Mirabel Programs
Assessment & Crisis Support
Our most urgent and vital work involves the intake, assessment and referral for new families as well as those who are experiencing a current crisis. This program ensures that vulnerable children receive sufficient practical and emotional support to enable them to remain with their siblings in appropriate and nurturing family environments.
Recreation & Social Inclusion
Being the child of drug users can result in feelings of isolation and stigma. At our recreational experiences, Mirabel children rediscover laughter and fun while realising they are not the only children navigating this path. Bringing large numbers of Mirabel children together for camps and activities results in a sense of connection and acceptance that is vital for their wellbeing.
Kinship Carer Support Groups
Our support groups for carers provide everything from parenting information and practical advice to peer support and understanding for potentially isolated grandparents and kinship carers. Improving the physical and emotional wellbeing of kinship carers is crucial in order for them to be able to provide the long-term safety and stability required for Mirabel children.
Education Program
Mirabel provides educational assessments, school resources, advocacy, and tutoring for Mirabel young people who are struggling with essential literacy and numeracy skills. It is proven that improving the academic outcomes of these young people improves their options for the future and ultimately provides a pathway out of the cycle of poverty, low self-esteem and disadvantage.
Youth Support
Mirabel’s youth workers offer unwavering support to help Mirabel’s young people work through their emotions, remain connected at school, build stronger relationships with their kinship carers, practice safe behaviours and develop a positive outlook on life. Without specialist support these young people are at risk of repeating the negative cycle of addiction or experiencing ongoing mental health concerns.
Family Camps & Events
For more than two decades, our camps and events have brought families together to create happy memories. We provide fun-filled experiences and camps that create feelings of unity and friendship while helping to restore a strong sense of family.
Alumni Program
Mirabel Alumni are young adults who were previously Mirabel children. Our Alumni Program hosts Big Children Events where young adults can relive the fun of the childhood while remaining connected to Mirabel’s leaders. It’s a place where young people can use their lived experience to mentor younger children and guide the future of our programs.
Volunteer Program
Being a Mirabel volunteer allows individuals to become meaningfully involved in our activities and establish connections within our amazing community. Because of the efforts of our many volunteers, Mirabel is able to meet the needs of the ever-growing group of children requiring our support, care and activities, while keeping our costs to a minimum.
Without our volunteers, we would not be able to reach as far and wide as we do, but we also love how enriched our volunteers tell us their lives are because they have given their time and energy.
Advocacy & Social Awareness
Mirabel is proud to be a trusted, authoritative voice in the wider world when it comes to advocating for social change for the Mirabel children and their kinship carers. We want Mirabel families to be able to walk with their heads held high, without feeling judged, knowing that the community around them understand their situation and can help with any struggles they face.