Farmers Pick is an Australian online service and grocery delivery business that delivers fresh, seasonal, and often “imperfect” produce and pantry items directly from farmers to consumers, helping to reduce food waste and save customers money. 

Lifeline’s 13 11 14 crisis support service is available 24/7. Anyone in Australia can speak to a trained Crisis Supporter over the phone, any time of the day or night.

The APS provides a searchable directory of qualified psychologist to help your search.

The Medicare Mental Health gateway aims to provide easy access to digital mental health services, information and support.

National Youth Mental Health Service supporting people aged 12-25 years.

The Mental Health Line is for anyone needing advice about mental health matters, including how to contact or connect with a mental health service. Calls are answered 24 hours, 7 days a week, by a mental health clinician who can offer support and connect you with the appropriate local, public mental health service in NSW.

The “Ask Izzy” website includes a “Food Support” section with a guide to different types of food support based on factors such as your situation, location, and age. This section higlights services such as community meals, food parcels or vouchers, and Meals on Wheels, which provide affordable or free food options for those in need.

Visit the Transcultural Mental Health Centre website for a collection of translated resources and mental health factsheets, including steps you can take to getting professional mental health help.

You can access factsheets and information about mental health in many languages on the headspace website.

Witness to War is a national multilingual telephone hotline (1800 845 198) for people affected by overseas conflicts. People can feel the impact in different ways, and may experience health, social and practical issues. The helpline is for individuals, families and communities who are distressed about overseas events, have friends and family abroad, need someone to talk to, or need help finding information about useful services and support.

ArabicLine is for anyone who needs to reconnect or simply wants to chat in Arabic. This is not a crisis service. You can enter your number on the website to receive a call from a volunteer.

Panda is a helpline (1300 726 306) for parents affected by perinatal anxiety, depression, and postnatal psychosis, and those experiencing challenges becoming a parent. You can let the phone operator know if you need an interpreter. They are available in many languages. If an interpreter is not available, they will call you back as soon as one is available.

This is an Arabic translated guide to accessing Lifeline services. Lifeline is a national 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention hotline. You can call 13 11 14 to connect and speak with a trained crisis supporter.

This is a Chinese Simplified translated guide to accessing Lifeline services. Lifeline is a national 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention hotline. You can call 13 11 14 to connect and speak with a trained crisis supporter.

This is a cross-cultural mental health hotline (1800 648 911) that connects you with culturally sensitive and linguistically diverse clinicians who can provide you assistance with mental health and accessing services in your community, available in multiple languages.

This is a Simplified Chinese translated directory of mental health supports and hotlines available across Australia.

Provides multicultural communities with access to resources, links to services and translated information on mental health.

The information and resources on this page aim to assist carers seeking employment to understand the steps they can take to overcome barriers and challenges that may arise during their employment search. This includes identifying skills, how they might relate to employment, the job application process, and preparing to enter employment.

The Return to Work Toolkit brings together a range of trusted online resources to help women find reliable information on entering or re-entering the workforce, upskilling or starting a business. 

This dataset is an indication of current support classes operating in NSW public schools. It is not a definitive list of support classes available.

Parents and carers are advised to contact their local public school to discuss all support options available. Applications for support placement are through the Access Request process. An Access Request is usually arranged by the school learning and support team at the local public school, but can also be organised through the local School Services team if a child is not yet enrolled.

Oddies is a fresh fruit and vegetable delivery service in Sydney that rescues “imperfect” produce from farms and delivers it to customers at a discounted price. The company aims to reduce food waste and make fresh food more affordable for consumers. 

Affordable low-cost pantry items and op shop

A community hub providing affordable food, coffee and community.

Bungree Aboriginal Association provides a wide range of culturally informed, high-impact services to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people across multiple regions in New South Wales. These services include housing, disability, transport, and health services.

Yudhilidin is focused on culturally safe recovery to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with living with mental illness. The service offers a flexible stepped-care model that can include psychosocial support, clinical support as well as targeted suicide prevention.

With all of the options available, it’s difficult to know which early education path to take. Let Care for Kids lead your discovery to the services available for your family and choose the right childcare.

Newcastle Temporary Care is a community-based, not-for-profit respite care service for children and young adults with a disability and their carers and families, who live in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas.

The Y NSW Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services provide a safe and enriching place for children to have inspired minds and active bodies in Sydney, Newcastle and Central Coast. You may register through the link on their website.

Hunter Food Relief Centre provides good quality, healthy meals to the Hunter community. It operates out of the Uniting Church at Cessnock, on Tuesday and Thursday, when you can drop in to pick up some meals or stay for a chat and a drink.