LocalKind Northern Beaches

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LocalKind Northern Beaches Join our local kindness movement & aid: DV, homelessness, isolation, poverty, youth, and refugees.

We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to serving the community throughout the Northern Beaches. We’ve been here since 1977:

AVAILABLE with our time to BUILD connections and strengthen COMMUNITY. SERVICES
• Drop-in Community Support
• Information and Advice
• Welfare
• Domestic and Family Violence Support
• Homeless Outreach
• Migrant Support
• Family, Child and Youth Support
• Early Intervention and Prevention
• Volunteering
• Legal Advice
• Counselling
• Justice of the Peace
• Cafe Bar
• Venue Hire

Happy Birthday to four very special LocalKind volunteers, Jeanette, Sarah, Benn and Aane. Thank you for showing up week ...
09/10/2026

Happy Birthday to four very special LocalKind volunteers, Jeanette, Sarah, Benn and Aane. Thank you for showing up week after week, prioritising the most vulnerable members of our Northern Beaches community, listening, empathising, and giving yourself, your time and your heart unconditionally. For anyone who has ever volunteered before, you will know that you get out even more than what you put in. We are proud to say that we have a team of volunteers who put in everything they have, and we clearly see the benefits in these four volunteers every week. Always so happy to walk through our doors, bringing the good vibes and ready to put a smile on the faces of clients who really need it. Happy Birthday, Jeanette, Sarah, Benn and Aane. We appreciate you.

🥊 Help her build confidence, connection and resilience.Enrolments are open for Beyond the Gloves — LocalKind’s free boxi...
08/10/2026

🥊 Help her build confidence, connection and resilience.Enrolments are open for Beyond the Gloves — LocalKind’s free boxing and mentoring program for girls aged 11–18.

Through light boxing circuits, mentoring and group activities, girls have opportunities to build self-esteem, practise managing emotions, develop a positive relationship with their bodies and connect with peers.

It’s a supportive space to try new challenges, recognise their strengths and build skills they can carry into friendships, school and everyday life.

We love seeing so many girls return each term and continue building on their progress. Returning participants need to re-enrol for Term 4 too, so we can confirm attendance and keep everyone’s details current.

📅 Tuesdays, 20 October–15 December — nine weekly sessions
🕓 4–5pm
📍 Manly Youth & Community Centre, Kangaroo Street
💛 Free to attend

New and returning participants are welcome. Parents and carers can register and enrol here:
👉 localkind.org.au/btg/

SAVE THE DATE: We've all heard the news stories. We've seen the stats. But these are not just stats. Behind every statis...
07/10/2026

SAVE THE DATE: We've all heard the news stories. We've seen the stats. But these are not just stats. Behind every statistic is a woman. A mother. A daughter. A sister. A friend. A child. Women and children whose lives have been taken by violence. Women and children whose stories must not be forgotten. On 25 November, 51 frontline organisations will stand together in Martin Place for Unite Against Violence: No More Empty Shoes, to remember the women and children we have lost to domestic and family violence over the past 12 months, and to call for the changes needed to make things better for victim-survivors. This is part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Wondering what you can do? Want to understand more? Want to make a difference? Come stand with us. Hear from powerful voices, including Chawla, and be supported by the extraordinary in. 25 November 2026 | Martin Place, Sydney. Unite Against Violence. No More Empty Shoes.

This Friday, our very own Simon Harrison will be speaking at the Narrabeen Farmers Market as part of Mental Health Month...
07/10/2026

This Friday, our very own Simon Harrison will be speaking at the Narrabeen Farmers Market as part of Mental Health Month. Simon volunteers at LocalKind through Roses in the Ocean, a peer-led su***de prevention service. We feel incredibly privileged to host this service for our clients on the Northern Beaches, and we’re especially proud of Simon and the community he has helped shape within our drop-in. You may or may not know that Simon is also an incredible singer! As part of the event, he’ll be supporting some of our clients to take to the stage and sing alongside him. We hope you can come along and show your support for our boys! ❤️ The event is run by Northern Beaches Council and is free to attend.

Other activities include:
Drumming circle
Face painting
Live music
Arts & crafts
Games
Treasure hunt

Narrabeen Farmers Market
Friday 9 October
8am–1pm

Come along, say hello and support Simon and our clients as they share their story and voices with the community!

Thursday mornings at the LocalKind drop-in are always easy breezy. Volunteers Jalen, Maddy and Wazza get on like a house...
01/10/2026

Thursday mornings at the LocalKind drop-in are always easy breezy. Volunteers Jalen, Maddy and Wazza get on like a house on fire, and it shows in the way they show up for our clients. Always cheerful, respectful and ready for anything. Overall, there is a real sense of friendship and connection in the space between themselves and with our clients. At LocalKind, our volunteers are the first people our clients interact with when they walk through the door. Clients are greeted by name with hot coffee and a pastry, and the conversation is always flowing. Over time, we build trust with our clients, and we find out what truly brought them to ur service. Volunteers play an integral part in this process by collaborating with our Case Workers. We always say this, but we truly couldn't do the work we do without our volunteers. Thanks for bringing good energy, Jalen, Maddy and Wazza!

