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message from the

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2013-14 has been a year of change and renewal. We said a fond farewell to some, and welcomed others onto the Board and staff team. We moved location from Norwood to Enfield and, in doing so, joined forces with our newest partners, ACT for Kids and Heartkids SA.

Most importantly, we welcomed 77 children into new placements with a Time for Kids carer or mentor. We helped 248 children have a truly merry Christmas by providing gifts of toys and assisting their families with food vouchers to cover the Christmas period. Over the year, we provided $14,941 in emergency relief to struggling families.

As with many in the not for profit sector, we are continuing to work hard to ensure we are able to meet the future needs of the children referred to us. No doubt there will be challenges ahead, however we are well placed to meet them and as committed as ever to building upon our many decades of work in creating a bright future for every child in South Australia.

We hope you find this year’s report informative and inspiring. It is a pleasure to present it to you.

President & message from the

Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer DuncanChief Executive Officer

Ben Scales President, Time for Kids

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Vision:A bright future for

every child.Mission:

Creating opportunities for children to achieve their full potential by providing volunteer

care, enriching experiences and

positive role models.

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ABOUT USTime for Kids is a not for profit, early intervention service established in 1960 to prevent disadvantaged children from entering the juvenile justice system. Today, we continue to work with children and young people who experience various forms of disadvantage and are high in the risk factors associated with youth offending and poor life outcomes.

The Time for Kids program matches children in need with individuals and families who play a significant role in their life over many years, complementing and adding to our children’s existing family structures. In the relationships they form with our children, our carers become aunts and uncles, big brothers and sisters, providing positive role models and practical and emotional support that enables our children to thrive.

Through our unique program of volunteer care and support, Time for Kids opens a doorway on experiences and opportunities that would not otherwise be available to our children. This builds children’s resilience and capacity to respond positively to the challenges in their lives. It empowers and equips children and young people to set and successfully pursue alternative aspirations for their lives, as so many of our children have done for over 50 years.

Evaluation has shown our program to have a truly transformative effect on the lives of children and young people in need. In 2009, Time for Kids received a National Crime and Violence Prevention Award in recognition of the impact of our program on eliminating youth offending.

Time for Kids is governed by a volunteer management board. A small, professional staff group works in collaboration with hundreds of dedicated volunteer carers to establish and maintain children’s successful placement within the program.

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The year in review2013-14 was a year of significant change, as Time for Kids prepared itself for the next phase of its development and growth.

We moved house, leaving our offices at Norwood after many years and moving into new premises at Enfield with partner agencies Heartkids SA and ACT for Kids. We said goodbye to some staff after years of service, and welcomed new members into the Time for Kids family.

We participated in consultations around the Children’s Protection Act 2013; made formal submission on the Child Development Bill 2013; and put forward comment regarding the implementation of social impact bonds in South Australia.

South Australian Senator, Penny Wright, cited Time for Kids as one of only three outstanding examples of justice reinvestment in a speech on the topic in the Australian Senate. We also joined the South Australian Justice Reinvestment Working Group, which is working to promote the adoption of a justice reinvestment approach in SA.

Former President, Philip Scales, was made our first life member and this honour was also bestowed posthumously on Philip’s parents and the founders of Time for Kids, Bill and Betty Scales.

We were nominated to sit on one of the working groups designing South Australia’s new Volunteering Strategy. Nine of our young volunteers were invited to represent Time for Kids at the Governor’s reception for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, held in Playford during the royals’ visit to Adelaide. Long-time volunteer carers, Rudi and Gail Hermsen, were successfully nominated by Time for Kids for the Premier’s Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Volunteer Service.

In November, Governor Kevin Scarce and Mrs Scarce joined us for a morning tea for our volunteer carers and our children. During National Volunteer Week, Governor and Mrs Scarce hosted our volunteer thank-you event at Government House, with 120 of our carers and children in attendance.

We gave away to our children’s families 17 computers donated through the Department for Education and Child Development. At Christmas, we distributed over $6,500 in food assistance and provided gifts to almost 250 children, including the siblings of children placed through Time for Kids.

