KidsXpress

11/09/2025

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨

KidsXpress has several exciting opportunities to join our team and help create a lifetime of change for children and communities:

* Head of Fundraising and Partnerships
* Trauma Informed Education Consultant – Wollongong
* Expressive Therapist – Bidwill
* Trauma Informed Education Consultant – Bidwill

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Check out the full details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/guMuQGWb



https://kidsxpress.org.au/about/work-with-us/

Join our village and help us create a future all children deserve.

11/09/2025

A huge heartfelt thank you to the wonderful women of the CWA Georges River Branch for knitting these beautiful outfits for our dolls and stuffed animals.

These lovingly handmade clothes will be treasured in our therapy rooms, where children use dolls and toys in role-play as part of expressive therapy. Through this kind of play, children can safely process what has happened to them, explore feelings, and express emotions that may be too big for words.

Your generosity, talent and creativity not only brighten our shelves but also help us create a nurturing environment where healing can begin. 💛

10/09/2025

At KidsXpress, we know that creative therapies can change lives. Following the government’s NDIS review, music and art therapy have been formally recognised as evidence-based supports. We welcome this recognition but also call for pricing caps that reflect the rigour and training of our therapists.

ANZACATA Australian Music Therapy Association

09/09/2025

Bullying is one of the most pressing challenges impacting children’s mental health. With more than 1,700 submissions - including one from KidsXpress -to the Federal Government’s Anti-Bullying Rapid Review, the message is clear: this is a national concern.

At its core, bullying behaviours often stem from unmet needs for connection and attachment. When we focus on empathy and foster closer relationships- at home, at school, and in the community - we help children find healthier ways to relate and to thrive.

We look forward to the review’s findings, set to be released next month.

After her daughter's school suggested her 9-year-old find a "secret" way to tell her teacher she was being bullied, one parent has demanded change.

08/09/2025

“Understanding the brain and why it reacts/does certain things… breaking down the importance of self-care… creating a plan that benefits myself and my students.” 💜

This feedback came from a teacher at Granville Public School, our newest partner school, after working with Ashlee, one of our Trauma-Informed Education Consultants.

Our School Partnership Program is backed by neuroscience — helping teachers understand how a child’s brain develops and responds to adversity, and how to adapt strategies so students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn. Just as importantly, we support teachers to prioritise their own wellbeing, because in such a demanding profession, self-care isn’t a luxury — it’s essential for sustaining the energy and empathy their students need.

01/09/2025

“I feel a better teacher for it.” 💜

Through our School Partnership Program, we deliver both Expressive Therapy for referred students and Trauma-Informed Education services. Our consultants work alongside teachers to create change that reaches far beyond the classroom walls.

A trauma-informed school recognises how adverse experiences can affect a child’s learning, behaviour, and relationships — and adapts teaching and policies so every child feels safe, supported, and ready to learn.

At Merrylands Public School, our consultant Tim has been working with teachers to equip them with practical strategies to respond with empathy and effectiveness, building classrooms where healing and learning happen side by side.

26/08/2025

We all need a safe place for our emotions. 💜
For this child, KidsXpress is that place — somewhere they can express every feeling without fear or judgement.

Where’s your safe place for your emotions?

21/08/2025

Our Wollongong school visit yesterday came with some very unexpected guests! From a 10-day-old lamb in nappies (named Ferdinand by the Principal, though affectionately called Shaun the Sheep by students) to a pair of rainbow lorikeets perched outside, these moments reminded us of the joy and colour that fill school communities every day.

20/08/2025

Earlier this month, students from Batlow Technology School enjoyed a very special excursion to Wagga Wagga to see Josephine Wants to Dance — a joyful tale of courage, resilience and following your dreams.

Thanks to the generosity of Monkey Baa Theatre Company through their Theatre Unlimited initiative, these children were given the opportunity to experience the wonder of live theatre — for many, it was their very first time. The excitement and delight on their faces as Josephine leapt onto the stage was nothing short of unforgettable.

Thank you, Monkey Baa, for reminding our young audiences (and us all) that anything is possible when you dance to your own beat. 🩰🦘

At KidsXpress, we know that the arts are more than entertainment. Experiences like these nurture imagination, spark joy and, importantly, support children’s emotional development — offering safe ways to explore feelings, build empathy and connect with others.

19/08/2025

Parents trust us. Support us. Embrace us. 💜
This isn’t automatic — it’s earned. School communities are like families: close, tight-knit, and sometimes cautious of outsiders. But at Merrylands Public School, one of our newest partner schools, we’ve been welcomed in from the start by staff, students and their families.

Principal Bronwyn York knows that the best measure of a child’s success at school is family engagement - and we couldn’t agree more. At KidsXpress, we work with a child’s whole ecosystem, because when parents are involved, the ripple effect is powerful.

18/08/2025

JUST IN: Our Jan–June 2025 stats!

In just the first six months of the year, we delivered 4,532 service sessions across all sites, supporting 268 children through expressive therapy and reaching more than 2,500 across our School Partnership Program.

✨ 95% of children said KidsXpress was helpful
✨ 97% of parents saw their child benefit
✨ 89% of teachers noticed progress
✨ 100% of Professional Development participants found workshops helpful

Every number tells a story of children healing, learning and thriving.

13/08/2025

We’re jumping for joy thanks to 's generous donation of wildly colourful socks - covered in everything from rainbows and unicorns to flowers and flamingos which will be gifted to some of the awesome kids in our therapy program. Because nothing lifts spirits quite like a pair of socks that refuse to be boring!

At KidsXpress, we believe in the power of play and the importance of self-expression, and so does MADMIA. Through their socks, kids get to express their boldest, brightest selves, one joyful step at a time.

These aren’t just socks... they’re mood-lifters, confidence-boosters, conversation starters and little sparks of magic.

Thank you, MADMIA, for helping us bring even more colour, creativity and fun into the lives of the children we support.