Connect Kids
Core Strength Fitness, 8 Norval Ct, Maroochydore QLD 4558
- Clinic
About Connect Kids
Connect Kids is a charitable organisation based on the Sunshine Coast committed to helping children and their families thrive through mentoring, education, and employment. They operate a three-spoke model providing mentoring with positive adult role models, education support including free tutoring, and employment transition assistance for young people. They also offer early intervention and intensive family support for children and families experiencing issues beyond their core programs.
What's offered
Clinic sessions
Services provided
Connect Kids lists
- Mentoring Program
- Pairing children with positive adult role models who provide guidance, support, and encouragement to develop social and emotional skills, build self-esteem, and navigate life's challenges.
- Tutoring Program
- Free tutoring and educational resources for children struggling academically or at risk of disengaging from mainstream education.
- Employment Transition Support
- Collaboration with employment groups and corporate entities to help young people build skill sets necessary to transition from school to the workforce.
- Early Intervention & Intensive Family Support
- Support for children and families experiencing issues beyond the scope of core programs, working with families to identify needs and provide assistance to overcome challenges.
- NDIS Support
- Support services aligned with NDIS funding and early childhood intervention approaches.
Get to know Connect Kids
From Connect Kids's website.
Our approach
Connect Kids uses a mentoring-based approach where trained adult mentors are paired with children to provide guidance, support, and encouragement in a trusting relationship. Mentors work closely with children to help develop their social and emotional skills, build self-esteem, and navigate life's challenges through regular one-on-one time and shared activities. Sessions are flexible and activity-based, with mentors and children choosing activities together such as sports, outings, craft, and adventures based on the child's interests. Beyond mentoring, the organisation also offers education support through free tutoring and employment transition assistance as part of a comprehensive three-spoke model. For families facing challenges beyond these programs, Connect Kids provides early intervention and intensive family support tailored to identified needs.
Working with families
Connect Kids maintains regular communication with families and involves parents and carers throughout the mentoring process. Mentors provide updates on their interactions with children and maintain open communication with parents about their child's progress and activities. Families receive practical support and assistance from mentors when needed, and the organisation considers family circumstances and needs when making matches. Parents are encouraged to provide feedback and stay engaged with the program, and Connect Kids emphasises forming connections not just with children but also with their families and carers.
Locations & areas served
Maroochydore
Core Strength Fitness, 8 Norval Ct, Maroochydore QLD 4558
Get directions to Maroochydore (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Opening hours
- Mon–Fri
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
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