With thanks to our pro bono PR firm, JP Media, we launched a new community service announcement on Coast FM to promote the need for new carers. We hosted a networking event for our volunteer carers, which will result in a new series of carer information and networking nights in the coming financial year.

Our volunteer carers and mentors were provided with Aboriginal cultural awareness training through Lady Gowrie Centre, and families were provided access to the Parenting by Connection program through its delivery at our Norwood premises.

A number of innovative fundraising projects were launched by our carers, including Karri Goulder and Refined Real Estate’s ‘Time to Dine’ dinner raffle and the National Australia Bank’s ‘Skydive for Kids’.

Thanks to a Side by Side grant from the Qantas Foundation, and the hard work of Paul Southern and Paul Newman from the Adelaide Qantas crew, we launched a new recycling program with the proceeds from all 10c deposit drink containers flown into Adelaide on Qantas flights being donated to Time for Kids.

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& TESSEDDIE

Tess and Eddie came to Time for Kids in September. They live with their father, who came to be their sole carer only a few years ago when their

mother dropped the children off at his house and never returned. Whilst he had maintained ongoing relationships with the children since he

separated from their mother, becoming the sole carer of his two young children was a big change for him.

Eddie and Tess’s father has struggled with drug and alcohol use in the past, and is working hard to raise the children on a very limited income.

He has little contact with his own family, which has left him and his children very socially isolated and added to the strain of

being a single parent. The children also have learning difficulties and struggle at school as a result.

Time for Kids found a mentoring placement for Tess in November. Tess is now enjoying getting to know Melissa, who is providing her with the close and supportive female relationship Tess has been missing since her mother

left. They have fun together, and Tess is able to confide in Melissa about some of the struggles she has in life.

Time for Kids is still working on securing a mentoring relationship for Eddie and is confident this will occur in the not too distant future.

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Services at a glance

emergency relief distributions were made to families struggling financially, totalling $14,941154

children were supported in ongoing placements, over 9% more than the previous year112

children received Christmas gifts

that they otherwise wouldn’t have, without our help

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119 children were referred to Time for Kids and 77 children were placed with volunteer carers

of children within the Time for Kids program are of

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background and

over 6% are from culturally and linguistically diverse

backgrounds

OVER 9%

340The average number of

days that passed between a child’s referral and

their placement due to a shortage of qualified carers

of individuals who enquired

about becoming a carer actually

continued into the application process

27.5%

The five primary presenting issues for children referred to the program were isolation; low self-esteem / confidence; financial difficulty; child abuse / neglect; and domestic and family violence

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Major presenting

issues

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# Issue Total

1 Isolation 88

2 Self Esteem / Confidence 71

3 Financial Difficulty 68

4 Child Abuse / Neglect 43

5 Domestic Violence 39

6 Household Management 37

7 School / Educational 29

8 Mental Health 26

9 Behaviour Issues 22

10 Parenting Related 19

11 Physical and / or Sensory disability

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12 Developmental Delays 12

13 Health 10

14 Anger / Aggression 9

15 Loss / Grief 8

16 Parental Incarceration 8

17 Lack of support networks 6

18 Parental Separation/Access / Custody

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19 Substance Abuse 6

20 Cultural Differences 3

21 Housing / Homelessness 2

22 Unemployment 1

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This year, our children attended a range of community events thanks to the support of

Time for Kids and our sponsors.

Community events

& ACTIVITIES

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School holiday programs (12)Port vs Hawthorn (13)

TOC-H winter camp (10)Movies (9)

Port vs Gold Coast (2)Royal Show (26)

Credit Union Christmas Pageant (28)Morning tea with Governor Scarce (32)

Kidsflix (50)Christmas gift giving (248)

Ladies of Variety Christmas Party (109)TOC-H summer camp (12)

United Way Adelaide Zoo Day (98)Eddie Rice Camps (5)

Children’s Experiences of Care (4)Greenhills school holiday day (18)

Clipsal 500 Adelaide (10)Hip Hop Hook and the Fairy Dust Fiasco (27)

Eddie Rice Activity Day (13)Razzamatazz (40)

Volunteers thank you at Government House (115)Grandparents camp (19)

Attendance marked in pink

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Our volunteer carers

Every carer and mentor who has a child placed with them through Time for Kids is a volunteer who gives their time, experience, support and care to a child without any expectation of payment and often through a relationship that continues with the child over their lifetime. This unique aspect of the Time for Kids service has an enormous impact for our children. It directly contributes to building our children’s feelings of self-worth and confidence. Relationships feel natural, with our children seeing their carers and mentors more as extended family and friends – an extra person in their lives to spend time with and seek support from, uniquely for them.

