Programs and Services

Ngurrambai Bail Support Program
provided by Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT

Ngurrambai (Nuh-ram-buy) is a Ngunnawal word meaning ‘perceive’ (I see, I hear, I understand). The program provides a culturally appropriate operational model that includes court-based bail support, outreach bail support, Alexander Maconochie Centre support and after-hours bail support. It is designed to reduce the number of First Nations people on remand, and assist First Nations people to apply for, gain and stick to their bail conditions.

Galambany Circle Sentencing Support
provided by Yeddung Mura

Provides support to people appearing before the Galambany Circle Sentencing Court. This Court gives eligible First Nations adults who have committed an offence a culturally relevant sentencing option, in consultation with local Elders. The Court Support program offers transport to and from court as well as to any recommended or court-appointed appointments or programs.

Front Up
provided by Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT

Front Up is a support program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have an outstanding warrant(s) or have breached bail or a community-based sentence to assist them to present to Court and negotiate on their behalf to have the matter resolved, where possible, without a period of custody.

Throughcare Support
provided by Yeddung Mura

Throughcare is a client-centred program designed to enable Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients to succeed on their journey from prison to living sustainably back in the community. The program operates in collaboration with the ACT Corrective Services Throughcare Unit to provide individualised and intensive case management and trauma informed support. Throughcare assists a detainee’s transition back to living in community through provision needs such as mobile phones, medicine, identification documents and assistance with services such as housing, Centrelink and other providers and programs.

Empowerment Yarning Circles
provided by Yeddung Mura

Empowering Yarning Circles is a series of yarning circles that focus on enabling ex-detainees to stay in the community and rebuild their lives. The program supports re-stablishing links to community and culture, restoring relationships with family, friends and peers and supporting and enabling clients to manage their own lives.

Yarning Circles are weekly and engage First Nations participants to build capacity to manage daily life and reconnect to Community by reducing the risk of recidivism through integrated case management and community support. Yarning Circles are provided as flexible sessions and can be for men or women only, with the support of Elders and community services. The Circles will focus on different areas of a person’s life, such as trauma informed support and personal skills, motivation and leadership, self-awareness, and relapse prevention.

Yarrabi Bamirr
provided by Clybucca Dreaming; Yeddung Mura and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services*

Yarrabi Bamirr is Ngunnawal language meaning ‘walk tall’. Yarrabi Bamirr is designed to provide a family-centric model of support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to reduce or prevent contact with the justice system and as a consequence, improve life outcomes. The criteria for families to be accepted into the program are that they have children, high and complex needs and contact with the justice system. The program creates a Family Plan with long, medium- and short-term goals supplemented by family brokerage funding.

_{*Yarrabi Bamirr is delivered by Winnuga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services under the name Justice Reinvestment}

The Public Trustee and Guardian for the ACT (PTG) was established to assist all members of our community to make appropriate decisions in the event of the loss of capacity or death through the making of Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney as well as acting as executor or administrator. The Public Trustee and Guardian employs professional legal personnel and does not charge fees to make Wills for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons https://www.ptg.act.gov.au/images/pdf/ptg-fs-indigenous-wills Galambany ‘Circle Sentencing’ Court The specialist Galambany 'Circle Sentencing' Court provides a culturally relevant sentencing option in the ACT Magistrates Court jurisdiction for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have offended. It is for both adults and young people, and gives the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to work collaboratively with the ACT criminal justice system to address over-representation issues and offending behaviour. http://www.courts.act.gov.au/

The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) is a community legal centre. WLC provides legal assistance to women who would otherwise go without. The main areas of practice are family law, victims of crime, employment and discrimination. This includes providing culturally appropriate legal services.

Gugan Gulwan’s vision is to provide a safe and supportive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and their families where they may gather and discuss issues that concern them and gain access to information, referral, counselling and remedial services. Programs include; Drug and Alcohol program, Mental Health program, Child Youth and Family program and a Reconnect Program, plus various different group programs. www.gugan-gulwan.com.au

Winnunga aims to provide a culturally safe, holistic health care service for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of the ACT and surrounding regions. The holistic health care provided by Winnunga Nimmityjah includes not only medical care, but a range of programs to promote good health and healthy lifestyles. www.winnunga.org.au/