SHINE for Kids
@shineforkids.bsky.social
SHINE for Kids is a national charity. We support children and young people affected by the justice system. ☀️
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Donate today: www.shineforkids.org.au/donate/
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Feedback from a child in our Belonging to Family program. 💜
Learn more about this unique program changing lives on our website: www.shineforkids.org.au
Learn more about this unique program changing lives on our website: www.shineforkids.org.au
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Feedback from a child in our Belonging to Family program. 💜
Learn more about this unique program changing lives on our website: www.shineforkids.org.au
Learn more about this unique program changing lives on our website: www.shineforkids.org.au
This student asked her mentor for help writing a speech she was delivering at assembly that afternoon. Together they got the job done with time left to rehearse as well!
#TeamWork #Mentoring
Learn more about our school mentoring program on our website www.shineforkids.org.au
#TeamWork #Mentoring
Learn more about our school mentoring program on our website www.shineforkids.org.au
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This student asked her mentor for help writing a speech she was delivering at assembly that afternoon. Together they got the job done with time left to rehearse as well!
#TeamWork #Mentoring
Learn more about our school mentoring program on our website www.shineforkids.org.au
#TeamWork #Mentoring
Learn more about our school mentoring program on our website www.shineforkids.org.au
SHINE for Kids is featured in this thoughtful piece by Christian Nevin.
centralnews.com.au/2025/10/24/j...
centralnews.com.au/2025/10/24/j...
Jailing mums a 'life sentence for their kids too' - Central News
Jail time for mums should be reconsidered in favour of community-based penalties due to the long-term impacts on the 40,000 children directly affected, advocates have claimed. Women on remand in Austr...
centralnews.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
SHINE for Kids is featured in this thoughtful piece by Christian Nevin.
centralnews.com.au/2025/10/24/j...
centralnews.com.au/2025/10/24/j...
Thank you for the support @castlehillrsl.syd! You are making a difference in the lives of children with a parent in custody, showing them that they matter. 💛 We are so grateful to be one of the recipients of this year's The Hill Shire Club GRANTS.
#InvisibleVictimsofCrime #SupportingChildren
#InvisibleVictimsofCrime #SupportingChildren
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thank you for the support @castlehillrsl.syd! You are making a difference in the lives of children with a parent in custody, showing them that they matter. 💛 We are so grateful to be one of the recipients of this year's The Hill Shire Club GRANTS.
#InvisibleVictimsofCrime #SupportingChildren
#InvisibleVictimsofCrime #SupportingChildren
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This wonderful webinar from our friends at INCCIP and @shineforkids.bsky.social provides internationally relevant education and advice for using human rights tools and institutions to support children with incarcerated parents. It's a perfect lunchtime watch:
INCCIP webinar - RIGHTS, TOOLS & HOW TO USE THEM
YouTube video by Shine for Kids
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November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This wonderful webinar from our friends at INCCIP and @shineforkids.bsky.social provides internationally relevant education and advice for using human rights tools and institutions to support children with incarcerated parents. It's a perfect lunchtime watch:
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October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Smiles during a student's first mentoring session in Townsville. 💛
While making chatterboxes to get to know each other, the student for a selfie!
#Rise mentoring supports kids with a mum or dad in custody stay engaged at school with one-on-one time in the classroom.
www.shineforkids.org.au
While making chatterboxes to get to know each other, the student for a selfie!
#Rise mentoring supports kids with a mum or dad in custody stay engaged at school with one-on-one time in the classroom.
www.shineforkids.org.au
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Smiles during a student's first mentoring session in Townsville. 💛
While making chatterboxes to get to know each other, the student for a selfie!
#Rise mentoring supports kids with a mum or dad in custody stay engaged at school with one-on-one time in the classroom.
www.shineforkids.org.au
While making chatterboxes to get to know each other, the student for a selfie!
#Rise mentoring supports kids with a mum or dad in custody stay engaged at school with one-on-one time in the classroom.
www.shineforkids.org.au
A piece on our wonderful and talented ambassador Danielle Cormack! www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/local-n...
