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Phillip Island Community and Learning Centre Inc. (PICAL)

We are a registered not-for-profit Neighbourhood House and Learn Local organisation providing a wide range of community services and learning opportunities to support the needs of our community.
PICAL provides a vital service to those experiencing hardship through our emergency food relief program known as the Phil Dixon Emergency Food Relief Pantry. Support is also offered through welfare service referrals, employment services, Women Connect program and a Centrelink agency. The PICAL Community Garden supplies fresh produce to our pantry and has many opportunities for horticulture training, organic vegetable and fruit growing workshops, and local food swaps. Rooms are available to hire by individuals or groups for meetings, training and activities.
PICAL relies on the assistance of our valuable community volunteers. We offer many opportunities for volunteer participation in all aspects of our activities and welcome the involvement of our local community.

Pilbara Community Legal Service - Roebourne

Provides legal support, housing advocacy, financial counselling and redress services.

Pilbara Community Legal Service - Newman

Pilbara Community Legal Service Inc. (PCLS) provide accessible, equitable, responsible and culturally appropriate advice, support and advocacy to the people of the Pilbara.

Pilbara Community Legal Service Inc. - Karratha

Provide immediate assistance and support for families and children facing Family domestic violence, in the Pilbara and surrounding communities. PCLS provides were possible food vouchers, emergency telephones, crisis accommodation, VRO supports, to help the affected clients cope immediately at the time of need

Pilbara Community Legal Service Inc. - South Hedland

Provide immediate assistance and support for families and children facing Family domestic violence, in the Pilbara and surrounding communities.
PCLS provides where possible food vouchers, emergency telephones, crisis accommodation, VRO supports, to help the affected clients cope immediately at the time of need

Pilbara Health Network

Pilbara Health Network provides Allied health and support services, through face to face, group education and telehealth platforms. Where appropriate, clients are supported by an Aboriginal Health Worker and Clinical Care Coordinator who work closely to ensure holistic delivery of services,
Our services include supporting Aboriginal people to navigate the healthcare system and engage with appropriate primary healthcare providers.
We provide individualized allied health services - podiatry, dietetics, diabetes education and physiotherapy.
Regular drop-in clinics and opportunistic interventions are offered as a mode of care as supported by local organizations as we understand that appointment bookings can be a barrier to healthcare for some Aboriginal People.
Regular group education sessions are conducted to provide clients with the necessary knowledge, skills and support to assist in managing their health goals and/or current medical conditions.

Pindari Services

The Salvation Army Brisbane Inner City Services include various services, including the Upfront Intervention Team, the Mobile Support Team, Brisbane City Women's Service and Veteran's Support Team.

It has been said The Salvation Army offers caring support for every problem “from the cradle to the grave.” Our services are as wide-ranging and diverse as the areas of need in the community, like an umbrella over Australia’s social problems.

Because we have such tremendous scope in our service provision, each program is able to link with other services in the network, thus enhancing our capacity to help those in need.

Pine Creek Primary School

Pine Creek School is a small remote school with 37 students from preschool to year 6 .Students come from the nearby community of Kybrook, Pine Creek Town Camp and the town of Pine Creek. 95% of our students are indigenous with English as an additional language.

Pivot Support Services Inc.

The Community Hub provides practical support (including emergency relief food support) to community members experiencing crisis, disadvantage, financial hardship or other challenges. A comprehensive assessment ensures that service users are offered appropriate supports, including referral to other relevant agencies to help with any unmet needs that Pivot may not provide services for. We support people to work towards an exit from disadvantage, or, for those people experiencing a crisis situation, to avoid becoming entrenched in disadvantage. We have expertise in providing supports for people who might be regarded as "at risk" or otherwise with complex disadvantage, such as people at risk or currently experiencing homelessness, aboriginal families, people with disability issues (especially mental ill health), people with complex needs requiring coordination of services, recently released prisoners, people with behavioural issues that may preclude them from using other services.

Play Matters

Play Matters Australia, previously known as Playgroup Qld provides relief and support to children, their families and carers experiencing disability, vulnerability or disadvantage in child's early formative years. We: - establish, promote and develop Playgroups and services in relation to identified family and community needs. - encourage and provide opportunities for increased parent child interaction during child's early formative years through stimulating and diverse environments. - encourage children and parents or carers learning through play despite socio economic or cultural backgrounds allowing development socially at their own pace. - provide advisory services and support to parents, carers, community and government agencies in relation to child development

PlayAbility Inc.

PlayAbility provides Early Intervention services for families who have a child aged from birth to school age with a disability or developmental delay in two or more areas.
In addition, PlayAbility also provides Family Support through the following programs - Supported Playgroups, Mobile Parenting Support Service and Indigenous Family Support.

Playgroup WA

Supports community playgroups in locations across WA. Facilitates supported playgroups for Aboriginal families in various regional and remote communities throughout WA. As well as having opportunities for their children to play in a safe and supported environment, families are supported through connections with health and other services through their engagement at playgroup.

Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council

Support of Remote Indiginous community

Port Anglican/St Thomas Soup Kitchen

We are a not for profit, volunteer run Soup Kitchen for homeless, vulnerable, elderly, disabled, families, single and social isolated persons. We offer access to fruit, vegetables and bread plus pantry items..Dining Room operates from 12pm - 1pm with a three course meal. We have agencies like MNCLHD (health) New Horizons, Neami, Headspace, legal to provide support as necessary to the patrons

Port Douglas Community Service Network Inc

The Port Douglas Community Service Network Inc incorporates the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre, the town's only Opportunity Shop and the town's only playgroup and new parents group. The Network is committed to the social justice principles of equality, participation, empowerment, access and equity. Services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis in accordance with current legislation. We are open to all members of the local community. We assist people on low incomes and those in need of social support. The Network is open to all people regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, or sexuality.
We offer a range of services which help the needy, build community connectedness and support sustainable environmental practices to preserve our beautiful natural environment.
- Community services such as No Interest Loans, Emergency Relief, Advice Information and Referral

Possums Community Preschool

Possums Community Preschool is a non-profit, community-operated preschool. We opened in 1986 and have been educating and caring for children from across the Tweed Shire for the past 36 years.
Possums is a place where children explore, create and develop a love of learning, in an inclusive and natural environment, and we aim to provide an inclusive, safe, stimulating and caring environment by nurturing each child’s sense of belonging, being and becoming.
This is the vision we live and breathe at Possums Community Preschool.

Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre Inc.

We are a community development and human services' hub located on the Tweed Coast NSW. We strive to link people and strengthen communities. We provide a range of direct services, programs, social enterprises and community events. These include a Disaster Recovery Support Service, a Youth Mentoring and Work Experience Program, a Child and Family Support Service, an Assisted Referral and Material Aid Service, an Agent and Access Point, a diverse Volunteer and Work Experience Program, a Technology Centre, Community Markets and Op Shop and involvement in Kinship Festival. We have a priority focus on those who are socially and economically disadvantaged. We partner with outreach agencies in family preservation, domestic abuse, psychological assessments, mental health, law, financial counselling, and disability employment services. Our centre is accessed by Tweed Shire residents and many others from diverse backgrounds, and experiences from LGAs within the Northern Rivers Region of NSW.

Pregnancy Counselling Link

Provides free counselling (face to face, virtual and phone) to pregnant and parenting women with children up to the age of 5 years, living in the Brisbane region. We also provide free group programs on both the north and south sides of Brisbane. We have recently received funding to provide individual and group counselling for women living in the Logan region.

Princess Alexandra Hospital Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team (MIRT)

MIRT provides intensive psychosocial rehabilitation services for people aged 18+ living with severe and complex mental health issues in the Brisbane South metro area.

Prisoners Aid ACT

Prisoners Aid ACT is a secular, non-government organisation that has assisted prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families in the ACT since 1963. We have very simple aims: to increase fairness and to reduce crime. Prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families can suffer all kinds of disadvantage. Released prisoners, for example, often experience discrimination when seeking employment. The families of prisoners often experience as many difficulties as prisoners themselves. We aim to assist people overcome these disadvantages through outreach in our office in the Alexander Maconochie Centre Visitor Centre (AMC) and through direct service coordination and delivery in our office at the Magistrates Court.
PA operates at the two locations (AMC Visitors Centre and the Magistrates Court).

Project Booyah - Pine Rivers

‘Project Booyah’, which translates to an expression for ‘joy, excitement or triumph’, is a collaborative and transformative early intervention program for disconnected young people, utilizing the skills and knowledge of government, community, health, education and university sectors. The program establishes disconnected youth as a shared local concern, and coordinates government and non-government agencies as well as families, communities, and businesses to cooperatively address the individual, social and environmental factors influencing our young people.

We rely on the partnerships with government, public, and private sector organisations to achieve real change in a young person’s life. We incorporate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and strength based principles to deliver resilience and skill development training, youth support, Numeracy and Literacy, adventure based learning principles and vocational scholarships (Certificate II in Hospitality) to support young people.

Proserpine Youth Space

Drop in Centre for youth whilst also offering services such as referral and case management. Also provide counselling.

Prospect Community Services

Prospect is a highly-respected nonprofit, community service organisation with 30 years’ experience in delivering a range of quality programs and support services, and low-cost housing and accommodation to local individuals, families, and the community-at-large.
Prospect has four (4) key areas that make up our day-to-day operation:
1. Business Services
2. Domestic Violence & Housing Program
3. Disability & Mental Health Program
4. Family & Youth Program
These areas are responsible for providing services directly to our clients (including, individuals, families, groups, and the community).

Prostate & Breast Cancer Foundation - CanCare

The Prostate & Breast Cancer Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people with cancer. Our programs include:

* CanCare Navigation – our volunteer Navigators ‘walk beside’ a person with cancer, of any type, providing companionship and helping them get the support they need, at the time they need it most;

* Research at St George Clinical School – we support critical scientific research on cancer chemo and radio-resistance, biomarkers and the development of innovative targeted and personalised treatments.

Puddle Jumpers Incorporated

Puddle Jumpers is a children’s volunteer based charity. Puddle Jumpers’ mission is to work with kids who are disadvantaged and provide kids in need with access to amazing camp experiences and other activities where they are encouraged to engage in fun activities, enjoy being themselves, and overcome obstacles in their own lives.
Puddle Jumpers provides food assistance to children, families and individuals in need - approximately 1200 families per week accessing food, clothing, toiletries and other essential items.