Volunteer carers and mentors are carefully assessed by the Time for Kids team, followed by a tailored matching process to ensure we are providing the best support for each child’s social and developmental needs. Our volunteers are provided with training and ongoing support from the Time for Kids staff to assist them in providing the best possible care for our children.

It is impossible to place a dollar figure on the value of changing a child’s life for the better, which is precisely what our volunteer carers and mentors do. Carers and mentors set their own hours to be spent with their Time for Kids child, therefore these will vary over placements. However, on average, each volunteer carer will provide approximately 430 hours in care of their Time for Kids child per year and each volunteer mentor will spend approximately 70 hours over the year in the company of their Time for Kids child.

Across the 112 ongoing placements supported by Time for Kids in 2013/14, comprising 87 carer and 25 mentor connections, we have 157 dedicated carers spending regular time with our children. This equals a huge 58,510 hours volunteered this year by an extraordinary group of South Australians to provide one-on-one support to disadvantaged children across the state.

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Thanks to our generous supporters, donors and volunteers Time for Kids raised $133,348 through fundraising, organisational and individual donations. These monies were in addition to the $295,168 in government grants and $107,910 in other funding that support the delivery of our service.

2013-14 saw Time for Kids deliver another successful Lionhearts Lunch for business and community leaders throughout the state, raising a gross profit of $28,495. All monies raised through ticket sales, the Lionhearts auction and the raffle of

Fundraisingsome tremendous wines donated by our generous supporters from amongst the wine industry in SA, went directly to funding support and placement for children in need.

Special thanks to our local wine makers and the Lion’s Tim Gregg who provide extraordinary support, year after year, to make the Lionhearts Lunch such a success. Lionhearts is now a fixed event in the Time for Kids calendar, with pre-registration possible by emailing us at [email protected]

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PatrickPatrick was referred to Time for Kids in mid- 2013 as he was in need of additional supports. Patrick lives in a motel room with his mother and

older brother, with only just enough space for one bed, a couch, a fridge and a television. His family experiences severe financial strain

and often doesn’t have enough money for adequate food or to pay bills. Patrick has been exposed to domestic violence due to his mother’s

relationship with her partner, who also lives in the motel.

When Patrick came to Time for Kids he was missing a significant amount of school as he was worried for his mother and thought it was best to stay

at home with her. Patrick was successfully nominated by Time for Kids for a full scholarship to a private school near his home and is now

attending school regularly and receiving additional support through the school counsellor.

Patrick has also been matched with his Time for Kids mentor, Robert, who shares his interest in soccer amongst other things. Patrick’s love

for soccer was one thing which kept him engaged in school when things were particularly tough. Robert regularly takes him to watch Adelaide United play at Hindmarsh Stadium and is looking out for Patrick and

making sure things keep on track.

Patrick still has a number of challenges in his life, however Time for Kids, his school and the other services that he’s connected with are working

with Patrick to build a positive future for him.

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Our supporters

Thank you to our corporate and community supporters who have helped us throughout the year.

A. JoaquimA. SheppardAdelaide Central MarketAccolade WinesAndy FosterAnn SaundersAngoveAustralian Society of Orthodontists (Give a Smile)B. HarringtonBen ScalesBespoke HRBig WBluefruit TheatreBridgewater MillBundalong WinesBunty Parsons C. HeardC.A. TohChannel TenCoast FMCooper’sCops for KidsCredit Union Christmas PageantDaliana Ruizd’Arenberg WinesDavid DridanDepartment of Premier and CabinetDepartment of Social ServicesDowie DooleEntrée RecruitmentErnst and Young FoundationEverglades FoundationFamilies SA, Department for Education and Child DevelopmentFlinders University of South AustraliaG. HenshawGJ TechnologyGrace Clothing CharityHardys Wines

