The Ceduna Domestic Violence & Aboriginal Family Violence Service is a service for women and children who are in, or have experienced domestic violence or Aboriginal family violence.
Their goal is to provide, or ensure provision of services that support women to develop and maintain a safe and secure environment for their children and themselves. This service is free and confidential.
Services available:
- Counselling to women and children.
- Information on restraining orders or pressing charges – legal services.
- 24-hour on-call service.
- Safety plans for you and your children.
- Assistance with emergency, short, medium, long term accommodation for you and your children.
- Domestic and family violence support groups.
- Information and links to other services.
Housing and return-to-country support for those visiting Adelaide from remote communities, and for tenants of Housing SA.
Kurlana Tampawardli is Kaurna for new house on the plains. Kurlana Tampawardli is committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Adelaide, ensuring they have access to safe and stable accommodation.
Supports include:
- Housing for people at risk of rough sleeping or overcrowding.
- Safe return to country.
- Links to other support.
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) serves, partners, and invests with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to own their future.
IBA invests and supports in individuals, families, and communities in the areas of business, assets and investment, and home ownership.
Services include:
- Help you own your own home. Loans and financial services – affordable, simple and personalised. So you can take ownership of your home and your future.
- Help you start or grow a business. Business Finance and partnerships - from big ideas through to making them happen, they can provide the right mix of products, services, advice, networks and capability.
- Help you invest in your future. Focused on making a strong, positive impact with a portfolio that provides responsible financial returns and a whole lot more for communities and our partners.
Knowmore provides free and independent legal advice for survivors of child sexual abuse.
Knowmore offers free legal advice and support to survivors of child sexual abuse. They help survivors consider their options about compensation, redress and other legal issues related to abuse.
Services include:
- Legal Advice and Assistance.
- Financial Counselling.
- Support Services.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support.
The Aboriginal Sobriety Group Indigenous Corporation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the sobriety and healing of Aboriginal people. We provide support and pathways away from grief, loss, trauma and abusive lives.
Supports include:
- Drug and alcohol.
- Homelessness supports.
- Mobile assistance patrol transporting individuals who are vulnerable, under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
- Social and emotional wellbeing supports to community in the Riverland.
Aboriginal Community Connect is a ‘one-stop’ service for people who want to change their use of alcohol and other drugs.
Aboriginal Community Connect focus on your social, emotional and cultural wellbeing as they support you.
Services include:
- Rehabilitating in their community houses.
- Supporting your connection to culture and community.
- Helping you to make positive, lasting changes.
- Linking you to other services.
13YARN is a crisis support line for First Nations Peoples who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. They offer a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you, or someone you know, are feeling worried or no good, we encourage you to connect with 13YARN on 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days) and talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
Supports include:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supports.
- Available 24/7 across the country and accessible by any phone in Australia.
Aboriginal Family Support Services key role has always been to ensure that Aboriginal communities and organisations are involved in matters relating to child protection.
AFSS core services include family based foster care and family reunification.
Support Programs include:
- Foster Care
- Residential Care
- Community Safety and Wellbeing
- Connection to Culture
- Gambling Help Service
- Aboriginal Kinship Care
- Stronger Families
- Youth Accommodation
- Youth Support Coober Pedy
- NDIS Services
- Elder Care Service
- Tirka Tirka
- Cultural consultancy
- Family group conferencing
Culture Care Connect provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with mental health and suicide prevention supports.
Supports include:
- Improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.
- Suicide prevention.
- Aftercare services.
- Culturally safe care and supports.