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.
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
Order your Family Connection Packs
We’ve been getting creative so kids can remain connected with their parent in custody. For the August to October period, we have created Family Connection Packs which include activities for Father’s Day, Book […]
First group of mums graduate from Keeping US Together at Emu Plains
The first group of mums to participate in Keeping Us Together at Emu Plains Correctional Centre have graduated! The 3-week program covered 6 chapters and the graduation was organised by Kelly Austin, Principal Advisor of […]
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.