From top dog to top lawyer, Danielle Cormack returns in The Twelve
Danielle Cormack opens up about starring in The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer, playing dynamic characters, and balancing career with family life.
www.nowtolove.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A piece on our wonderful and talented ambassador Danielle Cormack! www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/local-n...
Our #Rise mentor had some interesting conversations about technology with her Year 6 students using these 'Raising Digital Citizens' cards.
The cards aim to teach children about staying safe online, as well as inform adults about their children's 'digital world'.
Passing teachers even joined in!
The cards aim to teach children about staying safe online, as well as inform adults about their children's 'digital world'.
Passing teachers even joined in!
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Our #Rise mentor had some interesting conversations about technology with her Year 6 students using these 'Raising Digital Citizens' cards.
The cards aim to teach children about staying safe online, as well as inform adults about their children's 'digital world'.
Passing teachers even joined in!
The cards aim to teach children about staying safe online, as well as inform adults about their children's 'digital world'.
Passing teachers even joined in!
“Positive changes in a few communities or among a few groups of young people can lead to big impacts on those statistics."
We agree. That's why our programs with young people focus on helping them take those first steps towards, often life-altering, positive change.
Rare good news on this issue:
We agree. That's why our programs with young people focus on helping them take those first steps towards, often life-altering, positive change.
Rare good news on this issue:
Youth crime in regional NSW down 12% with even sharper drops in crime hotspots
New data shows far west and Orana region is down 42%, while car theft is down by almost 25% overall
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“Positive changes in a few communities or among a few groups of young people can lead to big impacts on those statistics."
We agree. That's why our programs with young people focus on helping them take those first steps towards, often life-altering, positive change.
Rare good news on this issue:
We agree. That's why our programs with young people focus on helping them take those first steps towards, often life-altering, positive change.
Rare good news on this issue:
Some of our #Rise mentoring children getting ready to mark Father's Day their own way.
Lots of the children we support weren't able to spend Father's Day with their Dad, so our team made sure they'd have other ways to mark the day.
Lots of the children we support weren't able to spend Father's Day with their Dad, so our team made sure they'd have other ways to mark the day.
September 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Some of our #Rise mentoring children getting ready to mark Father's Day their own way.
Lots of the children we support weren't able to spend Father's Day with their Dad, so our team made sure they'd have other ways to mark the day.
Lots of the children we support weren't able to spend Father's Day with their Dad, so our team made sure they'd have other ways to mark the day.
Lovely write-up about our work in Bathurst in the #WesternAdvocate!
Thanks to a grant from Bathurst RSL and Bathurst Panthers, we will soon be able to supply much-needed transport to and from the centre for the visiting families.
www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/905773...
Thanks to a grant from Bathurst RSL and Bathurst Panthers, we will soon be able to supply much-needed transport to and from the centre for the visiting families.
www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/905773...
How this program 'makes a huge difference' for kids with parents in custody
'Families travel from all over NSW to visit centres we are at.'
www.westernadvocate.com.au
September 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Lovely write-up about our work in Bathurst in the #WesternAdvocate!
Thanks to a grant from Bathurst RSL and Bathurst Panthers, we will soon be able to supply much-needed transport to and from the centre for the visiting families.
www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/905773...
Thanks to a grant from Bathurst RSL and Bathurst Panthers, we will soon be able to supply much-needed transport to and from the centre for the visiting families.
www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/905773...
That's us front and centre! 💛 HUGE thanks to Grill'd for making us one of the chosen charities for diners to show their support for this September!
Sydney (and visiting!) burger fans, find our jar at:
• Crowne St
• World Square
• Westfield Sydney
• Galleries
Only this month!
Sydney (and visiting!) burger fans, find our jar at:
• Crowne St
• World Square
• Westfield Sydney
• Galleries
Only this month!
September 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
That's us front and centre! 💛 HUGE thanks to Grill'd for making us one of the chosen charities for diners to show their support for this September!
