has a history of helping children which dates back to 1851. Today, the organisation is continuing to build on this strong foundation, with around 170 staff and 500 volunteers.
We run multidisciplinary and culturally aware programs across a range of areas to strengthen the potential and life opportunities of Australian children. Services include foster care, kinship care, child and family support, disability services, training and consulting services, outreach services - school and community support, youth pathways and healthy lifestyles.
Expressions card packs Find out about an exciting new resource to assist in emotional intelligence and emotional literacy.
Accredited training
OzChild has expanded its training services to include accredited training. Contact
to find out more. Find out here about the training programs available through the Teachers' Learning Network (TLN) or contact
Children Australia Journal
More information here about this peer reviewed quarterly journal, including subscriptions.
Children Australia Vol 34 No 1 2009 is a special edition
featuring keynote addresses from the Association of Children's Welfare
Agencies 2008 conference, and is now available for individual sale.
OzChild Unite Join a business network of like-minded people - support OzChild and your community while strengthening your business. OzChild Unite website
Your donation helps us to provide care and support for children and families through our wide range of programs. All donations are tax deductible. Donation form
New program introduced to help young people with a disability -
to re-engage and secure them suitable pathways into training or employment
This initiative of OzChild has been implemented because of our concern that some adolescents with an intellectual disability are "falling through a gap" - neither at school, nor employed. These adolescents will now be re-joined into pathways for their future.
The program will run in the Frankston area, working in partnership with the Department of Human Services Disability Client Services Adolescent team, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Taskforce and Frankston City Council.
Perpetual Trustees and the Harvey Patterson Trust have made this, and the resulting government support, possible by helping us re-engage these needy adolescents. To find out more about this exciting new program, contact
or phone 03 9695 2200.
