Aboriginal Family Support Services

Aboriginal Family Support Services Our vision: Together with Aboriginal communities strengthen families to ensure safe and culturally strong futures for our children and young people.

Careers at AFSS: www.afss.com.au/work-with-us/ AFSS has grown to become an organisation employing over 300 staff. Our offices are located in metropolitan Adelaide, Berri, Ceduna, Coober Pedy, Murray Bridge, Mount Gambier, Port Augusta and Port Lincoln. Core services include Family Based Foster Care and family reunification services (Stronger Families) which are offered in all regions, while other

services are region-specific. In all that we do, our focus is on working to ensure that Aboriginal children maintain their cultural links despite being separated from their parents and ensuring that wherever possible Aboriginal families are reunited. The AFSS regional offices are able to provide details of the services that are available in the various regions of the State.

12/06/2026

Did you see the Toward Home Alliance feature on 7NEWS last night?

The segment highlighted Street Connect, a vital service that helps our outreach teams connect with people sleeping rough across the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and surrounding parklands.

Community reports through Street Connect help our support workers locate and engage with people experiencing homelessness, ensuring they can access the support, housing and services they need.

As part of the Toward Home Alliance, AFSS delivers the Wardli-ana program, providing culturally safe, trauma-informed support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Find out more about our Wardli-ana (Toward Home Alliance) program here:

https://www.afss.com.au/our-programs-2/toward-home-alliance-wardli-ana/

10/06/2026
09/06/2026

NAIDOC SA Award nominations are now open!

🖤💛❤️💙💚🖤🤍

Now is the time to recognise someone deadly in our community who deserves to be celebrated for their leadership, achievements, creativity, strength, and contribution.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll also be showcasing some of our previous NAIDOC SA Award winners as part of celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC Week.

Nominations close 20 June.
Nominate someone deadly today. Link: https://naidocsa.com.au/naidoc-sa-2025-nomination-form/

As part of National Reconciliation Week and this year’s theme, All In, the Ann Street team came together for a Cake and ...
02/06/2026

As part of National Reconciliation Week and this year’s theme, All In, the Ann Street team came together for a Cake and Paint session to reflect on what reconciliation means to each of us.

Staff created individual canvases expressing their personal thoughts, stories, and commitments to reconciliation. These artworks will be displayed alongside our collaborative staff canvas, representing our shared journey and commitment to walking together.

Thank you to everyone who participated. The finished artworks are a powerful reminder that reconciliation grows stronger when we each bring our own voice and commitment to the journey.

Recently, members of our Early Intervention team attended the Reily Foundation's Support Before System Practitioner Trai...
02/06/2026

Recently, members of our Early Intervention team attended the Reily Foundation's Support Before System Practitioner Training.
The training focuses on strengthening practitioner confidence, understanding, and practice through a strong emphasis on strengths-based and trauma-aware approaches. It also highlights the importance of identifying opportunities for earlier intervention and support, ensuring families receive the help they need before concerns escalate and statutory child protection involvement becomes necessary.

26/05/2026

Today is National Sorry Day. We share this letter from young person in care.

Any reflection on our history, must also include recognition that its impacts are still being felt today. Healing comes through truth, accountability, and commitment to change. Today, and every day, we stand for our young people, because they deserve better.

Thank you to the young person in care who provided these words (with names edited).

Our Family Group Conferencing (FGC) team recently attended the Pathways Forum: How to Manage Disputes for the Child, con...
19/05/2026

Our Family Group Conferencing (FGC) team recently attended the Pathways Forum: How to Manage Disputes for the Child, connecting with colleagues across family law and child protection while gaining valuable insights into family-led decision-making.

A highlight was exploring how Family Group Conferencing can support meaningful agreements that put children first, while strengthening culturally safe outcomes for Aboriginal families. A great day of learning, connection, and reaffirming our commitment to keeping Aboriginal children connected to family, culture, and community.

You can find out more about our growing FGC program here:
https://www.afss.com.au/our-programs-2/family-group-conferencing/

The Metro IFS teams recently attended the 2026 Statewide Practitioner Communities of Practice Forum, joining 366 practit...
13/05/2026

The Metro IFS teams recently attended the 2026 Statewide Practitioner Communities of Practice Forum, joining 366 practitioners from NGOs, Government agencies and ACCOs across SA.

This year’s focus, Cumulative Harm on Children – “Harm Grows Quietly”, highlighted the importance of recognising the ongoing impact of neglect, family violence, trauma, instability and unmet needs on children’s safety and wellbeing over time.

The forum reinforced the importance of reflective practice, early intervention, culturally responsive approaches, collaboration, and ensuring children’s voices and experiences remain central in all family support work.

Address

134 Waymouth Street
Adelaide, SA
5000

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+61882051500

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