Sydney (and visiting!) burger fans, find our jar at:
• Crowne St
• World Square
• Westfield Sydney
• Galleries
Only this month!
Sydney (and visiting!) burger fans, find our jar at:
• Crowne St
• World Square
• Westfield Sydney
• Galleries
Only this month!
We won!!⭐ Huge congratulations to our #BelongingtoFamily Elders who have been awarded @volunteernsw regional volunteer team of the year!!
August 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We won!!⭐ Huge congratulations to our #BelongingtoFamily Elders who have been awarded @volunteernsw regional volunteer team of the year!!
"If our goal is fewer children committing crimes, the answer is not to double down on the very approach that drives reoffending. It is to invest in what works."
A great piece by Arthur Moses and Mindy Sotiri.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
A great piece by Arthur Moses and Mindy Sotiri.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
NSW bail fail: Locking up more children costs millions and doesn’t cut crime
NSW should be leading the country in youth justice innovation – not following states like Queensland down a failed path of locking up vulnerable youths.
www.smh.com.au
August 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"If our goal is fewer children committing crimes, the answer is not to double down on the very approach that drives reoffending. It is to invest in what works."
A great piece by Arthur Moses and Mindy Sotiri.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
A great piece by Arthur Moses and Mindy Sotiri.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Getting outside (and a little muddy!) at the end of a mentoring session to wind down! 🏈
#Rise supports children in the classroom with one-on-one mentoring to help their engagement and wellbeing at school.
Learn more and #donate to support this work! www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
#Rise supports children in the classroom with one-on-one mentoring to help their engagement and wellbeing at school.
Learn more and #donate to support this work! www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
August 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Getting outside (and a little muddy!) at the end of a mentoring session to wind down! 🏈
#Rise supports children in the classroom with one-on-one mentoring to help their engagement and wellbeing at school.
Learn more and #donate to support this work! www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
#Rise supports children in the classroom with one-on-one mentoring to help their engagement and wellbeing at school.
Learn more and #donate to support this work! www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
Lovely feedback from a parent in custody at Parklea. 💜
Learn more about our programs & support our work with kids: www.shineforkids.org.au
#ChildrenofPrisoners #Donate
Learn more about our programs & support our work with kids: www.shineforkids.org.au
#ChildrenofPrisoners #Donate
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Lovely feedback from a parent in custody at Parklea. 💜
Learn more about our programs & support our work with kids: www.shineforkids.org.au
#ChildrenofPrisoners #Donate
Learn more about our programs & support our work with kids: www.shineforkids.org.au
#ChildrenofPrisoners #Donate
Mums and bubs in our Playgroup created this beautiful art with their fingerprints, 'Tree of Growth', displayed during Townsville Women's #NAIDOC celebrations. 🖤💛❤️💚💙🤍
Learn more & donate today: www.shineforkids.org.au
Learn more & donate today: www.shineforkids.org.au
August 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mums and bubs in our Playgroup created this beautiful art with their fingerprints, 'Tree of Growth', displayed during Townsville Women's #NAIDOC celebrations. 🖤💛❤️💚💙🤍
Learn more & donate today: www.shineforkids.org.au
Learn more & donate today: www.shineforkids.org.au
Highlights from a busy National NAIDOC week full of celebration and events in Kempsey! 🖤💛❤️
Learn more: shineforkids.org.au/allnews/naid...
Learn more: shineforkids.org.au/allnews/naid...
August 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Highlights from a busy National NAIDOC week full of celebration and events in Kempsey! 🖤💛❤️
Learn more: shineforkids.org.au/allnews/naid...
Learn more: shineforkids.org.au/allnews/naid...
“Sebastian* told me that he wants to keep learning how to ‘stay calm and not explode,’ and is proud of the progress he’s made.”
Rise #mentoring is making all the difference for this little boy.
shineforkids.org.au/stories/rise...
Rise #mentoring is making all the difference for this little boy.
shineforkids.org.au/stories/rise...
