b'Our workwith familiesSometimes, families need help and guidance to navigate through complex issues that impact the stability and safety of their home. We walk alongside families to provide case management, advice and counselling so these issues can be overcome, and they can look towards a happier and healthier future. Supporting families to thrive across Southern Melbourne. The program focuses on addressing the impacts of family We support parents to develop the skillsviolence to ensure the adults, young people and and confidence they need to enhance theirchildren exposed to this violence are safe, heal resilience and fuel their childs potential. Thosefrom their experiences and develop resilience experiencing family violence can find safety andinto the future. This culturally appropriate stability, and the support they need to moveprogram is sensitive to the effects of trauma forward. Parents receive support to build onand is heavily focused on safety and recovery. family strengths and enhance parenting abilities, to strengthen parent-child relationships andStarting Out Programmaximise a childs development opportunities. Our Starting Out program provides support for young parents 25 years and under, who have Wimmera Wellbeing Centrea child aged 0-2 years. The group helps young parents develop a sense of community and support offers vital supportthrough meeting other young parents. During Our Wimmera Wellbeing Centre opened its doorsCOVID-19 restrictions this year, program staff in February, offering a broad range of programscontinued offering support to the families via Zoom to help local families thrive. During COVID-19sessions to discuss the ups and downs of parenting restrictions, the space was used for face-to-faceand to continue parent education sessions. sessions with high risk families and for staff to film video resources for families to access online.Fresh start for The Community Therapeutic Family ViolenceNewpin program Program is one of the programs offered. Through the program, families can access the support theyThe Tasmanian Newpin program embarked on a need to work towards a safer and healthier future.new partnership with Launceston North Uniting Adults and children impacted by family violenceChurch this year to secure a new location and the receive therapeutic intervention and referralslong-term future of the program. The program into programs offered by Uniting, Grampiansis funded by the Department of Communities Community Health and other local agencies. through their Early Years Parenting Support funding and helps around 150 mothers and their Pathways to Resilience children to build safety, love and stronger parent-Pathways to Resilience is an exciting newchild attachment into their relationships.partnership between Uniting Vic.Tas, EACH andOM This story reflects our commitment to the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF),achieving life outcomes maximisedoffering therapeutic family violence services 24 Uniting Vic.Tas Annual Report 2019-2020'