Families & Children
- Supporting Families for a Brighter Future
At AMRC, we are committed to building strong, positive family environments through early intervention and prevention services. Our Children and Parenting Support (CaPS) program helps children (birth to 12 years, and up to 18 for those with additional needs) and their families by providing resources, programs, and support focused on improving child development, health, and wellbeing.
We work collaboratively with parents and caregivers to create the best possible environment for children’s education, social development, and emotional wellbeing. Our team also assists families experiencing relationship challenges or domestic violence by providing intervention, mediation, counselling, and connections to essential support services.
How We Can Help
AMRC partners with key community stakeholders to offer education, training, and support programs for families from refugee and migrant backgrounds, including:
Parenting Education Workshops for CALD Families (metro & regional SA)
Introduction to Childcare Services in Australia
Practical Strategies to Navigate Parenting Challenges
Introduction to various available outdoor and other activities for families
Family Safety (DFSV Services)
AMRC welcomes the recommendations of the South Australian Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, released in August 2025, and is committed to supporting their implementation through culturally responsive prevention, early intervention and community-led action. We recognise the Commission’s emphasis on ensuring that every person regardless of their background can access safe and effective support. As a trusted multicultural organisation, AMRC is committed to working alongside government, communities, and specialist services to help deliver this vision.
Every day, AMRC supports migrant and refugee women, children and families through our Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) program. Through our Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) project, AMRC is building on this trusted foundation to strengthen prevention, early intervention and recovery for culturally and linguistically diverse communities across South Australia. Key project activities include:
- Embedding culturally and linguistically diverse voices in domestic, family and sexual violence reforms (state and national).
- Strengthening the bicultural workforce through training
- Build sector capability through informed resources
- Increasing community awareness and prevention through community engagement and targeted information sessions and workshops
- Creating safer, more accessible pathways to help and support
We are currently taking expressions of interest to be involved in the DFSV project advisory networks:
- Lived experience advisory network
- Community leaders’ advisory network
Please contact admin@amrc.org.au for more information.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence,
please contact the services below for support, advice and referrals:
Domestic Violence Crisis Line – 1800 800 098 (24 Hours)
OR
1800 RESPECT (phone 1800 737 732)
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger phone 000Funded by the Department of Premier and Cabinet
We also serve as a trusted link between families and other services provided by organisations such as Parenting SA, Child and Mental Health Services, Parents Next, NDIS Services, Women’s Safety Services, SAPOL, Legal Services Commission, Women’s Legal Service etc.
Through our bilingual team and tailored support programs, we support families, promote positive social interactions, and celebrate cultural traditions while ensuring children’s safety and wellbeing.
Our Approach
At AMRC, we:
- Design and deliver services in collaboration with our clients and communities with clear, measurable outcomes
- Support a sense of belonging through culturally meaningful activities
- Prioritize accessibility for families with complex needs
- Collaborate with other services to strengthen referral pathways
- Use evidence-based programs to provide targeted support
- Promote innovative practices to service delivery
- Offer flexible, accessible child and family programs
- Ensure inclusivity for children with disabilities or developmental needs
- Design services that reflect and respect cultural and linguistic diversity
- Help children prepare for learning and life
Crèche & Playgroup Services
To support newly arrived parents and children, AMRC provides on-site play-based developmental activities during sessions. This allows children to explore learning in a safe, fun, and engaging environment while their parents attend our programs.
Our Crèche Services also act as a bridge to childcare environments, helping parents understand routines while offering guidance on:
- The Australian childcare system
- Immunisation & childhood development
- Nutrition & wellbeing
- NDIS & additional parenting topics
Children can also enjoy the Duck Library, where they are encouraged to develop a love for reading and language learning from an early age.
Where needed, we also connect families to external health services, including Child and Youth Health, local Community Hubs, and playgroups.
Get in Touch
For more information about our CaPS program, parenting workshops, or crèche services, contact us today!
My child has become happier, even sings pack-up song at home. He learned it at the creche.
I can see a difference in my daughter: she cannot wait to get to the creche, she smiles a lot more now.
My children love to play with the toys. With five small children, I cannot afford toys at home.
When I needed assistance most, I found it at AMRC. I’m so grateful for the information and support…
With two autistic children, I have my hands full. Thank you for mentoring me through parenting information. I did not know I was strong enough. I have now embarked on a career pathway.
I enjoy the outing to Belair Park; it reminds me of the forests in my homeland.
