A house of hope

Every child deserves a safe place

We support children who face barriers to education, teaching them life skills that allow them to re-engage in learning.

Our Program

Mimi’s House is an innovative early intervention program that partners with primary schools to support the social, emotional and physical development of children from prep to grade 5. It does this by creating a nurturing, home-like environment for children at-risk of disengaging from learning. We have two sites in South East Queensland. One in the city of Logan and one in Moreton Bay.

Early Intervention

We run early intervention nurturing programs for children in Prep to Grade 5 who are at risk of disengaging from education. We partner with primary schools in South-East Queensland to support the social, emotional and physical development of these children through the development of key life skills.

Mentoring

Once children have completed an initial year at Mimi’s House they are matched with a trained and screened mentor. Mentors work with our children to further develop resilience, reinforce lessons learnt the previous year and build a safe and consistent relationship with an appropriate trustworthy adult.

Family Support

Our family liaison develops positive relationships with the families of children who attend the program offering support and mentoring. Families are offered assistance and referred to relevant support agencies when suitable.

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An innovative way of tackling disadvantage, that’s about empowering and equipping children & families through early intervention

Our Impact

Since 2013, Mimi’s House has been operating our evaluation data has demonstrated that we positively impact the lives of our children. In 2018, we partnered with the University of Queensland to further develop how we capture this impact, including exploring the long-term benefits of our program for children, their families and the wider community.