About Us

Who we Are

The Village Northern Beaches is a local charity founded by Alex and Marianne, two Northern Beaches parents and advocates both with qualifications in Community Services as well as parenting program accreditation. Marianne also works as a Family Support Caseworker.

The friends and colleagues have felt the difference between isolation and community support through the inevitable challenges of raising young humans.

It is now their life work to make it easier for adults to access reliable information and support when challenges present with their young people, and to promote the preservation of relationship as the basis for protection, prevention and healing.

Marianne and Alex were born and bred on the Northern Beaches and have many years of experience imperfectly but consciously raising 7 teens/young adults between them.

What We Do

The Village has been set up to help support adults who are working or living with young people aged 12 and above, on the Northern Beaches.

Here parents, carers, educators and professionals can all support each other, share information and work collaboratively.

The Village provides this website as a hub of resources and local service providers on all things youth.

We run face to face workshops on school attendance difficulties.

We will be providing individual face to face support for adults in distress with their young people – watch this space!

We provide accurate information and advocate for adolescents, promoting relationship via our instagram page.

Currently The Village is dedicated to:

Providing clear crisis action plans.
Providing clear links to local or accessible community and professional services.
Providing clear links to information resources.
Developing a network of support within our community.
Encouraging deep listening to our young people, through their words and actions, and working towards a collaborative response.
Creating a space where needs meet solutions in an environment that promotes safety, nurture, love and healing.
Manifesting a culture of compassion and support.

It takes a village. No one should do it alone. Welcome Villagers!

Our Values

Here at The Village Northern Beaches we stand for kindness, support, humour, leaning in, reaching out, listening, inclusivity, diversity, giving options, informing, empowering & connecting.

We take a trauma-informed, child-centred, holistic approach to supporting people in crisis and will operate on the foundations of compassion, kindness, collaboration, non-judgement and support.

If you are aligned with our values a huge warm welcome. We will work together and wrap our collective arms around our youth and their immediate circles.

Our Vision

A community of connection and support for our youth.

Our Mission

To build a culture of safety, support, curiosity, connection and egoless information sharing with the adults who support young people in our community. To keep it real, keep it kind, keep it relevant.

Privacy & Confidentiality

The Village Northern Beaches is committed to the privacy and confidentiality of all members and contributors. Limitations of privacy and confidentiality present when there are issues of child protection, serious risk of harm or disclosure of a criminal offence.