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Northern Area Community & Youth Services Inc

NACYS provides counselling/psychotherapy, case management, support, and advocacy for at risk and vulnerable members of the Northern and Outer Northern Adelaide communities, across the lifespan. Clients to the service typically have complex mental health issues, trauma backgrounds, child protection issues and alcohol and other drug concerns. Supports such as psychotherapy are not time limited and offered free to clients. NACYS has a 55 place long day childcare centre targeting the most at risk and vulnerable children.

Northern Beaches Womens Shelter

We are a crisis accommodation women's shelter for adult women who are at risk or experiencing homelessness.

Northern Community CareWorks

Provide services to the community in the following ways:
(i) providing free employment training and work experience programs and support services;
(ii) delivering a range of social, health and wellbeing activities and events;
(iii) hosting community meals and activities to facilitate community engagement, connection and social welfare; and
(iv) providing pastoral care to people experiencing helplessness
We also operate an Op Shop with clothing and furniture for the people of Darebin City. We are located in the buildling owed and operated by Northern Community Church of Christ but operate as a separate registered organisation.

Northern Compassion (Tenacious House)

Tenacious House is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2014. This is a voluntary residential recovery centre with a program designed to empower men to take control of their lives and overcome issues such as addiction anxiety and depression.

The program is design equip men with the tools to succeed in life and support them on a pathway into employment or education.

Professionals working with Tenacious House include doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists and qualified

The Program
The Tenacious House program is an evidence-based, community-focused program (meaning we do what works
and we support one another).
The program runs for an initial 5 months, after which the length of stay is determined by need.

Northern Grampians Shire Council

Local Government in Western Victoria
The organisation is currently supporting smaller townships in the shire with Flood Recovery.

Northern Health

We are a branch of Melbourne Health, and operate as a mental health service operating out of various sites providing care to individuals affected by mental illness.

We deliver a comprehensive range of specialist, community and hospital-based mental health services for youth, adult and aged people who are experiencing, or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness.

Services are delivered through six programs spanning 32 sites across the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne.

Northern Health Foundation

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute and specialist services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north. Our emergency department treats over 107,000 patients each year, cares for over 94,000 patients admitted to hospital, and assists with the delivery of over 4,000 babies each year. The Northern Health catchment includes three of the state's six growth areas and a very diverse community, with people who were born in more than 185 countries. The Northern Health catchment is the home to a significant number of the state’s lower socio economic and most disadvantaged groups.

Northern Land Council

The Northern Land Council is an independant statutory authority of the Commonwealth. It is responsible for assisting Aboriginal peoples in the Top End of the Northern Territory to acquire and manage their traditional lands and seas.

Community Planning & Development Program
The Community Planning and Development (CP&D) Program helps Aboriginal people in the NLC region to drive their own development projects and secure benefits from the use of their land and waters.

Initiated in 2016, the CP&D Program supports Aboriginal groups to plan and implement projects that deliver lasting benefits that

Northern NSW Health - Disaster Recovery Team

Disaster recovery team supports people across the Northern NSW LGA to prepare, recover and respond to the impact of disasters

Northern Rivers Children's Services

Not for profit organisation - provision of Family Day Care, Early Childhood Services, Outside Of School Hours care, In home Care, and Ready Set Go. Ready Set Go is a Commonwealth Funded Communities for Children project and is a child development and parent support program for children 0 - 6 years for families in Lismore and Goonellabah Priority groups for funding include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, families with long term financial hardship or disadvantage and families with complex family stressors. Ready Set Go supports families to access support services.

Northern Rivers Community Gateway

Northern Rivers Community Gateway (NRCG) is a not-for-profit, incorporated community organisation formed in 1976 and incorporated in 1977.

The Northern Rivers Community Gateway is governed by a Board of Directors. The board is made up of professionals working and residing across NSW.

Northern Rivers Community Gateway receives funding for its projects and programs from a variety of agencies, sponsors, donors and fund raising initiatives.

Northern Rivers Housing

The Northern Rivers Housing is a not-for-profit company managing long-term social and affordable housing for people with special needs and residents with low and moderate incomes in the far North Coast region of New South Wales in Australia.
The Company is the largest Community Housing provider in this region.
Planning is well under way for future expansion of the Company’s property portfolio in all these local government areas. Growth will continue to be sourced from stock transfers from Housing NSW, new acquisitions including redeveloped properties, and properties developed by NCCH Community Housing in partnership with other regional organisations.

NCCH currently manages in excess of 900 properties across the far North Coast of NSW managing 950 tenancies.

