Welcome to
Hope Family Cottage
Hope Family Cottage is a beautiful old cottage
centrally located in Wyong on the
Central Coast of NSW where we provide Supervised Children's Contact,
Facilitated Change Overs and
Children's Transport as well as Family Dispute Resolution, Mediation,
and Family Group Conferencing.
Our beautiful cottage offers families a natural home-like environment which is relaxed, quiet, neutral and private where
they can spend quality time together
when they no longer live together.
Children are provided with a familiar and predictable environment, ensuring a
sense of security as they know where supervised contact will take place
each time, what there is to play with and where to find all their favorite games,
crafts and activities.
We have a fully equipped kitchen,
private bathroom facilities, as well as
a cot & bassinette if contact time just
so happens to clash with sleep time.
For older children, we have interactive games to play and a large screen TV if
they just want to chill out on the lounge
and watch a favourite movie with mum and/or dad. Our lovely grassed yard is perfect for a picnic and is complete with
a cute little cubby house and swings
for children to enjoy.
If you need help with logistics, we can transport children to and from
supervised contact and also take care
of change overs for you. Our facilitated change over service helps to provide a conflict free experience for children as
they transition from one parent/carer
to the other.
If an alternate location is preferred
for supervised contact to take place,
this is OK with us too. We are happy to
travel wherever needed in order to
meet your child's needs.
List of Services
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Supervised Children's ContactList Item 2
Our beauitful cottage provides a comfortable, private & neutral home like environment where families can enjoy quality time together. Community based suervised contact is also available.
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Facilitated Change Overs
For families on their way to managing contact themselves, our facilitated hand over and hand back service helps to ensure a positive, conflict free experience for children as they move from one parent/carer to the other.
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Children's TransportList Item 3
We offer a door to door transport service for children. Local, regional and interstate transport can be arranged for your child/children. Whatever the need, we can get your child/children there safely.
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Family Dispute ResolutionList Item 4
Avoid the unnecessary stress and expense of going to Court by attending Family Dispute Resolution instead. We can help you reach agreement with your ex so you can move on with your life.
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Family Group Conferencing
Family Group Conferencing empowers families to find solutions that work for them and come up with a plan regarding the future care and living arrangements for vulnerable family member(s) when they are unable to make these decisions for themselves.
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General Mediation
We can mediate Non-Family Law related matters too. Avoid the stress and costs of tribunals and litigation. Neighbourhood, Consumer and Workplace disputes can be mediated to help you both find a mutally acceptable solution.
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Parent & Carer Day Respite
Parents & Carers need care too! Our Respite Service supports parents & carers by allowing them to take time out during the day from the demands of their role. We take over their responsibilities so they can rest and recharge.
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Cottage/Room Hire
Is your business in need of a suitable space to meet a client or conduct a meeting? We have various rooms available which may suit your needs, including a baby/toddler room, a tween/teen room and a consult room.
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Meet Our TeamList Item 1
Our friendly, experienced team are committed to helping children and strengthing family relationships. Our staff are appropriately qualified and here to help you.
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FAQ's
We understand the confusion and stress that comes with separation and divorce, so we have put together a list of frequently asked questions to help you understand how we work and what you can expect with our services.
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Resources
Find lots of relevant and interesting information here, such as helpful contact numbers, up to date research findings, self help books, podcasts and more.
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Our Fees
As a Not-For-Profit Organisation, we keep our fees as low as possible to ensure families in need of our services can access them, regardless of their financial situation.
We are a Child Safe Organisation
As a child safe organisation, we are committed to child safety.
This is demonstrated in our leadership, in the way our organisation is managed and in the day-to-day activities we carry out.
A child safe organisational culture drives the way we do things and how we manage issues and risks.We adhere to the Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW) Child Safe Standards, which are as follows;
🌻 Child safety is embedded in our organisation's leadership, governance and culture;
🌻 Children participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously;
🌻 Families and communities are informed and involved;
🌻 Equity is upheld and diverse needs are taken into account;
🌻 People working with children are suitable and supported;
🌻 Processes to respond to complaints of child abuse (or other concerns) are child-focused;
🌻 Staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children safe, through continual education and training;
🌻 Physical and online environments minimise the opportunity for abuse or other kinds of harm to occur;
🌻 Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is continuously reviewed and improved;
🌻 Policies and procedures document how our organisation is child safe.
Children are at the heart
of everything we do.
Help Us To Support
Children & Families
Donate Today
We rely upon donations from local businesses and members of the community so we can provide support for children and families on the Central Coast.
Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
