Newcastle

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Add: 30 Young St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300

PH: 0249609992

OUR SERVICES

We offer a full range of services tailored to the participants needs at our Newcastle branch.

PERSONAL CARE

We provide in-home support including assisting participants with cooking, cleaning, food prep, budgeting, home and lawn maintenance, self-hygiene and monitoring/taking medications as prescribed

COMMUNITY ACCESS

We allow community access for our participants by way of taking them shopping, transport/attending appointments, transport/attending social groups and other outings/events

SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT LIVING

We provide 24/7 residential supported independent living from 1:1 to 3:1 care.

Head Leasing property for NDIS complex needs participants with intensive support up to 8hrs daily to assist them in building their capacity in sustaining their tenancy

COURT SUPPORT

We allow community access for our participants by way of taking them shopping, transport/attending appointments, transport/attending social groups and other outings/events

WOMEN'S GROUP

We offer an in-house/external Women’s group. The Groups includes activities such as the Well-being Warriors attended by Justiz participants Fridays, Fishing, Fitness and Health, Food preparation/cooking; Arts and Craft/Sewing, Visiting Cultural Sites, Access to Elders and Community Leaders and Support Groups including our Mentoring program.

MEN'S GROUP

We offer an in-house/external Men’s group. The Groups includes activities such as the Well-being Warriors attended by Justiz participants Fridays, Fishing, Fitness and Health, Food preparation/cooking; Arts and Craft/Sewing, Visiting Cultural Sites, Access to Elders and Community Leaders and Support Groups including our Mentoring program.

YOUTH GROUP

We offer an NNN program group for Young People addressing the use of violence in their family and community. Our Aboriginal Mentor Program assists and provides ongoing support to young people both pre- and post- court to connect and maintain connection with support providers (i.e. Health, education, employment, counselling and/or groups). 80% of participants in the Youth Group have not re-entered the justice system after 6 to 12 months.

We also provide One-on-One Aboriginal Mentoring for Young people residing in Residential Care and under the care of the Minister. We help them re-establish strong Aboriginal community connections; assist with safe contact with family; Heal through the medium of art, music and dance; access to elders, aunts and uncles and other men and women’s support groups.

COMMUNITY CONNECTOR

Justiz assists local Aboriginal People through primary supports or referral pathways to gather relevant evidence base and connection to appropriate GP channels to apply for a NDIS plan to support them with their disability and capacity building.

ABORIGINAL MENTORING

We provide mentoring that is individualised support for Aboriginal children, young people and adults who are struggling emotionally with day to day, relationships, life choices and activities. Our Mentor assists in creating opportunities for Aboriginal participants to re-engage back into local Aboriginal community, their family and social groups. We support re-establishing cultural connections and allow further exposure/participation in a range of cultural/generic activities to improve participants emotional well-being.

We also facilitate One-on-One or Group Healing art sessions that generate discussions and provide resources for struggling, isolated and traumatised Aboriginal Children, Young People and Adults. This allows them to begin their healing journey through the medium of art, as well as to identify and regulate their emotions though colour therapy.

CUTURAL CAMPS

Justiz is in the process of making arrangements to take Aboriginal participants back on country. The aim of Cultural Camps is to engage with local elders that will talk about traditional ways in accordance with the kinship model and provide discussion around the part Aboriginal people play around their inherited obligations to make country and people work and heal.

Aboriginal Elders will also do demonstrations on country. Local leaders and community will perform dances and tell traditional stories. Most participants have somewhere along the way lost contact with their country and people and are on their journey to reconnect with their people, Aboriginal Lore and cultural protocols.

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Justiz is known to be the first point of contact in relation to local Aboriginal people seeking support including emergency and crisis support. Justiz Community has a wide spread of localised relationships with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal service providers

CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING

FOR BUSINESS

We offer a Course with 3 Core Modules that defines the Impact of Colonisation and its subsequent effects on Aboriginal Community and their Kinship model.

The program covers:

Appropriate and Respectful Community Engagement.
Takes an in-depth look at engagement through assessment and/or casework framework
Cultural safety and Identifying/addressing Lateral violence

CULTURAL SAFETY

FOR BUSINESS

Cultural safety is a service offered to Non-Aboriginal organisation’s working with Aboriginal people/community and/or have Aboriginal staff employed in the agency. Cultural safety is complementary to staff supervision and done in conjunction with Aboriginal staffs’ team leaders.

ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION

FOR BUSINESS

Justiz provides ongoing consultation in relation to cultural advice to FACS upon consideration been given to remove children from their parents’ care, exploring family placement options and family conferencing for placement permanency