Purpose, Way & Impact

Our Purpose

To work together with our local community to build a respectful, resilient community that embraces diversity and supports each person to reach their full potential.

Our Way

By providing quality programs that enable strength, inclusion and respect.

By working with people’s strengths in a collaborative, respectful and innovative way.

By working to reduce the inequities in our community and to support each person to feel valued, build resilience, and have opportunities to participate fully in society.

By being passionate, courageous and non-judgemental in the development of early intervention and prevention programs and services that meet the aspirations of the people of our community.

By ensuring that NCNS is an economically sustainable organisation.

By committing to the social justice principles of access, equity, participation and human rights.

Our Values

At NCNS:

We value diversity

We are committed to reconciliation

We respect participation and inclusion

We actively challenge, advocate, empower as a voice of change

We are committed to growth through learning and insight

We strive to be an innovative, collaborative, adaptive, dynamic and initiating organisation

We are committed to our role as leaders in our field

Our Impact

Individuals, families and communities are empowered to increase autonomy over their physical and mental health and social wellbeing.