The Family Support Program provides flexible and responsive support to families with a child/children with a disability who have high and complex needs. These supports are designed to strengthen families' ability to care for their child/children with a disability as well as continue to care for all family members.

The Family Support Program provides supports for the child/children with a disability as well as the whole family. Family Support assists families whose needs are not being met by the current service system. Families who access family support may require long-term assistance or may simply need support to overcome a short-term crisis.

Aims of the Family Support Program

The aims of the Family Support Program are to:

• strengthen the capacity of families to care for their child/children with a disability
• assist families to build formal and informal supports
• assist families to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence
• support the inclusion of children with a disability in community life
• reduce family crises.