Challenge Community Services

We all have dreams. Whether it’s to land a good job, live independently or be part of a secure, loving family, we all want to belong.

That’s why Challenge Community Services has created one inclusive community. We’ll help raise you up to meet your goals. We’ll be there to support you when life gets tough.

Take a look around our site and see for yourself the multitude of activities and services we offer. You’ll find a Challenge community in 68 locations across New South Wales.

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Mon Jul 31 Understanding trauma and its impact on kids

Understanding trauma and its impact on kids - training from Connecting Carers. Connecting Carers NSW offers free ongoing information sessions to foster, kinship and relative carers. These sessions pr...

All Day Chatswood more info

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Fri Aug 4 Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training

The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training program presents a trauma informed crisis prevention and intervention model designed to teach carers how to help children and young people learn constructi...

10:00am – 3:00pm Taree more info

Thu Aug 10 Understanding trauma and its impact on kids

Understanding trauma and its impact on kids - training from Connecting Carers.Connecting Carers NSW offers free ongoing information sessions to foster, kinship and relative carers. These sessions prov...

10:00am – 2:00pm Bankstown more info

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Fri Aug 11 Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training

10:00am – 3:00pm Taree more info

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Sat Aug 12 Shared Stories, Shared Lives - Taree

You are invited to attend Challenge Foster Care's Shared Stories, Shared Lives foster care training in Taree. This course is designed to provide information on becoming a foster carer, what is involve...

9:00am – 4:00pm Taree more info

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Fri Aug 18 Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training

10:00am – 3:00pm Taree more info

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Fri Aug 25 Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training

10:00am – 3:00pm Taree more info

Thu Sep 28 Foster Care Week- Interagency Fair

Newcastle and Hunter OOHC Agencies getting together to put on an event to celebrate foster care week and the children in OOHC within the community.

10:00am – 2:00pm Maitland more info

Wed Nov 22 Challenge Community Services Art Competition

The Challenge Community Services Art Competition was designed to allow people with disability, living in regional NSW, the opportunity to further enhance their individualism, independence and status w...

9:00am – 4:00am Tamworth more info

Mon Nov 27 Challenge Community Services AGM

We invite you to join us at the 2017 Challenge Community Services Annual General Meeting.

6:00pm – 8:30pm Tamworth more info

News & Stories

20 July 2017 New premises in Tamworth New premises in Tamworth

Challenge Therapeutic Services are excited to announce that we have new premises at 13 Darling St, Tamworth (corner of Darling & Marius St).Challenge Therapeutic Services has an experienced team of professionals who work to provide the highest quality interventions, treatments and behaviour supp...

19 July 2017 Local foster care children set to visit happiest place on earth Local foster care children set to visit happiest place on earth

At the beginning of November, seven foster care children will be heading overseas to experience the magic of Disneyland.Arranged by foster carer Jules Campbell and paid for by the community, the Disney adventure will provide children who have had a rough start in life with an experience they will re...

17 July 2017 Fete to fund Disneyland trip for Challenge Foster Care children Fete to fund Disneyland trip for Challenge Foster Care children

A MINI fete will be held in Tamworth this week in a bid to give local foster children the chance to live their Disney dream.Connexions, an arm of Challenge Community Services, will host a mini fete on Friday, July 21, to raise money to help send a group of foster children to Disneyland in the United...

14 July 2017 Services anticipate long-term change following NDIS launch Services anticipate long-term change following NDIS launch

Disability services providers in Orange are getting used to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which was rolled out on July 1.Among the changes is an anticipation that more workers will be required due to a prediction that 27,793 new disability sector positions will be needed in Austra...

7 July 2017 Challenge welcomes NDIS boost Challenge welcomes NDIS boost

After four years of pilot studies, trials, and the roll out process, the much-anticipated National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has finally been rolled out in Western NSW.As of July 1 the NDIS is officially available NSW-wide, with Western NSW joined by South Eastern Sydney, Sydney, Far West D...

17 July 2017 Fete to fund Disneyland trip for Challenge Foster Care children Fete to fund Disneyland trip for Challenge Foster Care children

14 July 2017 Services anticipate long-term change following NDIS launch Services anticipate long-term change following NDIS launch

7 July 2017 Challenge welcomes NDIS boost Challenge welcomes NDIS boost

26 June 2017 Disability no barrier for Wendy’s equestrian pursuits Disability no barrier for Wendy’s equestrian pursuits

We all know that feeling when we meet someone who shares our passions. The excited anticipation of meeting a kindred spirit whose love equals your own. This was what happened when Aberdeen local Wendy found her support worker Janell. A love of horses unites the pair and has seen them travel througho...

22 June 2017 NDIS planning for success NDIS planning for success

Having goals and problems to solve is an essential part of life. We all seek to challenge ourselves and broaden our horizons: this is no different for people living with a disability.Personal goals can be as big or as small as you want. There may be a social event you may want to attend, household c...

19 July 2017 Local foster care children set to visit happiest place on earth Local foster care children set to visit happiest place on earth

6 July 2017 Farm living provides an ordinary life for foster kids Farm living provides an ordinary life for foster kids

Have you ever considered fostering a child, but then thought the job was too hard for an ordinary parent? Surely you need to be a superhero to be a foster carer?Turns out, you only need compassion and patience to be a superhero. Nathan and Emma Heckendorf are your ordinary parents, bringing up their...

28 June 2017 Do you have what it takes to care for children in need? Do you have what it takes to care for children in need?

I have always thought about becoming a foster carer.I cannot think of anything more rewarding than providing a home to children that have nowhere to go. I can also see the benefits of fostering for my own children and household.But my dream doesn’t include caring for a baby or toddler. It is the t...

17 May 2017 Emma and Nathan share foster caring experience Emma and Nathan share foster caring experience

Just a year into being a foster carer, Emma, who lives on a farm near Narromine, said she couldn’t imagine her life any different. Western NSW needs ...

8 April 2017 Woolworths Tamworth supports Challenge foster children Woolworths Tamworth supports Challenge foster children

A Tamworth business has given some of the city’s most vulnerable children a little hope this Easter season.Staff from Woolworths at Tamworth Shoppingworld presented staff from Challenge Foster Care with tasty Easter treats for children in foster care.There are 53 children in care with Challenge ac...

20 July 2017 New premises in Tamworth New premises in Tamworth

15 January 2017 Challenge: Providing local expertise on the NDIS Challenge: Providing local expertise on the NDIS

With almost 60 years of history, Challenge Community Services has extensive experience tailoring support packages to allow children and adults with disabilities to flourish, extending both their formal education and their living skills.In 1958 following a series of meetings between concerned citizen...

7 April 2016 Dry times for farm families Dry times for farm families

Dry weather is cracking more than just the soil in rural areas, and a drought community forum in Gunnedah on Wednesday aimed at bringing deeper issues to light.Challenge Community Services is hosting a series of forums around the region to help people cope with tough times caused by drought.“It�...

14 March 2016 Weathering the drought Weathering the drought

Challenge Community Services will support one of the nation’s leading social workers on a tour of the region next month as he speaks about the importance of seeking help and support during the drought.Simon Santosha is an accredited mental health and social worker who has expertise in working with...

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