The April 2010 Round of funding is now complete. Successful projects are listed below. The next round will open in August and close in September.

Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents Inner West Small Grant Scheme is proudly supported by Families NSW to encourage and assist not-for-profit agencies (for example pre-schools, early intervention services, health, non-government agencies, councils, schools) to deliver parenting information, support and education initiatives to families in their community who have children aged 0-8 years. Launched in July 2003. Each year, the small grants scheme contributes to approximately 35-40 parenting initiatives. Agencies are welcome to apply for subsequent grants.

 

Please read the Funding Criteria before downloading an application form.

Download forms for Inner West Applications:

DOC IconApplication for Inner West [78KB]

Additional forms required for the Inner West include:

Microsoft Word Icon SFRP Essential Questions [20KB] - for all projects please add these questions to your Agency's Evaluation Form, to be used in the
Microsoft Word Icon End of Project Report [44KB]
PDF ICon Parent Concerns Questionnaire - Brief Version [287KB] - please use for all Group Projects. Instructions are on the form.


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Inner West Sydney Funding Criteria

Essential:

  • Addresses parenting education for parents of children 0-8 years;
  • Service to be provided within Inner West Area, using Families First geographic boundary;
  • Demonstrate responsiveness to community needs;
  • Agencies applying for funding will also need to contribute resources to the project;
  • Evidence of an evaluation strategy developed for use; NB For the August September 2008 funding round applications for group will be required to use the Parent Concerns Questionnaire Brief Form. See For Professionals - Download Application Forms Inner West page to download forms.
  • All projects will need to include answers to the SFRP Essential Reporting Questions in their their End of Project. See For Professionals Download Application Forms Inner West page to download forms.

Helpful Hints for Applicants:

  • Funding can be utilised for: Childcare Workers, Program Resource Materials (eg workbooks and tip sheets);
  • Administration costs up to 10% of the total funding requested;
  • Salaries for Out of Business Hours facilitators;
  • Salaries for Daytime external facilitators only.

Desirable:

Initiatives that provide assistance to families who need extra support (Families First Field of Activity 3);

Initiatives that improve the connection between families and the community (Families First Field of Activity 4);

Initiatives that demonstrate use of strengths based practice;

Initiatives that demonstrate collaboration and partnerships with other agencies;

 

Congratulations to  the Successful Projects from the April 2010 Round

Program Agency Suburb
Parent & Carer Education Series (PACES) Child Abuse Prevention Service Ashfield
Starting Points The Salvation Army, Campsie Campsie
Triple P Seminars in Mandarin Ashfield Council Ashfield
Parenting Awareness & Information for Greek Families Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Lakemba
Triple P Group in Korean Multicultural Health SSWAHS Marrickville
Parenting Seminars with Multi Mix Mob Catholicare Marrickville Metro
Early Days The Infants Home Ashfield
Care for Caring Parents Koorana Child & Family Centre Belmore
1,2,3 Magic Parenting Program Lakemba SACC et al Lakemba
Women as Mothers Lakemba SACC Lakemba
123 Magic & EC for Korean Speaking families Burwood Council Burwood
Motherless Mothers Support Group Canterbury Earlwood Caring Assoc. Earlwood
Perspectives on Bullying St Fiacre's Primary et al Leichhardt

 

Congratulations to  the Successful Projects from the October 2009 Round

Name of Programme Agency Suburb of Venue
Triple P Group Leichhardt Family Support Services Leichhardt
Triple P Group Canterbury And Arabic Family Support Lakemba
Triple P Group Glebe Public School Glebe
Toddlers: Terrible or Terrific Young Parents SSWAHS Marrickvillle
Listening to Children Through Play Lakemba SACC Lakemba
Promoting Positive Behaviours Eurella Community Services inc Burwood
We're All inThis Together St Vincent's Primary School Ashfield
"PB with Kids" The PB Consultancy Group NSW Marrickvillle
Kids and Dads Night Connect Marrickville Marrickville
Listening to Children Through Play Connect Marrickville Marrickville
Triple P Seminar Series St Joseph's  Enfield
Transiting New Territory- From Couples to Parents DCC Drummoyne
ParentingTips for Loving your Kids Elsie Women's Refuge Glebe
Triple P Group SSWAHS Croydon
Kids and Dads Together Lakemba SACC et al Lakemba

