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Child Friendly Community

The Child Friendly Communities Project is an initiative of the Communities for Children Strategy supporting Raymond Terrace and Karuah, and coordinated through Port Stephens Council.

This project aims to establish and build on community strengths to create positive influence over all contexts in which a child lives - their family, their community and the broader social, political and cultural environment.

In a Child Friendly Community, children will:

• feel welcomed and valued
• participate in decisions that affect them and their families
• express themselves creatively
• be free to play in and explore their environment
• be protected from violence, abuse and neglect
• have their skills recognised and appreciated
• have safe accessible pathways and cycleways
• thrive physically, socially, emotional, culturally and spiritually

Please select the links below for more information about Child Friendly programs and resources

NAPCAN (National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect)

UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)

ARACY (Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth)

UN CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

NSW COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - information about Child Safe Child Friendly

NSW COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - great site for children and young people - find out about all sort of stuff - games, money, music, good health, getting help, mobile phones and heaps more

Are you interested in establishing a children's service?   See all the latest information and legal requirements from Department of Community Services, NSW at DOCS Children's Service Guidelines

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