News, events

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Updated exciting news!

Parents on a Mission has just had a zoom meeting with Mary Kay (from the DGs office) and some CSOs from the Redcliffe and Caloundra service centres, about working with some parents at each service centre  Leanne's Gift! How fantastic! Leannes Gift is finally on its way into the hands of parents 😊

Parents on a Mission would like to thank the Queensland Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, for their commitment to this project 

#childsafety #workingtogether #livedexperience #workwithparents #parentsonamission #betteroutcomesforfamilies

It's almost time for Child Protection Week and, as the CEO of Parents on a Mission, I'm doing my bit to keep the conversation alive, about how we can all work together to improve outcomes for families involved in the Child Protection system. 

What am I doing?

Over the next week, Parents on a Mission will be meeting with stakeholders, as well as members of POAM, to discuss our collective experiences and collect much needed feedback to bring the voices of lived experience of Parents on a Mission members to the Government and community organisations.

We are working together - parents, carers and workers, all to create better outcomes for families

#childsafety #workwithparents #socialimpact #livedexperience #parenting #childprotectionweek #workingtogether  (check out the insights of parents, carers and workers by downloading the file in the POAM, the journey so far section)

Parents on a Mission are proud to announce that a trial is underway of Leanne's Gift! Eight service centres will be part of this Queensland first trial. How exciting!

Parents on a Mission are proud to be working in collaboration with Parentline, we will be uploading a video soon to this website!  It's important that Parents know where they can go for help and support. Even if your children are in out of home care you can still access the services at Parentline. Stay tuned for the next update. I'll tell you when and where you can view the webinar. 

Parents on a Mission are working on an exciting project with Brisbane South PHN  (see photo in gallery) this will ensure better health outcomes for children in out of home care. If you are a Parent of kids in care and you would like to be involved, please contact me at: parentsonamission@outlook.com

It was worth the wait...

These boxes of Leanne's Gift are now on their way to the Managers at all of the Child Safety Service Centres in Southeast Queensland! Courtesy of the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women. 

Leanne's Gift is an information pack for Parents entering the Queensland Child Protection system. Parents on a Mission is proud to give Parents the gift of knowledge, wisdom and hope...❤️

Pictured is Mary Kay, Acting Senior Advisor, Practice Improvement, Practice Connect, Service Delivery and Practice, Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women.

Thank you Mary 😊

Parents on a Mission is now a Vendor of the Department of Child Safety!

#parentsonamission, #leanne'sgift, #livedexperiance, #departmentofchildsafety, #workingtogether

Parents on a Mission are very proud to announce that CEO, Leanne Claussen, has won the PeakCare Inaugural Awards SIC Award 😊 (pictures in gallery)

Parents on a Mission are proud to announce that I have been nominated for an award for the  very first ever PeakCare Inaugural Awards 😊 Parents on a Mission have been nominated for the SIC award,  for the creation of Leanne's Gift, an information pack for Parents who have entered the Queensland Child Protection system. (Photo in gallery)

Parents on a Mission proudly supports Child Protection Week, 1-7th of September.   

On the 24/6/19, I spoke on behalf of Parents on a Mission, at the National Child Safety Conference, about Leanne's Gift. Read all about it in the Good news section of My Blog (Photos in Gallery)

On the 13/6/19, 2 information packs for Parents - Leanne's Gift - were given to the Family Inclusion Network, to give to Parents who are clients of the Department of Child Safety. These packs have been generously donated by members of the public. A big thankyou goes out to all of those who support Parents on a Mission to continue my work.  😊

On the 4/6/19, I attended Global Parents Day. Read the story in my  Good news section of My blog.

On the 28/5/19, I attended the Relationships Australias launch of their Diversity and Inclusion Statement. This is an important piece of work that I have been personally involved in. I was a participant in the RAQs Access and Inclusion Community Collaboration Group. This group helped provide feedback from people of diverse backgrounds on access and inclusion. This feedback was then used to develop a framework of access and inclusion throughout Relationships Australia. I am very proud to have been a part of something that will create positive change for many people. 

(Photo in gallery) More information can be found on this on the Relationships Australia website.

On the 4/6/19, 9.30-12.30, Parents on a Mission will be speaking at a FIN  (Family Inclusion Network South-east Queensland) free event, How parents and their allies changed the New York welfare system. David Tobis PHD, from the U.S will be speaking. I have attached a link to the event.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-parents-and-their-allies-changed-new-york-citys-child-welfare-system-tickets-

I will be promoting Leanne's Gift and speaking about how and why Parents on a Mission has produced this very valuable resource for Parents and also for the Department. (Photo in Gallery)

I am also having a stall at this event and will have Leanne's Gift and the booklets for sale. I am also providing Donation forms, for those who would like to donate a pack/s to a Parent in need of this valuable resource.

My other very exciting news, is that Parents on a Mission have been chosen to be a Keynote Speaker at the National Child Safety Conference, on the 24/6/19 between 3.30-3.40pm!

I am honoured to speak in front of the Queensland Minister for Child Safety, Di Farmer. Parents on a Mission hope to galvanize an effort to mass produce Leanne's Gift for every Child Safety client entering the system.

(Flyer in Gallery)

Link to site: "National Child Protection Conference 2019 - PeakCare" http://peakcare.org.au/national-child-protection-conference-2019/

I will be updating the website with more content very soon! Please stay tuned for more exciting developments! 

Parents on a Mission  received a $500 donation from Communities for Children! With this funding, I was able to have 35 packs of Leanne's Gift made to give out to Parents for free. Thanks to Charmaine for making it happen 😊