About Us
With over 25 years' experience, our evidence-based education programs have strengthened the social and emotional wellbeing and resilience of more than 400,000 children, young people and adults in 9 countries. We collaborate with schools and communities, building the knowledge and capacity of professionals to deliver our change and loss programs in their communities.
Our History
The Seasons for Growth Children and Young Peoples program was launched in 1996, in recognition of the need to provide high-quality and evidence-based Australian support to children and young people experiencing uncertainty, change, loss and grief.
Our People
Meet the people developing and delivering the MacKillop Seasons suite of programs and services.
Our Work
Our education programs are designed to help children, young people and adults understand and attend well to their grief following change and loss experiences.
Grieving is like being in a fog: you can't see much, and you wonder if people can see you. Seasons for Growth helped lift the fog.
Seasons for Growth participant
At MacKillop Seasons, we commit to the five core values of our parent organisation, MacKillop Family Services. We embed these values in our practice, our programs and services, and our engagement with partners.
Justice
We believe in the right of all people, regardless of belief or culture, to be treated justly and fairly.
Hope
We commit to foster a hope that assists people to find meaning.
Collaboration
We commit to working in a collaborative spirit through cooperation, coordination and partnership.
Compassion
We seek to foster compassion, an attitude of the heart and a response to suffering.
Respect
We seek to act with respect regarding each other, the earth and all creation.
Our People
Fiona McCallum
General Manager MacKillop Seasons
Louise Hall
National and International Partnerships Lead
Godelieve Hofman-Verkuyl
Disaster Recovery Lead
Keeva Mostyn
Seasons for Life Lead
Programs and Services
Programs and Services
Supporting children, young people and adults to respond well to experiences of change, loss and grief.
Program Evidence
Read the evaluations of our programs that showcase the impact they have on resilience and wellbeing.
