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Supporting families, children, and communities in northern Adelaide

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Early Childhood Child Care NACYS Child Care provides a safe, nurturing environment for children in their early years. Our qualified educators deliver a play-based curriculum that supports each child’s social, emotional, and cog Early Childhood Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Our OSHC program provides a safe, welcoming and flexible space for children outside of school and preschool hours. We recognise that children arrive with different experiences and needs, and we provid Early Childhood Preschool / Flying Start NACYS (Northern Area Community and Youth Services) is a community-led, not-for-profit organisation that has walked alongside families in Adelaide’s northern suburbs since 1981. Based in Davoren Park, Early Childhood Playgroup NACYS delivers playgroup in partnership with Novita Hippy- it is an opportunity for young children (usually aged 0–5) gather to play, learn, and socialize in an informal, supportive setting with thei Therapeutic Services Ready Connected Supported Funded by the South Australian Department of Human Services [DHS] the Ready, Connected, Supported [RCS] Program, offers support to young people to assist them with education, employment & training out Therapeutic Services Integrated Support for Complex Trauma The drastic shift in expectations, responsibility, and overall environment between primary school and high school can often lead to adjustment difficulties for young people. This difficulty is further Therapeutic Services Mighty Minds The Mighty Minds program is an intensive program that aims to provide wholistic support to vulnerable families. The program ultised the principles of attachment theory to support local families in dev Therapeutic Services Family & Child Wellbeing Network The Family & Child Wellbeing Network is a school-based collaborative program between Northern Area Community & Youth Services, selected schools, and some of the most well-known University's in South A Community Programs Men’s Group The NACYS Men’s Group provides a welcoming space for men in the northern Adelaide area to connect, share experiences, and support one another. Regular sessions include guest speakers, activities, and Community Programs Children’s Garden The children’s garden is a community program that offers an enjoyable and educational environment. Children participate in a variety of gardening activities, including planting, watering and harvestin Community Programs Burundians SA The Burundian Community have created a community garden in the rear garden area of NACYS with the focus on edible traditional vegetables which is shared among community members. There are also regular Community Programs Swallowcliffe Children’s Precinct Backbone The Backbone Team’s primary role is to support the Swallowcliffe Children’s Precinct Committee in its day‑to‑day work, helping services in the Davoren Park community work together to improve outcomes Community Programs Kids Club Kids Club is an after-school program where children are provided with a safe and nurturing environment. The program is designed for children to foster new peer relationships with other participants an

Early Childhood

Programs and services for children and families in the early years.

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Early Childhood

Child Care

NACYS Child Care provides a safe, nurturing environment for children in their early years. Our qualified educators deliver a play-based curriculum that supports each child’s social, emotional, and cog
Early Childhood

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)

Our OSHC program provides a safe, welcoming and flexible space for children outside of school and preschool hours. We recognise that children arrive with different experiences and needs, and we provid
Early Childhood

Preschool / Flying Start

NACYS (Northern Area Community and Youth Services) is a community-led, not-for-profit organisation that has walked alongside families in Adelaide’s northern suburbs since 1981. Based in Davoren Park,

Early Childhood

Playgroup

NACYS delivers playgroup in partnership with Novita Hippy- it is an opportunity for young children (usually aged 0–5) gather to play, learn, and socialize in an informal, supportive setting with thei

Therapeutic Services

Counselling, mental health, and therapeutic support services.

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Therapeutic Services

Ready Connected Supported

Funded by the South Australian Department of Human Services [DHS] the Ready, Connected, Supported [RCS] Program, offers support to young people to assist them with education, employment & training out
Therapeutic Services

Integrated Support for Complex Trauma

The drastic shift in expectations, responsibility, and overall environment between primary school and high school can often lead to adjustment difficulties for young people. This difficulty is further
Therapeutic Services

Mighty Minds

The Mighty Minds program is an intensive program that aims to provide wholistic support to vulnerable families. The program ultised the principles of attachment theory to support local families in dev
Therapeutic Services

Family & Child Wellbeing Network

The Family & Child Wellbeing Network is a school-based collaborative program between Northern Area Community & Youth Services, selected schools, and some of the most well-known University's in South A

Community Programs

Community development, social connection, and support programs.

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Community Programs

Men’s Group

The NACYS Men’s Group provides a welcoming space for men in the northern Adelaide area to connect, share experiences, and support one another. Regular sessions include guest speakers, activities, and
Community Programs

Children’s Garden

The children’s garden is a community program that offers an enjoyable and educational environment. Children participate in a variety of gardening activities, including planting, watering and harvestin
Community Programs

Burundians SA

The Burundian Community have created a community garden in the rear garden area of NACYS with the focus on edible traditional vegetables which is shared among community members. There are also regular
Community Programs

Swallowcliffe Children’s Precinct Backbone

The Backbone Team’s primary role is to support the Swallowcliffe Children’s Precinct Committee in its day‑to‑day work, helping services in the Davoren Park community work together to improve outcomes

Community Programs

Kids Club

Kids Club is an after-school program where children are provided with a safe and nurturing environment. The program is designed for children to foster new peer relationships with other participants an