 

Congratulations to  the Successful Projects from the April 2009 Round

Name of Programme Agency Suburb of Venue
Toddlers: Terrible or Terrific SSWAHS Croydon
Parenting Ed & Consultation Sessions The Smith Family Burwood
123 Magic for Greek Parents/Gparents Canterbury Earlwood Caring Assoc Earlwood
Families in Cultural Transition Canterbury Bankstown MRC Marrickville
TIPS for the Tongan/Pacific Island Comm Tongan Community Support Service Inner West
Connecting Communities St James Primary et al Forest Lodge
Triple P Seminar Series St Michael's Primary School Belfield
Parenting - How to keep your cool Summer Hill Community Centre Summer Hill
Triple P for Indian Migrant Families Ashfield Council Ashfield
Vietnamese Parenting Skills Canterbury Family Support Services Lakemba/Pbowl
Positive Parenting for Lakemba Canterbury City Community Centre Lakemba/Pbowl
Strengthening African Refugee Parents Canterbury Bankstown MRC Canterbury
Positive Parenting for Canterbury Families Canterbury Cluster of Schools Canterbury
123 Magic Parenting Program Lakemba SACC et al Lakemba/Pbowl
Listening to Children Through Play Lakemba SACC Lakemba
Listening to Children Through Play (T4) Lakemba SACC Lakemba

 

Below are Case Studies from Recently Funded Projects.

Facing the Challenge I’m a Dad

Run by Tresillian Family Care Centre and Uniting Care Burnside

Eight fathers attended this one day workshop and all fathers were already connected with Burnside. The majority of the group time was experiential learning focusing on the fathers birthing experience and the importance of the changing role of fathers. Photoshop was used to help reflect on their relationship with their own father and the relationship they have or would like to have with their own children. The afternoon session focused on the importance of reading, spending time with children, positive parenting principles including limit setting and behaviour management strategies.

Cool Kids Cool Parents

Run byThe Parent Council for Deaf Education

By using a strengths based and parent empowered approach to workshop delivery, parents had the opportunity to come together to share their experiences raising a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.  Parents were guided through a range of topics pertinent to their experience, including activities covering:

Communication challenges and Strategies

Why do siblings fight and Fight Free Families

The Emotional Journey, and

My Strengths, My goals

Parents generously shared their experiences and drew upon their own resources and knowledge to create a great pooled resource of:

Books

Websites

Support networks

Helpful and recommended organisations

Worthwhile seminars and workshops

Community opportunities

The backgrounds and experiences of each parent were quite diverse and subsequently, parents were not only acknowledged in their own situation, but inspired by the different approaches and learnings.

Parental Feedback:

‘ I have made a connection to another family and we have already organised a get together in the school holidays. This workshop has provided me with the opportunity to meet new people and to add to my support network which is an invaluable gift which would never have happened if I didn’t attend this workshop. Thankyou for running it.’

 

‘It has been hard to know where we fit in, but I really felt everything you were talking about was very relevant to us and really appreciated the opportunity to attend’

 

‘it was very insightful sharing stories with other parents’

 

As well as funding parenting initiatives, the Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents Inner West Small Grant Scheme has established a number of ongoing projects:

    The Resourcing Families Website

    Distributing parenting Resources to the Inner West local libraries

    The Groupwork Practice Review Consultation (GPRC)

This initiative provides parenting groupwork facilitators opportunities to

    reflect on their practice work,

    support and further develop the groupwork skills and strategies that are already working well for them, and

    explore and experiment with new skills and strategies aimed at making a difference future groups.

  • The provision of evidence-based parenting programs such as Triple P - Positive Parenting Program or Magic 123