Building futures so kids can shine. Supporting children and young people.
Building futures so kids can shine. Supporting children and young people.
Building futures so kids can shine. Supporting children and young people.
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Who we are
We are passionate about transforming the lives of children and young people who have contact with the criminal justice system.
We are the only national charity that provides services to support children and young people from infancy to adulthood.
Our stories
RISE Together Day – Goulburn
Over the school holidays, SHINE for Kids teams across the country held special RISE Together Days for children in the program. The days were an opportunity for kids to meet others going […]
“I tell him RISE is coming to school today and he is happy to go”: Little boy thrives with RISE
Our RISE Clarence Coordinator has been connecting with incredibly resilient children and their families across the Clarence Valley. One of these students is Adam*, who is 9 years old. Adam was referred […]
Love at first sight for dad meeting newborn daughter
Our team in Queensland have been supporting this dad to connect with his newborn daughter. As he says, the support has completely changed his family’s life. Thank you to this father for […]
Two young men’s strong bond, in good times and bad
By SHINE for Kids team member Tanya Macfie I received a referral to Stand as One for a young man, Mason*, from Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre requesting mentoring support to assist […]
Proud day for family and their SHINE For Kids volunteer
One of our wonderful long time volunteers Dennis recently reached out to us to pass on some lovely news. He and his wife had just attended the graduation of a young woman […]
Kids the winners as Rugby team play for SHINE
Recently one of our fabulous citizen fundraisers Ryan got together a group of Bathurst rugby playing friends and acquaintances for a fun day and a good cause to play in the Annual […]
New experiences and confidence building for SHINE’s Townsville kids
“Days like today are tiring but boy are they worth it. I travelled to the outing with a car full of silent children, the return trip was anything but silent.” – Priscilla, […]
Sam’s year of kicking goals
Sam, a young Aboriginal boy in the Stand As One mentoring program, was just 15 when he went into custody at Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre. Sam was the youngest person at […]
Storytime helped Timothy repair his relationship with his sons
Timothy had been in custody at Clarence Correctional Centre for eight months when he joined the Storytime program. It was his first time in custody and he was really struggling with missing […]
Keeping connected to mum during the toughest of times
Mia, Declan and Timmy have been living with their grandmother since their dad was incarcerated four years ago. Their mum was also sent into custody two years after dad while she was […]
Latest News
Victoria takes next step to better support children of imprisoned parents
Thursday, 4 August 2022 Around 7,000 Victorian children have a parent in jail at any time, with evidence showing they can experience significant emotional, financial, health, education and discriminatory repercussions. These children […]
SHINE for Kids joins Justice Reform Initiative supporter alliance
We are proud to announce SHINE for Kids is now officially a member of the Justice Reform Initiative (JRI) supporter organisations alliance. Together we will advocate for a better justice system and bring […]
SHINE for Kids welcomes landmark NSW Government Committee report
Friday, 24 June 2022 SHINE for Kids today welcomed a landmark report from a NSW Parliamentary Committee into the impact that having a parent in prison has on their children. The NSW […]
Two great events as SHINE for Kids present to Impact100 Sydney
We had the pleasure of presenting the progress of our youth mentoring program, ‘Stronger Pathways Together’, at last week’s wonderful Impact100 Sydney events. The program, run with partner ConFit Pathways, supports young people in juvenile […]
SHINE volunteer wins NPCH Chairman’s Medal
The 2022 Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation Chairman’s Medal has been awarded to our volunteer Helen Walker-McCready for her outstanding support of young people. For the past 10 years, Helen has provided her support, […]
Order your 2022 Family Connection Packs
We’ve been getting creative so kids can remain connected with their parent in custody. For the May to July period, we have created Family Connection Packs which include activities for National Reconciliation Week, […]
Children & Families
If you have a family member in prison, take a look at our programs which help them stay connected to their children. We also have programs for children whose mum or dad is in custody.
Professionals
Find out about our work in advocacy and research on family connectedness and wellbeing and criminological outcomes for prisoners.
Volunteers
When you volunteer with us you help children and young people in many ways. Find out more.