Research shows that strong, healthy communities have less child abuse and neglect. The qualities of such communities include:
• having services and social networks to support families:
• involving and respecting its children:
• modelling appropriate parenting behaviour: and
• taking pride in its people and culture.
Communities with these qualities provide a web of support across all aspects of a child's life - enhancing their development, wellbeing and resilience against harm.
Examples of CPS community work include:
• Extending use of the Toy Library in West Heidelberg.
• Working with schools in East Reservoir and Preston North East to better support families of children struggling to successfully fit in at school.
• A community arts project with schools in Darebin and Banyule celebrating through student artwork exhibiting parenting and family life, and raising the profile of CPS as a service of support for children and parents.
• Piloting innovations in our core programs such as "I'm An Aboriginal Dad" and "I'm a Mum" in consultation with staff at the Transition Clinic at the Mercy Hospital for Women.
• Helping build school communities through the Active Dads group by engaging fathers with their children and other fathers within their school community.

click on the links below for more information about CPS community work:
Art Exhibitions in Elaine Marriner Children's Art Gallery:
"MY DAD" Read more
"IMPRESSIVE PRESTON" Read more
"I'm An Aboriginal Dad" program launch Read more
"Bringing Books Into Children's Lives" a collabrative project with Yarra Plenty Library and Thomastown West Primary School piloting a literacy program for Arabic Children in Thomastown.Read more