CaFSA NSW

The Child and Family Supports Alliance NSW (CaFSA), is a collaborative body of leaders from NSW's mainstream and specialist community-based and not-for-profit sectors, including national parenting support services. CaFSA was established to advocate for, design, and implement foundational supports systems tailored for children with developmental differences and their families. On May 23, 2024, seventeen leaders met at a roundtable to discuss and shape the framework for Foundational Supports NSW and nationally, informed by recommendations from the NDIS Review. Attendees represented various community-based not-for-profit stakeholders including early childhood education and care providers, early childhood intervention organisations, peer-led groups, researchers, and mainstream child and family service providers. Collectively, our trusted and established organisations work with over 182,000 children and families, including children with disabilities, and many of us have a broader reach through consultancy and support work. Collectively our organisations have operated for an average of 40 years. CaFSA Members: Down Syndrome NSW Early Education Inc Karitane Kindred Koorana Child & Family Services Ltd Noah’s Inclusion Services Orange District Early Education Program Parenting Research Centre Inc Playgroup NSW Inc Plumtree Children's Services Raising Children’s Network (Australia) Ltd Fams First Peoples Disability Network Ethnic Community Services Cooperative SDN KU Children's Services Bathurst Early Childhood Intervention Services Bridges for Learning Early Connections - Coffs Coast Early Connections - Port Macquarie Early Connections - Manning Great Lakes Orana Early Childhood Intervention PlayAbility Royal Far West Shaping Outcomes The Infant's Home Treehouse Firstchance