Heartland WinesHenschkeHewitsonHither & YonHomestartHugo WinesInger Rice FoundationJ. ReeveJ. SimmonsJarvis WalkerJennifer DuncanJeremy SchultzJim BarryJoanne TramareJohn DibbenJohn Duval WinesJohn HeardJP MediaK. MorrisonKangarilla RoadKidsflixKnit 4 CharitiesLadies of VarietyLangmeilLeed ConsultingLeigh SextonLiquor Industry Golf Day Charity CommitteeLogic PlusLongviewLucy BonninMelinda O’Leary and Jim WhalleyMichael WilsonMinter Ellison Foundation SA NTMinter Ellison LawyersMurdoch Hill

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National Australia Bank National Crime CheckNova DefenceOliver’s TarangaOffice for Youth, Department of Communities and Social Inclusion Optus Community GrantsPam and David McKeeParker Coonawarra EstatePaul FitzgeraldPaul SmithPenfoldsPenna LanePenny RiggsPetaluma WinesPeter BarryPeter Hall Chartered AccountantsPeter Lehmann WinesPewsey ValePhilip Scales, AMPindarie WinesPort Adelaide Football ClubQantas Foundation and the Adelaide Cabin CrewR.M. FraserR. RaddenRefined Real EstateRobyn Layton, AO QCRockfordRoyal Adelaide ShowS. Nyberg-BassSA Power NetworksSamuel’s GorgeScales and PartnersShaw + SmithSmartLine Personal Mortgage BrokersSoal SistersSpringfield Help for Small CharitiesTapanappaTaylor’s TeusnerThe HighwayThe Lion HotelWeber-Stephen ProductsWood Family FoundationVariety SA, the Children’s CharityWill Taylor WinesWirra WirraWoodscannonWyatt FoundationYalumbaYVariety

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& PatronAmbassadors

His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR, Governor of South Australia

Erik ThomsonAmanda BlairRobert Hill-SmithAnnabel Hill-SmithJan BeasleyMonsignor David CappoLiam GauntAlexandra GilesKingsley HallProfessor Mark HalseyJohn HeardMichael KeelanPeter ScalesLeigh SextonJosh SimonsBronwyn SmithPaul SmithMike SmithsonMark Woodforde

OUR PATRON

OUR AMBASSADORS

In that moment, she knew

this would be forever.

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Thomas was referred to Time for Kids in November. His mother has a serious skin condition on her legs, which results in them needing to be bandaged daily. She is often in great pain, leaving her immobile and largely housebound. Due to this medical condition she isn’t able to

work or engage in recreational activities with her children, and this has left them economically vulnerable and socially isolated. Thomas often has to help his mother with tasks around the house when she’s unable

to do them herself.

Thomas’s older brother has an intellectual disability and, although he’s in his early 20’s, is not able to look after Thomas or take him outside of the home. Thomas’s father hasn’t been in contact with the family since

Thomas was very young.

Many months after he came to us, we were able to match Thomas with a couple who became involved in Time for Kids to provide

opportunities to a child they may not otherwise have. Their names are Rebecca and Thomas.

(Little) Thomas loves that he has a carer with the same name as him. During their first visit together, Thomas, Rebecca and (big) Thomas played soccer in the park across from Rebecca and Thomas’s house. The highlight for Rebecca was when they dropped (little) Thomas home and he eagerly

asked when he would get to see them again. In that moment, she knew this would be forever.

Thomas

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Our peopleBen Scales, President. Ben is a CPA, General Manager and Company Secretary of Jarvis Walker, Australia’s number one fishing tackle wholesaler. He has extensive financial and operational management experience and is the third generation of the Scales family to play an integral role in the leadership of Time for Kids.

Diarmid Lee, Vice President. Diarmid worked as a commercial lawyer in Adelaide before working internationally as a management consultant. Diarmid now runs Leed Consulting, where he works in organisational development, facilitation and professional coaching.

Andrew Bradley, Treasurer. Andrew has a Masters degree in Economics from the London School of Economics. He has over two decades’ professional experience encompassing brokering, investment banking and working as a consultant for the Productivity Commission and KPMG.

