TLC for kids is a registered charity, providing immediate distractions and urgent attention for sick children, young people and their families via a number of free services and programs across Australia.
Services include:
►Rapid TLC program: A program unique to TLC for kids who are committed to responding to the needs of children and families within 24 - 48 hours. Any child, with any sickness or health condition is eligible for Rapid TLC requests. These may include specially chosen toys, an outing away from the routine of hospital, an experience that's been a long held dream, or a practical need for the child or their family - really anything that will make a difference in the child's life. Support is given throughout a child's journey through illness and hospitalization so children and families can be provided with some extra TLC whenever it is needed.
► TLC Distraction Box Program: Especially designed to help 'distract' children aged 8 years and under when they need a medical examination or procedure (such as a needle) in hospitals and community health clinics. Distraction diverts attention away from the medical procedure by focusing the child’s attention on a fun object or activity, helping to make the experience less traumatic for everyone.
** All referrals to Rapid TLC must come from a health care professional.
For more information about TLC for kids visit their website or phone 1300 361 461
A smile is the first thing you look for when you give a gift – so why not spread it further? With a gift from our Smiles catalogue, you’ll stretch that smile from someone you love to someone far away.
You can spend as little as $5 or as much as $387,597. Whatever the amount, you’ll be contributing to the lives of children, families and communities in need.
And that’s gotta make you smile, too.
For more information about the World Vision 'Smiles Gift Catologue'
go to their online catalogue
Child Wise is Australia’s leading child protection charity working in Australia, Asia and the Pacific to prevent child abuse.
Their programs seek to prevent child abuse by providing greater awareness and understanding; as well as providing the tools and strategies for individuals, organisations and communities to address these issues and shield children from harm
All Child Wise’s programs work comprehensively across a continuum of prevention, protection and recovery. They are child-focused, and informed by a fundamental belief that children have a right to physical and psychological safety, and that we as individuals, communities and governments have the capacity to protect children.
For more information about Child Wise visit their website or phone 1800 99 10 99.
Advertisement Shown: Child Parenting Journal Autumn 2009 (Page 31) and Winter 2009 (Page 19).
Interested in finding similar organizations elsewhere in Australia? Go to Bear Cottage (NSW).
Very Special Kids is a unique organisation that supports families throughout their experience of caring for children with life-threatening illnesses, from diagnosis through to recovery or bereavement. Such illnesses include cancer, muscular dystrophy, neuro-degenerative and genetic conditions and rare syndromes. Sadly, many of the children will not reach adulthood.
Currently, Very Special Kids supports more than 800 families across Victoria. Their services include trained volunteer support, counselling, bereavement support, hospital visiting, a sibling program, family camps and activities, mothers’ activities, fathers’ activities, newsletters and care at Very Special Kids House, Australia’s first hospice for children, offering respite and end-of-life care.
For more information about Very Special Kids visit their website or phone 1800 888 875.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening, genetic disorder amongst Australians. CF primarily affects the respiratory system (lungs), digestive system (pancreas and sometimes liver) and reproductive system. A person with CF needs to have inherited a copy of the CF gene from both of their parents. The condition occurs equally in males and females. There is currently no cure.
To find out about a simple test to see if the gene is in your family contact the Cystic Fibrosis Organization in your state.
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