Allied Health

A day in the life of an occupational therapist

Meet Susan – A Challenge occupational therapist What does a day in the life of an OT look like? No two days are alike! On arrival in the Therapeutic Services

Allied Health

Ask a therapist: Is your child showing aggression?

A guide to trauma-informed care Is your foster child using aggression to get what they want or avoid doing something they don’t want to do? Whether it’s hurting a parent

Disability Services

Challenge open new Illawarra Hub

Challenge Community Services has had a footprint in the Illawarra for over two and a half years. Starting with a single client in one home, Challenge has grown to support

Disability Services

Supporting NDIS participants with the skills they need to become self-employed

Local, Sam Coulter, is leading the charge in Tamworth running a Challenge Community Services Regional Entrepreneurship Challenge (REC) program, facilitating National Disability Insurance Scheme participants the skills they need to

Allied Health

Is it a Temper Tantrum or a Meltdown?

How To Support Your Child in Out of Home Care The daily life of a parent can be hard work, especially if you’re consistently faced with tantrums or meltdowns- which

Foster Care

Managing sibling relationships in foster care

A certain amount of arguing or fighting is normal amongst siblings. Known as ‘sibling rivalry’, this kind of conflict is not all bad. Having a sibling – whether a biological

Disability Services

Challenge Community Services COVID-19 vaccine roll-out update

Information for clients and their families Over the past year, COVID-19 has had devastating effects across the world. It has also changed the way we live every day in an

Foster Care

Foster care: enriching the whole family

Many foster carers say that giving a child in need a safe home is one of the most rewarding experiences they’ve ever had. But what about the effect on other

Foster Care

Grief & Loss: when the foster care placement ends

In Part 3 of our Loss and Grief series, learn about how loss and grief affects foster carers and how you can prepare for saying ‘good bye’ to a child

Disability Services

Challenge Art Competition Winners Announced

Local artists have gone ‘Out of this World’ to create artworks for the 13th annual Challenge Community Services art competition, with some walking away with top prizes. People with disability and