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• East Gippsland - Building community capacity and resilience to respond and recover following the bushfires

  These videos share aspects of the MacKillop Seasons story journeying with the East Gippsland communities to support their roads to recovery.

• Building Resilience and Belonging with First Nations Children and Young People

  A new project that aims to enhance the cultural safety and relevance of the Seasons for Growth loss and grief education programs.

• Southwest Sydney Funded Seasons for Healing training

  MacKillop recently facilitated the first Seasons for Healing small group at Guthrie House, in collaboration with the Aboriginal Support Worker at Guthrie.

• The Fathering Project

  The Fathering Project aims to empower fathers to benefit their children and wider family. It is a responsive and ambitious initiative.

• Mallacoota Primary School embraces Stormbirds

  The Disaster Recovery Team had a terrific week in Mallacoota delivering the Stormbirds program to a class of grade 3-4 children.

• Why does Seasons for Growth work?

  In their role as Out of Home Care teachers, Barb and Jodi, support State schools with students living in out of home care.

• Stormbirds helps children recover after 2022 Eugowra floods

  St Joseph’s Primary School invited us to capture their reflections on the Eugowra floods and how Stormbirds has assisted in the road to recovery.

• Hillcrest Christian College offers the Seasons for Growth program to help students maintain their wellbeing

  Hillcrest Christian College offers the Seasons for Growth program to help students maintain their wellbeing

• Adapting Seasons for Growth for children with intellectual disability

  Hunter River Community School has recently completed its pilot program of Seasons for Growth with an initial group of four students.

• View our Stormbirds animated video resource

  Watch a short video offering insight into children’s reactions following natural disaster and introducing the Stormbirds program

• Reflections of a Seasons for Growth Companion

  Hear from a Seasons for Growth Companion including highlight and stories from the program and advice to other companions.

• A small regional school with a big heart

  MacKillop Seasons had the pleasure of running Seasons for Growth training for the staff at Mogo Public School and a staff member from Narooma High School.

• Find your feet during times of change

  To support children to understand the impact of change and build resilience to respond to change, we've developed a resource called The Rockhopper Toolkit.

• Working with children with a refugee experience

  St Dominic’s caters for children from many backgrounds, but has a particular emphasis on those who are refugees.

• School resource challenges alleviated through funding partnerships

  Following successful funding enabled 32 professionals to be trained in the Seasons for Growth children and young people’s change, loss, and grief program.

• Inspiring partnerships to enhance children’s wellbeing

  QCEC collaborated with MacKillop Family Services to deliver MacKillop Seasons programs to students in the dioceses of Townsville, Cairns and Rockhampton.

• Managing big feelings and accepting change after bushfires

  Teachers, health professionals and community members in the Gippsland region have been trained in the Stormbirds program.

• Time and space to heal following a natural disaster

  Sharon, a school counsellor and Stormbirds Companion, is passionate about the Stormbirds program and has seen first-hand the difference the program makes.

• Bushfire-affected communities to receive vital mental health support

  Successive disasters have taken their toll, not only on the community, but professionals that require help in reginal NSW.

• Recovery and life after bushfires

  A primary school teacher in Omeo, Victoria, has been helping young people affected by bushfires.

• Finding the positives in the aftermath of the bushfires

  As a school counsellor Olivia Toubia is well versed in the range of social and emotional issues in her students.

• Local school children meet the heroes who came to their rescue

  A thank you card presented by school children to rescuers who rescued them from floods.

• Change after domestic violence

  Meet Katy, 11, who started school with her family in Sydney.

• Almost $900,000 in grants to support children and young people in vulnerable NSW communities

  The impacts of drought, floods and bushfires, compounded by the social and economic hardships caused by COVID-19  have hit regional NSW communities hard.

• Seasons supporting refugee children

  Amira and Deb have built a strong relationship thanks to the Seasons for Growth program.

• Stormbirds sweeps into Springfield

  The Springfield Lakes Community was turned upside down when hail stones as big as cricket balls smashed South-East Queensland, damaging thousands of homes.

• Introducing MacKillop Seasons

  We are excited to launch MacKillop Seasons, a new brand developed by MacKillop Family Services to deliver the renowned Seasons for Growth suite of programs

• Building capacity in a flood affected community

  MacKillop Seasons Expert Trainer Fiona Hart ran a Stormbirds training in Eugowra in the central west of NSW in February 2023.

• Seasons in the Outback

  Karen is passionate about bringing the Seasons for Growth evidence-based program to people living in some of the most isolated parts of Australia.

• Fostering Connection and Collaboration

  MacKillop Seasons receives the Connected Community Grant funding from the Sydney North PHN.

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