Patrick Anderson, member. Patrick has spent over 15 years working in the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of the media and marketing industry. Patrick is Co-Director and joint owner of public relations consultancy, JP Media, working nationally with a range of influential Australian companies and brands.

Olive McGabhann, member. Olive is a CA, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Olive has extensive experience in financial and legal disciplines and has worked across business re-engineering, change management, market representation and property management.

Melinda O’Leary, member. Melinda is co-founder, Corporate Services Manager and Advisory Board member of Nova Aerospace. A member of various not for profit boards, Melinda is a member of the Institute of Personnel Consultants and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. With her husband, Jim, Melinda has been a volunteer carer through Time for Kids since 2006.

Emma Slape, member. Emma is General Manager at Turner Real Estate. She has worked extensively in the areas of management, communications, training and development, strategy and government liaison. Emma has worked in various government and member-based organisations. She holds a degree in journalism and a Master of Business Administration from Charles Sturt University.

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

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Jennifer Duncan, Chief Executive Officer. Jennifer has over 20 years’ experience working not for profit organisations in the areas of youth and community development, education, social policy and advocacy. Jennifer holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours). She is a Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation.

Lucy Seppelt, Intake and Assessment Officer. Lucy has worked at Time for Kids since 2010 across areas including carer and mentor support, child intake and assessment, and family support and case work. Lucy holds a Masters in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies.

Sharee Borlace, Child and Carer Support Officer. Sharee has many years’ experience working with children and young people in a diverse range of settings, including residential care, transition from guardianship, children’s services training and out of school care. Sharee holds a Diploma in Children’s Services and is currently studying a Bachelor of Social Work.

Elizabeth Weeks, Executive Assistant. Elizabeth has worked in project and administration roles across the community and legal sectors, including time spent at Community Centres SA, the History Council of South Australia, and various law firms in Adelaide. Elizabeth is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts.

Jeanette Sando, Bookkeeper. Jeanette has over 20 years’ experience in bookkeeping roles, working with various industries including law, entertainment, tourism and accounting.

This year, we said goodbye and good luck to Mia Clifford, Manager Child and Carer Services; Office Manager, Anne Linke; Child and Carer Support Officer, Megan Lo; and Lynne Kennedy, our Bookkeeper.

STAFF

& OFFICE

VOLUNTEERS

STUDENT PLACEMENTS

Hannah BodenGabrielle ComeyMichelle DixonMariam El-SayedAlan ParkerJingjing RanAlejandra Arredondo SalasAnita ScoleriAmanda StewartSue Ward

In 2013-14 Time for Kids was also supported by corporate volunteering teams from Minter Ellison, National Crime Check and the National Australia Bank.

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MatthewMatthew was referred to Time for Kids in 2010 after exposure to domestic

violence and emotional abuse as a young child. He lives with his mother and four siblings.

Matthew’s extended family lives interstate and has very little contact with Matthew and his family. This has left the family very isolated and without

support. Matthew’s father lives in supported accommodation and only has intermittent contact with his children. Matthew doesn’t understand why his father doesn’t want to spend time with him and this has greatly damaged

his confidence and self-esteem. This has also had flow on effects at school, where Matthew has fallen behind the rest of the class.

A positive male role model was identified as being important for Matthew’s social and emotional development. Matthew was on the

Time for Kids waiting list for nearly four years before we found him Ben. Ben has an education background and a passion for working with children; he became a volunteer with Time for Kids with the aim of assisting a child

to reach their full potential.

When Matthew and Ben first met they connected over their shared love of football. Matthew told Ben about his difficulties at school, and

Ben is now helping him with his school work – as well as giving him some killer football tips!

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SupportTime for kidsCommunity support has always been an important part of Time for Kids’ success,

since we were first established by William and Betty Scales in 1960.

Positive role models come in all shapes and sizes. Whether it be for a weekend a month, or an afternoon a fortnight, regularly sharing

your time with a child from a struggling family can make a world of difference to

that child’s life.

Our volunteers are provided with training and ongoing support from the Time for

Kids staff and become part of a supported network of volunteers across South Australia.