Rise Frankston mentoring helps Sebastian regain his confidence at school and home - Shine for Kids
Sebastian* is a shy fifth-grade student at a primary school in Frankston, Melbourne.
shineforkids.org.au
July 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“Sebastian* told me that he wants to keep learning how to ‘stay calm and not explode,’ and is proud of the progress he’s made.”
Rise #mentoring is making all the difference for this little boy.
shineforkids.org.au/stories/rise...
Rise #mentoring is making all the difference for this little boy.
shineforkids.org.au/stories/rise...
Our team recently held a henna and mindfulness workshop for young people in our mentoring program 'Stand As One'. 💜
#StandAsOne supports young people in youth justice and with the transition back into the community.
Please learn more about our work: www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
#StandAsOne supports young people in youth justice and with the transition back into the community.
Please learn more about our work: www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Our team recently held a henna and mindfulness workshop for young people in our mentoring program 'Stand As One'. 💜
#StandAsOne supports young people in youth justice and with the transition back into the community.
Please learn more about our work: www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
#StandAsOne supports young people in youth justice and with the transition back into the community.
Please learn more about our work: www.shineforkids.org.au/donate
The holidays are over, but the happy memories remain for kids who took part in our many activity days! 🌞
These lovely pics were taken at our #Rise mentoring #TogetherDay on the Central Coast.
Learn more at www.shineforkids.org.au
These lovely pics were taken at our #Rise mentoring #TogetherDay on the Central Coast.
Learn more at www.shineforkids.org.au
July 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The holidays are over, but the happy memories remain for kids who took part in our many activity days! 🌞
These lovely pics were taken at our #Rise mentoring #TogetherDay on the Central Coast.
Learn more at www.shineforkids.org.au
These lovely pics were taken at our #Rise mentoring #TogetherDay on the Central Coast.
Learn more at www.shineforkids.org.au
Happy NAIDOC Week! ❤️💛🖤 This #NAIDOC, we'd like to recognise our 'Belonging to Family' program, which has been going strong in Kempsey for an incredible 15 years now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAj...
EXTENDED VERSION: Belonging to Family: A program for Koori mums & dads inside and their families.
YouTube video by Shine for Kids
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July 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Happy NAIDOC Week! ❤️💛🖤 This #NAIDOC, we'd like to recognise our 'Belonging to Family' program, which has been going strong in Kempsey for an incredible 15 years now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAj...
Who cares for the carers? 💜
We partnered with local services in Kempsey to host this 'Dip n Paint' day of wellbeing activities and cultural pampering for Aboriginal mothers in the local area.
With NSW Health, Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service & the Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre
We partnered with local services in Kempsey to host this 'Dip n Paint' day of wellbeing activities and cultural pampering for Aboriginal mothers in the local area.
With NSW Health, Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service & the Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre
July 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Who cares for the carers? 💜
We partnered with local services in Kempsey to host this 'Dip n Paint' day of wellbeing activities and cultural pampering for Aboriginal mothers in the local area.
With NSW Health, Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service & the Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre
We partnered with local services in Kempsey to host this 'Dip n Paint' day of wellbeing activities and cultural pampering for Aboriginal mothers in the local area.
With NSW Health, Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service & the Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre
With school holidays around the corner, our children are looking forward to spending precious quality time with their mum or dad at our Child & Parent Days!
These photos were taken at a wonderful Child & Parent Day last holiday.
Read more: shineforkids.org.au/stories/a-ha...
@nswcorrections
These photos were taken at a wonderful Child & Parent Day last holiday.
Read more: shineforkids.org.au/stories/a-ha...
@nswcorrections
July 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
With school holidays around the corner, our children are looking forward to spending precious quality time with their mum or dad at our Child & Parent Days!
These photos were taken at a wonderful Child & Parent Day last holiday.
Read more: shineforkids.org.au/stories/a-ha...
@nswcorrections
These photos were taken at a wonderful Child & Parent Day last holiday.
Read more: shineforkids.org.au/stories/a-ha...
@nswcorrections