Empowering
Parents and Carers
What is Parent Pathways?
As a Parent Pathways provider, UnitingSA is committed to empowering parents and carers to achieve their personal, study and work goals.
Parent Pathways offers free support to parents and carers who have children aged up to 6 years old and is:
- Flexible
- Personalised
- Voluntary
Whether you need help exploring what’s next or already have a goal in mind, we’re ready to support you – your way!
Get in touch today.
UnitingSA’s friendly team are here to help.
- Call (08) 8259 2900
- Email parentpathways@unitingsa.com.au
- Drop into one of our offices
How can Parent Pathways help?
Your Mentor can help you with:
- Setting education and employment goals
- Financial support (up to $1,250 per year to cover the costs of training, text books, transport, purchase of a computer or other practical items)
- Accessing childcare (including covering the cost of waitlist fees or bonds)
- Creating a resume
- Training and study opportunities
- Finding and keeping a job
- Transport assistance
- Balancing work and family life
- Referrals for other health and wellbeing support.
Eligibility
To be eligible for Parent Pathways you must:
- be the parent or carer of a child aged under 6
- not be in paid employment
- live in an area where there is a Parent Pathways provider.
You also need to be getting one of these payments:
- Parenting Payment
- Carer Payment
- Special benefit
You are also eligible if you’re not getting a Centrelink payment, and are either aged under 22, an early school leaver or a First Nations parent or carer.
Our team
Our qualified Mentors are:
- Supportive of your family and personal goals
- Passionate
- Qualified and experienced
We will work alongside you to create a Goal Plan and provide guidance, support and advocacy – if, and when you need it.
All of our team have a current National Police and Working with Children Check.
Locations
Our offices are easy to locate and have accessible parking available. We have child-friendly spaces with toys and activities, as well as computers with free Wi-Fi access available at our permanent locations.
Drop in to one of our Parent Pathways locations below.
Not located near one of our offices? Talk to our team about a virtual or outreach appointment in your area.
Adelaide's Northern Suburbs
- Brooklyn Park
Monday and Thursday, 9am-5pm
Adelaide West Uniting Church, 312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Brooklyn Park - Paralowie
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
94 Waterloo Corner Rd, Paralowie - Port Adelaide
Tuesday and Friday, 9am-5pm
58 Dale St, Port Adelaide - Salisbury
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
3-4/74 Park Terrace, Salisbury - Surrey Downs
Outreach service available Tuesday to Friday
6 Zanoni Cres, Surrey Downs - Taperoo
Outreach service available one day a fortnight
Taperoo Community Centre, 14-20 Yongala Street, Taperoo
Mid North
- Clare
Outreach service available one day a month
Clare Valley Town Hall, 229 Main North Road, Clare - Kadina
Outreach service available one day a month
Copper Coast Leisure Centre, 1 Doswell Terrace, Kadina - Kapunda
Outreach service available one day a month
Kapunda Soliders Memorial, 7 Hill Street, Kapunda - Port Pirie
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am-5pm
Shop 11 Flinders Arcade, 72 Ellen St, Port Pirie - Yorketown
Outreach service available as required
Yorketown SYP Community Hub, 33 Stansbury Road, Yorketown
Murray and South East
- Berri
Outreach service available one day a fortnight
Uniting Communities, 22 Crawford Terrace, Berri - Bordertown
Outreach service available one day a month
Community Centre, Corner Woolshed Street and South Terrace, Bordertown - Karoonda
Outreach service available one morning a month
District Council of Karoonda, East Murray, 11 Railway Terrace, Karoonda - Loxton
Outreach service available one day a fortnight
Loxcare, 11-19 Drabsch Street (corner Pyap Street), Loxton - Mannum
Outreach service available one day a fortnight
Mannum Community Hub, 58 Walker Avenue, Mannum - Meningie
Outreach service available one day a month
Coorong District Council, 49 Princes Highway, Meningie - Millicent
Outreach service available one day a fortnight
Millicent Community Centre, 57-59 George Street, Millicent - Mount Gambier
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am-5pm
3/19 Gray St, Mount Gambier - Murray Bridge
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
33 Mary Tce, Murray Bridge - Naracoorte
Outreach service available one day a month
Victoria Room, 93-95 Smith Street, Naracoorte - Pinnaroo
Outreach service available one morning a month
Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Health Promotion Room, Bundey Terrace, Pinnaroo - Renmark
Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-5pm
2 Murtho Street (corner Ral Ral Avenue), Renmark - Waikerie
Outreach service available one day a month
11 White Street, Waikerie
"Thank you for all the encouragement and support. Your team have a great program to support parents like myself."
"They funded a laptop, workwear, anything I needed to help study. From everything they’ve helped me do, I’ve actually started my own business. Without them I wouldn’t have known where to begin."
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