Become a volunteer carer or mentor

Volunteer at the Time

for Kids office

In addition to volunteer carer and mentor roles, Time for Kids welcomes volunteers who want to contribute to Time for Kids through a different role. Whether you’re

interested in ongoing volunteering, or assisting us through a one-off project related to our work, there are a range of ways to contribute whatever your area of

interest or expertise.

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Fundraising and

donations

Time for Kids is always raising funds to continue its work and meet the needs of those disadvantaged children who are

referred to us. Many of our supporters are people who lack the time to become a carer but wish to contribute to a child’s placement

within the program.

To make a one-off or regular donation via credit card, visit our website at

www.timeforkids.com.au and click on the ‘Donate’ button. To arrange a contribution

by direct bank transfer, please call our office on (08) 8440 8500. Donations can be posted

to us at Time for Kids, 275 Main North Road, Enfield.

If you would like to be involved with one of our fundraising functions, or even arrange

one of your own, we would love to hear from you. Time for Kids can help you with

fundraising ideas, promotion and other support that you might need to get your

Time for Kids fundraising off and running.

Bequests

Leaving a bequest to Time for Kids ensures your generosity will deliver lasting impact to the lives of disadvantaged children in

South Australia. For advice about leaving a lasting legacy to Time for Kids through your will, please contact us on (08) 8440 8500 or

email [email protected]

Get your workplace involved

Business supporters can get involved in many ways, including: corporate

volunteering days; support for annual activities such as our Christmas

Gifting program; making us a charity of choice for your workplace giving

program; hosting staff fundraisers; and supporting us through organisational

and industry charitable funds.

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of our theory changePROFESSIONAL REFERRAL OF CHILD WITH MULTIPLE DISADVANTAGE/

RISK FACTORS

Formal assessment of child’s eligibility and complementary supports required.

Volunteer matches best tailored to the needs of the child.

Holistic supports provided to enable child’s ongoing placement.

Long-term, stable relationships established that support children throughout their lives.

Regular engagement/activities between child and carer.

Child’s exposure to alternative approaches, experiences, learnings and opportunities than are available within the child’s birth family.

Child’s exposure to alternative ‘ways of being’ than are modelled within their existing networks.

Respite from the home environment, which can be stressful or lack nourishment for the child.

Respite for parents whilst their child is being cared for.

Deep feeling of being cared-for by the child, due to the volunteer nature of the relationship.

Expansion of the child’s understanding of the life options and pathways open to them, beyond the experiences of their birth family, changing life choices and outcomes.

Child’s increased resilience and capacity for responding constructively to life challenges, utilising the support of their ‘Time for Kids family’.

Reduced emotional stress for the child through regular break from challenges existing within their family.

Time and opportunity for parents to address the root cause of individual or family challenges impacting on the wellbeing of their child/ren.

Expansion of carers’ understanding of the circumstances of vulnerable families and an opportunity to drive positive social change.

VOLUNTEER MENTOR OR CARER

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KEY INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO THE CARING RELATIONSHIP

Regular contact with volunteer carers in support of placement.

Training, resources and advice on behavioural issues and the needs of children within Time for Kids.

Early identification of and response to challenges within the relationship.

Carers proactively informed on the needs of their Time for Kids child and how best to respond to these.

Improved resilience amongst carers in responding to the challenges and needs of their Time for Kids child.

Behavioural and developmental improvement for the child, supported through positive role modelling and informed assistance from their carer.

Information, support and referral in relation to family needs impacting on the wellbeing of the child.

Delivery of emergency relief to low-income families in need.

Informed supports and interventions, directly matched to the needs of the child and their family.

Referral of families to other health and social support services.

Reduced financial hardship within the family, building their capacity to meet the material needs of their child/ren.

Families better equipped to respond constructively to the challenges of parenting, reducing the burden of emotional stress on parents and their child/ren and improving family outcomes.

Holistic support to families across all areas of need that reduces burdens and stresses and improve child and family outcomes reducing the risk of family break-down resulting in children’s transition into alternative care.

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO THE CHILD IN THEIR CONTEXT

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Time For kids

275 Main North Road, Enfield SA 5085

T 08 8440 8500 • F 08 8440 8559

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