues, trauma backgrounds, child protection issues and alcohol and other drug concerns. Supports such as psychotherapy are not time limited and offered free to clients. NACYS has a 55 place long day childcare centre targeting the most at risk and vulnerable children.

Northern Beaches Womens Shelter

We are a crisis accommodation women's shelter for adult women who are at risk or experiencing homelessness.

Northern Health Foundation

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute and specialist services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north. Our emergency department treats over 107,000 patients each year, cares for over 94,000 patients admitted to hospital, and assists with the delivery of over 4,000 babies each year. The Northern Health catchment includes three of the state's six growth areas and a very diverse community, with people who were born in more than 185 countries. The Northern Health catchment is the home to a significant number of the state’s lower socio economic and most disadvantaged groups.

Northern Rivers Housing

The Northern Rivers Housing is a not-for-profit company managing long-term social and affordable housing for people with special needs and residents with low and moderate incomes in the far North Coast region of New South Wales in Australia.
The Company is the largest Community Housing provider in this region.
Planning is well under way for future expansion of the Company’s property portfolio in all these local government areas. Growth will continue to be sourced from stock transfers from Housing NSW, new acquisitions including redeveloped properties, and properties developed by NCCH Community Housing in partnership with other regional organisations.

NCCH currently manages in excess of 900 properties across the far North Coast of NSW managing 950 tenancies.

NCCH acknowledges the Bundjalung, Arakwal, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl peoples who are the traditional custodians of the land that comprises the Northern Rivers.

Northside Connect

Northside Connect aims to build and encourage the local aspirations our north Brisbane community. Based in Nundah, we provide services such as legal advice, domestic violence support, practical relief from life stressors as well as a safe place to connect and reinforce the sense of community.

Nourishing Neighbours

Provides culturally appropriate emergency food relief to those experiencing food insecurity. All clients are via support service referral ensuring their need is genuine & they have a team supporting them.

NOVA for Women and Children

NOVA for Women and Children is a specialist homelessness and domestic violence service for women and children, in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas. A service they have been providing for over 35 years.

Nova has 4 refuges spread throughout the region, providing crisis accommodation for up to 80 women and children each night who may be homeless or escaping domestic violence. Along with this they provide clients with a specialist case manager, an outreach a referral service and assistance in numerous ways to help women and families get back on their feet and start over.

Nowra Community Food Store

NCFS is a not for profit charity, supporting residents of the Shoalhaven through providing low cost and free groceries to those that may be experiencing economic hardship. We also provide free grocery and personal care hampers to those in need. We have supported the community through the recent natural disasters in our area, now through the Covid19 pandemic.

NSW Health - Aboriginal Child and Family Health

Within Aboriginal Child and Family health there are teams of Child and Family Health Nurses, Aboriginal Health Workers, and Social Workers in Community providing telehealth and sustained home visiting programs. We work along side families who may be experiencing child protection, financial, homelessness, mental health or social concerns. We have a culturally safe, trauma informed and holistic approach to enhance family functioning, child development and community wellbeing.

NSW Health Service - Professor Marie Bashir Centre

The centre is integrated with community mental health services to ensure people can get back to school, work, family and friends as soon as possible. The centre is a warm, calm environment with beautiful murals, peaceful garden spaces and colourful common areas for patients and visitors.

The Professor Marie Bashir Centre hosts a range of services including:

Assessment Unit to determine the best treatment options
Acute Mental Health Unit
Short Stay Unit for people needing care for 24 to 48 hours
gender separated High Dependency Units
Eating Disorder In-patient Program
Eating Disorder Day Program
Care for women with their babies
Research Unit (The University of Sydney)

Number 8 Prison Project Incorporated

Support for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated individuals and their families

Nu-Road Welfare

As Nu-road Welfare Inc. and The Shack Community Centre, we provide assistance with food, counselling, rehab support and much more.
We help were needed if possible and contact other organisation if we cannot assist with certain requests.

Nyoongar Outreach Services Incorporated

We are an Aboriginal mobile outreach service providing social support, co-ordinated referrals and advocacy to Aboriginal people at risk in public spaces.

Our vision is Developing community safety and harmony in public spaces through positive interactions with Aboriginal people and the wider community.

We operate within specific precincts of the Perth metropolitan area including Fremantle, Vincent, Belmont, Midland and northern and southern corridors.

Our Mission is to provide street level early social intervention to Aboriginal people who are at risk of self harm, low level violent behaviour, entering the criminal justice system, homelessness, substance abuse or mental health issues and, through leadership and partnership with other organisations, to ensure that issues and unmet needs are met.

Office for Children, Youth and Family Support

The Office for Children, Youth and Family Support works in partnership with the community to provide care and protection services to children and young people, and family and community support to meet the needs of the people of Canberra. In addition, the Office is responsible for youth justice services, adoptions and the monitoring and licensing of children's services.

One Tree Community Services Kalkarindji

Providing an early childhood service in a remote NT community called Kalkarindji

One Tree Wadeye Children and Family Centre

We are a not for profit children and family centre. We cater to local indigenous children. We provide child care for children and support families trying to re-enter the workforce. We also support community needs such as food and clothing.

Ontrack College Emerald

Ontrack College Emerald is a Special Assistance School located in the rural community of Emerald, QLD. We offer placement for students in grades 7 - 10 who are unable to attend mainstreaming schooling due to mental and physical health reasons.

Oonah Health and Community Services Aboriginal Corporation

Oonah Aboriginal Health and Community Services is committed to providing a welcoming and culturally affirming service to the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people of Melbourne’s Inner and Outer East. We are a central point of contact for information, services, and programs that are focused on building a healthy and strong Community. Our team is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our Community by providing access to culturally appropriate services and support. We believe in empowering our Community and promoting self-determination.

Open Haven

Open Haven is a registered charity that provides a safe and confidential place for women who are survivors of domestic violence abuse.

We provide emotional and practical support, as well as help women to understand, navigate, and access all available professional services by tailoring a plan to suit their specific need.
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This is a free and ongoing service.

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Open Minds - Sunshine Coast

The Open Minds hub in Maroochydore is home to 3 different mental health programs:
Coastal Supports - The Open Minds Coastal Supports program is a CPS (Commonwealth Psychosocial Support) initiative and provides group and one-on-one community-based supports to people living with severe mental illness to achieve their recovery goals.

The Way Back Program - The Way Back provides practical support for
people after a suicide attempt for up to three months after they leave hospital. It addresses a significant gap in the current service system and eases this distress by guiding them towards the right support and informing them about how to stay safe.

Clinical Care Coordination team - offering clinical support for people experiencing severe and complex mental health issues.

Open Support - St Vincent's Private Hospital

Provides crisis accommodation and outreach support to women and children fleeing domestic violence.

Operation Sunshine WA Incorporated

Supporting children in out-of-home care, escaping domestic violence, and experiencing disadvantage across Western Australia.