About Us
The Ted Noffs Foundation was founded by the great Australian humanitarian, Reverend Ted Noffs, over 37 years ago. During his remarkable career of pioneering initiatives for young people, Ted Noffs established Sydney’s first 24 hour crisis centre in 1968, set up the first Drug Referral Centre in Sydney in 1967, co-founded the Aboriginal Affairs Foundation in 1962 and was the co-founder of Lifeline in 1963.
For more information about Ted Noffs, click on the History link above.
The Ted Noffs Foundation today continues the legacy of Ted Noffs by providing essential services for young people and their families who are experiencing drug and alcohol problems and related trauma. Its range of programs for young people are all based on leading research, continually evaluated and government endorsed.
- TNF runs PALM - the Program for Adolescent Life Management - residential
programs of up to three months for young people with serious alcohol
and substance use problems in five locations in Australia.
- TNF provides day programs for young people in the early stages
of drug or alcohol experimentation, which comprise individual and
group counselling, training and outdoor activities like abseiling.
- TNF’s schools program provides counselling and support for
young people within their own school.
- The Ted Noffs Foundation provides out-client counselling for individuals
and families.
- TNF runs a variety of support groups and other services for families
and carers.
- TNF is committed to being a source of information and advice to
Government and care providers.
- TNF is a leader in researching and evaluating new programs
- TNF is an advocate for best practice in drug and alcohol provision, prevention and treatment services.
The Ted Noffs Foundation’s programs are not band-aid solutions.
They are comprehensive life management programs, designed to equip
youth in need with the skills to better manage their own lives. In
essence – to help them help themselves.
The Ted Noffs Foundation is a secular organisation, and is not affiliated with any religious group or organisation.