NCCH acknowledges the Bundjalung, Arakwal, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl peoples who are the traditional custodians of the land that comprises the Northern Rivers.

Northey Street City Farm

Northey Street City Farm is a non-profit community organisation based in Brisbane, Australia.

The Farm is a venue for individuals, school groups and community groups to learn about permaculture and organic gardening principles.

Our purpose is to be an inspirational model of a community based, urban Permaculture farm which promotes and educates for sustainability. We believe that the dominant way of life is unsustainable, but by practicing Permaculture we can create an environmentally, socially and economically just world.

Northreach Community Care

Northreach Community Care Ltd is a registered charity working with marginalised, vulnerable and impoverished individuals in Townsville to provide housing, food, furniture and other supplies as needed.

Northside Community Service

Canberra based regional community service located in Dickson. Northern Community Service Ltd.

Northside Community Service - Aged Care Housing

Northside’s Assistance with Care and Housing program is funded throguh the Commonwealth Home Support Program and provides a wide range of services to older community members who are homeless or at risk of being homeless as they get older. This might be because they are on a low income or have insecure housing and face challenges finding a place to live that they can call home. The program team supports individuals over 65 years and people aged 50 years or older who are are prematurely aged*, on a low income and are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Contact our Relationships Coordinator on 02 6257 2255 for a confidential and freindly chat or click the link here for more information (from ACH Program Information) * People whose life experience – such as active military service, homelessness or substance abuse – have seen them age more quickly than other people

Northside Community Service - Common Ground

This unique housing initiative provides supportive and sustainable housing to low income earners and those who have experienced homelessness. As tenancy and project managers for the recently completed Common Ground Canberra, Located in the heart of Gungahlin, close to services, transport and shops, the site comprises of 40 x 1-bedroom units. There are also expansive internal and external common areas available for all tenants to use whenever they like – such as the communal open plan kitchen, computer work stations, entertainment room, art room, large communal veggie gardens and BBQ area. Along with Argyle, Northside Community Services are available onsite to provide that extra support to tenants.

Northside Community Service - Housing First

Housing First recognises that stability is more likely to be achieved if an individual or family has and affordable, safe, permanent place to live. This approach harnesses the power of permanent, safe housing to help people recover and heal from the trauma of homelessness. It gives them a safe space in which to address the issues that may be stopping them from living the lives they want.

Northside is contributing to ending homelessnesss in our region by striving to:

Provide safe, permanent and affordable housing for people with a lived experience of homelessness.

Facilitate access to client centred, strength based and trauma informed support services
Deliver social inclusion in our community through asset based community development

Northside Community Service - Majura Men's Shed

Majura Men's Shed build and repair wooden toys, made to order toys and furniture for playgroups and preschools and also for Aged Care & Community Care Facilities. Majura Men's Shed works closely with Alzheimer's Australia ACT to offer a number of programs for men with early onset dimentia.

Northside Community Service - Y.Engage

The Y.Engage team at Northside Community Service are committed to supporting young people of Inner North and Gunghalin regions of Canberra, between the ages of 12 - 25 who are vulnerable and disengaged. The Y.Engage team support young people through outreach, short-term case management, and through providing them with opportunities for leadership and skill building.

PRIMARY RECIPIENTS: YOUTH

Northside Connect

Northside Connect aims to build and encourage the local aspirations our north Brisbane community. Based in Nundah, we provide services such as legal advice, domestic violence support, practical relief from life stressors as well as a safe place to connect and reinforce the sense of community.

Northway Community Playgroup

Volunteer run community playgroup serving a need for families with pre kindy children to learn to socialise as they develop. We have mums with newborns coming who benefit from new friendships made. We do not charge any fees just a voluntary gold coin donation. Playgroup has been operating for 15 years and our outdoor equipment is old and tired. The group is part of the Mission Outreach of Northway Uniting Church, Beldon WA 6027. We provide a service for families restricted by financial situations and fill a gap where they are unable to attend day-care or prefer not to send them. It provides opportunities for volunteers to participate in community activities and enhance their self-worth and enjoyment of life.

Northwest Community Group Inc

We support people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. We do this through 3 x stands per week where we give out clothing, toiletries, blankets, tents, sleeping bags, air matresses etc.

We also run a program to help people who have gone from homelessness to housing, to help them get items they need to make their house a home.

Northwestern Mental Health - Travancore PARC

Subacute 10 bed mental health facility part of Melbourne Health

NOSS Tasmania

At NOSS, we are all about working with people with a disability to enrich their quality of life. We support, train and employ people with a disability.