Help with everyday things
Supports and services to help you with the important things in everyday life – including food, housing, and bills.
Farmers Pick
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 24/7 Crisis Support
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.
Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Find a Psychologist
The APS provides a searchable directory of qualified psychologist to help your search.
Medicare Mental Health Gateway
The Medicare Mental Health website provides information about Medicare Mental Health initiatives, and access to other trusted mental health providers and their services, information and support.
Mental Health Line
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.
Food Services via “Ask Izzy” Wesbite
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.
South West Sydney Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service
‘SWSTAAS’ is a service that provides free advice and advocacy for tenants living in Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly.
Tenants’ Union of NSW: Eviction – Factsheet
This factsheet by Tenants’ Union of NSW is designed to help you navigate eviction concerns and explain what you’re entitled to.
Tenants’ Union of NSW: Rent Increase – Factsheet
This factsheet by Tenants’ Union of NSW is designed to help you navigate rent increases and explain what you’re entitled to.
Medicare Mental Health National Phone Service
Anyone in Australia can call Medicare Mental Health National Phone Service either for themselves or on behalf of someone they care for to find the best mental health and wellbeing support for them. Make a free call to the national phone service on 1800 595 212 (weekdays 8:30am-5:00pm, excl. public holidays).
Medicare Mental Health Kids Hubs
Medicare Mental Health Kids Hubs provide a safe and welcoming place where children and their families, carers, and kin, can access free mental health and wellbeing supports and services. Kids Hubs are designed for children aged 0 to 12 years who are experiencing mild to moderate developmental, emotional, relational and/or behavioural challenges.
Medicare Mental Health Check In
Medicare Mental Health Check In provides free guided digital support for you to take care of your mental health and wellbeing early. Working one step at a time, this service will help you build practical skills and confidence to feel more prepared for life’s ups and downs. It’s completely free for people living in Australia, no referral or diagnosis needed.
Simple tips to save energy and money
Find quick and easy tips to help you use energy more efficiently and save money.
Primary school enrolments outside catchment zone
This guides provides information on how to enrol your child in a NSW primary school outside your local catchment zone.
Digital Toolkit: A practical toolkit to use alongside the Navigating School Guide
This toolkit compliments the ‘Navigating School’ guide to supports families of children with disability, developmental delay, additional needs or Autism as they navigate primary school in New South Wales. This toolkit provides worksheets, conversation examples, scripts, prompts and templates that you can use when preparing for conversations, meetings and next steps.
Navigating School: A practical guide for parents and carers of children with disability, delay and Autism
This guide supports families of children with disability, developmental delay, additional needs or Autism as they navigate primary school in New South Wales, with ideas also useful across other school systems. It explains how schools provide support, how decisions are made, how to prepare for meetings, build strong relationships with teachers, address concerns, and use practical tools to stay organised.
Community Kitchens
Everybody is welcome at our Hunter/Manning CatholicCare Community Kitchens. We are committed to providing assistance to families, children and individuals who need it most in our community.
Provider Finder
Search tool for finding registered providers
Moneysmart.gov.au
Moneysmart, by the Australian Government, helps you make confident money decisions with free tools, tips and calculators.
Information Directory about Mental Health (in Simplified Chinese)
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.
headspace: Translated Mental Health Resources
You can access factsheets and information about mental health in many languages on the headspace website.
Witness to War
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
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
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.
Hurstville Chinese Parents Network
| A carer support group for Chinese speaking parents who have children living with special needs. The group provides parent to parent support, information sharing, updates on NDIS, information sessions and friendship. |
Guide to Using Lifeline (in Arabic)
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.
Guide to Using Lifeline (in Simplified Chinese)
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.
Transcultural Mental Health Line
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.
























