Resources

Find Support

• Food and Material Aid Supports available for the Public Dec 2024- Jan 2025
• Services and info for over 50s
• Services Resource Card (Green Card)
• Domestic Violence Card
• Youth Services Card

 Please see also our Youth Support Services webpage.

To request this information in another language, please call Translation and Interpreter Services National on 131 450 and ask for an interpreter to call Penrith City Council on 13 22 62.

Sector Connect Newsletter

Council publishes a monthly Sector Connect newsletter for those working in the community sector. To subscribe to the newsletter, please do so here. To submit content to the newsletter, send your program information, flyer and weblink to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the first Thursday of each month.

Interagencies

The Penrith Homelessness Interagency (PHI) meets on the first Thursday of every second month and provides a platform for all service providers working with people at risk or who are homeless. It includes direct services, emergency relief and meal service providers. To attend the PHI, register here.

The Penrith Youth Interagency (PYI) meets on the first Thursday of every second month and provides a platform for all service providers working with young people. To attend the PYI, register here.

The Penrith Community Care Forum (PCCF) meets on the first Thursday of every second month and provides a platform for all service providers working with people with a disability or for seniors and healthy ageing. To attend the PCCF, register here.

The Nepean Domestic Violence Network (NDVN) meets on the first Thursday of every second month and provides a platform for organisations that provide services and support to women with or without children impacted by domestic and family violence. To attend the NDVN, please contact Erin Davidson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Sector Connect Events

Council hosts two community sector-wide events each year, in June and November. These events bring experts in the field to deliver practical innovation and knowledge to Penrith. Sector Connect events are free to attend for anyone working in the community sector. To know more about upcoming Sector Connect events, and for access to tickets, please make sure you are subscribed to our Sector Connect newsletter here .

Training Opportunities

Council offers free training opportunities each year to those working in the community sector. Information these opportunities is provided first in the Sector Connect newsletter. Our 2025 calendar includes:

Useful External links

• My Health Connector
• Greater Western Aboriginal Health Service
• Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District | NSW Government
• Services Australia Community Resources
• Ask Izzy