Our second Knitting Club was another beautiful afternoon filled with wool, cuppas, conversation, laughter and a few very...
29/09/2026

Our second Knitting Club was another beautiful afternoon filled with wool, cuppas, conversation, laughter and a few very impressive knitting skills! For many of the people who come through our doors, life has been anything but calm or predictable. Creating spaces where our clients can simply be, without appointments, assessments or expectations, is at the heart of what LocalKind does. There’s also something wonderfully soothing about the repetitive, rhythmic nature of knitting. For people who have experienced trauma, having something gentle and predictable to focus on can help create a sense of calm, while the relaxed environment makes it easier to connect with others at your own pace. Knitting Club gives people a chance to slow down, connect and enjoy being part of something. You can knit, chat, learn, teach or just sit alongside everyone else. A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers Sue, Edie and Nora for facilitating our second session and helping make it such a warm and welcoming space for our clients. It might just be knitting, but we think there’s something pretty special happening around that table.

Peta’s commitment to LocalKind is pretty incredible. Not only does she volunteer with us every Monday afternoon, but alm...
28/09/2026

Peta’s commitment to LocalKind is pretty incredible. Not only does she volunteer with us every Monday afternoon, but almost every day she’s popping through our doors with food she’s collected through her own network. When Peta heard our pantry was seriously low, she put the word out, and she put it out thick and fast! She’s rallied a whole tribe of friends and family to donate, some of whom have even gone on to volunteer in our drop-in. Peta is quite literally spreading the love, and our clients feel it every single day. Around 20–30 people access our drop-in each day for food packages, and right now, our pantry is feeling the pinch. We know many people are feeling the pressure of the rising cost of living, but if you’re able to spare a couple of cans of tuna, a packet of cereal, some long-life milk or a few muesli bars, please know that your donation will go straight back out to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. Peta, thank you for your generosity, your determination and for reminding people that small acts of kindness really do add up.

A huge thank you to our wonderful friends at Manly Community Pre-school for their ongoing support of our community pantr...
24/09/2026

A huge thank you to our wonderful friends at Manly Community Pre-school for their ongoing support of our community pantry. Families can pop donations into a nominated basket in their reception area, and every week we collect another generous haul. Today it included pasta sauce, spaghetti, cous cous, chickpeas, flour, tea, beans, crackers and jelly. Every single item is so appreciated, and, as always, it went out the door almost as quickly as it came in! It can be easy to assume that food insecurity isn’t an issue on the Northern Beaches, but the reality is that many local people are doing it tough and relying on community support. Our pantry could certainly use a little love right now. If you can add an extra item or two to your weekly shop, we’d be so grateful.

Every Wednesday afternoon, we feel thoroughly spoiled by our beautiful volunteer, Sarah. Not only is Sarah warm and welc...
24/09/2026

Every Wednesday afternoon, we feel thoroughly spoiled by our beautiful volunteer, Sarah. Not only is Sarah warm and welcoming to every single person who walks through the doors of our drop-in, but she also manages to spoil us every week with her mouth-watering home-cooked goodies. Our clients (and staff!) absolutely can’t get enough — and today was no different. Today, Sarah treated us to shortbread hearts, cheesy puff pastries and apple tarts. Honestly, we’re starting to think Wednesday afternoons might be our favourite day of the week! But as much as we love Sarah’s exceptional baking skills, that’s not what makes us so lucky to have her. Sarah has a beautiful way of making people feel welcome. The care she shows our clients is evident in the way she treats everyone with kindness, compassion and patience. She takes the time to listen, makes people feel comfortable and brings a genuine warmth to our drop-in every Wednesday. Sarah, we are so lucky to have you as part of our LocalKind family. Thank you for everything you bring, the baking is pretty special, but you are even more so.

A big thank you to Jenny, who stopped by today and donated a bag of groceries to our Pantry. We genuinely light up when ...
23/09/2026

A big thank you to Jenny, who stopped by today and donated a bag of groceries to our Pantry. We genuinely light up when we see donations like this. It reminds us that our community is thinking about our most vulnerable members. At LocalKind, we support people sleeping rough, living in cars, staying in crisis accommodation or shelters, and people living in social housing who are struggling to make ends meet. No one should go hungry on the Northern Beaches, but with the rising cost of living, more and more people are falling through the cracks. It was so lovely to meet you, Jenny. Thank you for your generosity and for showing such wonderful community spirit.

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Manly, NSW

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 2pm
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+61299771066

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