Our Projects
Pathfinders offers a diverse range of programs and services to achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and families. Our suite of services provides a continuum of support from prevention and early intervention to crisis support and permanent long-term care to more than 3000 children, young people and families per year.
Community Housing Provider
Pathfinders is a Tier 3 Registered Community Housing Provider. Pathfinders vision for the future is to acquire its own social housing portfolio so that we can better deliver under a housing continuum model for our clients and communities which we serve. Pathfinders has made the strategic and financial decision to invest heavily in the expansion… View Article
Family Connect and Support (FCS)
Family Connect and Support helps children, young people and families in NSW with support services in their local area: Family and Parenting Support Financial Stress Substance Use Housing Youth Support Groups Mental health Services Domestic and family violence (DFV) Education and Employment Planning to Priority Populations Through an initial consultation, we get to know you and… View Article
Aboriginal Early Years Program
Pathfinders Aboriginal Early Years Program (AEYP) is a FREE service for Aboriginal families. We provide support to families with children between the ages of 2 and 6 years to help access quality pre-school and school education. Our goal is to make the transition to school as successful as possible for the child and their family…. View Article
Pathfinders Pumpkin Run
For the past eight years, our Pathfinders Pumpkin Run has been a great success in helping our at-risk youth and the disadvantaged. By donating pumpkins and cooking meals to those in need across New South Wales, our young people engage in the action of generosity and feel a sense of pride giving back to the… View Article
Inverell Family Youth Support Services (IFYSS)
IFYSS focuses on developing family environments that value, nurture and protect children. IFYSS provides a broad range of family support, adolescent and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services including: advocacy; skills development including parenting, living skills, relationships, self-esteem and coping skills; interagency information; referrals to other services; hosting courses and information workshops on various aspects… View Article
Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program
About the Birth Certificate Program The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program is making it easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for and receive their birth certificate. The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Project is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program that aims to readress this issue by conducting sign-up… View Article
International Projects
Pathfinders is proudly partnering two international projects; Crescent Education & Volunteer Disability Service – Ghana In 2012 Pathfinders teamed up with the Crescent Education & Volunteer Service in Ghana, West Africa. This partnership has allowed this service to build a Disability Assessment and Support Centre. This new centre will allow local individuals living with a… View Article
Tilbuster Station
Tilbuster Station was gifted to Pathfinders by a private benefactor. Their wish was that the property be used for child and youth development, and the support of families. The property is utilised as a venue to continue and expand upon the work that Pathfinders does with at risk youth and local families. Through this generosity,… View Article
Non Placement Support Services (NPSS)
Pathfinders Non Placement Support Services The NPSS program is a fee-for-service brokerage partnership between Pathfinders and Community Services and other NGOs, whereby a range of services are provided for children and young people in Out-of-Home-Care (OOHC) and their families through Individual Client Agreements (ICA). The aim of the program is to enable children and young… View Article
Pathways Out-of-Home Care: Residential Care
The Pathways Out of Home Care (OOHC) program offers both Residential and Foster Care options for vulnerable children and young people that can’t live at home. Pathways Residential provides a safe and nurturing environment for young people ranging in ages from 12 to 17 years who are in need of alternative accommodation due to being… View Article
Pathfinders Specialist Homelessness Services
Pathfinders Specialist Homelessness Services is the delivery of specialist homelessness services through the Going Home Staying Home reforms, with an increased focus on early intervention so people access the right support locally, when they need it and before they reach crisis point. Under this new system, people who become homeless will be rehoused as quickly… View Article