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In the hustle and bustle of life, we often find ourselves juggling various financial responsibilities, and it’s no secret that money and bills can cause a lot of stress. If you’re feeling the weight of financial challenges, know that you don’t have to go through it alone. Our directory includes community-led organisations that focus on providing financial support services.

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Grab Life by the Balls

A local community organisation for blokes to build stronger social connections through mateship. They run laid back events for men to connect, hang out and be themselves in Port Stevens.
Find morehttps://www.grablifebytheballs.com.au/

Health in Gear

Health in Gear is a program developed by the OzHelp Foundation that focuses on supporting the health and wellbeing of transport and logistics workers on the job and at home. This includes 24/7 phone support and free counselling for workers and their families, health tips for staying well, roadside health checks, and the Share the Load podcast.
Find morehttps://healthingear.com.au/

Mantle Health

Our goal is to support men to be better partners, fathers, brothers, colleagues, leaders, and friends, and to improve mental health outcomes for men and those around them. We do this by removing the barriers to receiving professional and effective one-on-one psychological support through a secure and discreet video telehealth service.
Find morehttps://mantlehealth.com.au/

Mates in Construction (NSW)

MATES provides suicide prevention services to the construction industry through community development programs on sites, and by supporting workers in need through case management and a 24/7 help line.
Find morehttps://mates.org.au/

Men’s Kitchen

A fun, safe, supportive and instructive environment where older men learn cooking skills.
Find morehttps://www.menskitchen.org.au/

Men2Be – Men’s Group

An open-men's group meeting weekly in Tweed Heads support mentally, socially, spiritually.
Find morehttps://www.meetup.com/en-AU/men2be/

OMNI (Older Men New Ideas)

A fortnightly, local community men's group, that promotes belonging and mateship amougnst older men. It aims to foster collaboration, personal growth, and social impact, while challenging stereotypes and promoting positive aging through male-only social gatherings.
Find morehttps://omninsw.waggamatters.com/omni-group-locations.html

OzHelp

OzHelp works with the government, blue collar workplaces, corporate partners, and the community to provide mental health and wellbeing support and training services to high risk, hard to reach industries that are most at risk of suicide. OzHelp provides 24/7 phone support and free counselling to workers in the building and construction industry and their families.
Find morehttps://ozhelp.org.au/our-services/individuals/

Penrith Men’s Walk and Talk

Just a bunch of knockabout locals who get together every Thursday evening for a walk and talk.
Find morehttps://www.facebook.com/PenrithMensWalkAndTalk/

13YARN

13YARN is the first national service of its kind for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in crisis. We offer a confidential one-on-one over the phone yarning opportunity and support with a trained Lifeline Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping.
Find morehttps://www.13yarn.org.au/

Ahead for Business from Everymind

Ahead for Business - resources supporting the mental health of small business owners and their staff
Find morehttps://aheadforbusiness.org.au/

Homelessness in NSW

Specialist homelessness services can help women, men, young people, families, Aboriginal people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Find morehttps://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/services

Illawarra-Shoalhaven Men’s Homelessness Support Service

Integrated support to single men over 25 years of age who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Find morehttps://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/services/illawarra-shoalhaven-mens-support-service

Lifeline Macarthur and Western Sydney

Crisis support, suicide prevention, suicide bereavement, financial counselling, training and workshops, information and resources for Macarthur region. Men's Long Lunch and other initiatives to raise awareness and continue the conversation about men's mental health. ​
Find morehttps://www.lifelinemacarthur.org.au/

Police Post Trauma Service Group

A support service group for former and current police officers and families recovering from trauma and PTSD. They provide counselling, support groups, education resources, and a helpline.
Find morehttps://pptsg.org.au/

Southern Youth and Family Services

Dedicated Men's Health program through Community Health for Adolescents In Need (CHAIN) focused on training young men ask for help.
Find morehttp://syfs.org.au/programs/mens-health

Suicide Call Back Service

Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service providing 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.
Find morehttps://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/

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