Allowah has been providing specialty care and support for kids with complex disabilities and medical needs for over 70 years. We provide paediatric disability support services and respite / short term accommodation.
We are an NDIS registered disability support provider. Located in a modern, bright and light facility in Dundas Valley, Sydney, NSW. We support kids and young adults who have physical and intellectual disabilities such as genetic or chromosomal disorders, birth trauma, cerebral palsy, head injuries, and conditions acquired after birth.
The kids and young adults we support live with complex disabilities and medical needs and often require a high level of medical care. Allowah has the staff, facilities and expertise that gives parents and carers peace-of-mind and the support they need.
Our staff are exceptional in the way they care for the kids and young adults. Our client-centred approach provides kids, young adults and their carers with respect, dignity, emotional and spiritual support within a Christian environment in a way that maximises quality of life. We welcome young people and families from all faiths, denominations and backgrounds.
Our vision is to partner with clients, parents and carers to deliver exceptional home, living and healthcare services for children, young people and young adults with complex disabilities and healthcare needs. We want them to be able to thrive, enjoy life, make friends and achieve their full potential in a way that seeks justice, shows mercy in Jesus’ name.
Allowah’s history traces back to the North Shore of Sydney, some time around the 1940s-50s. It was known by various names including ‘Allowah Babies Hospital’ and ‘Allowah Babies Nursery’. By the mid-1950s, Allowah was operating from a small house in Broughton Street, Artarmon, where they cared for young infants with various disabilities.
Since then, we have moved to beautiful Dundas Valley and are a fully licensed paediatric hospital and disability support services provider.
It is our hope and dream that we will continue to operate for many years to come and keep on caring for and supporting kids, young adults and their families.
Do you have information about Allowah’s history? We’d love to hear from you!
Send us an email at admin@allowah.org.au and help us piece together the history of this special hospital.
The values of Allowah are grounded in the Christian faith, acknowledging that the Lord our God is one, and that we should love him with all our souls and with all our minds and with all our strength (Mark 12:29,30). Our values shape what we do every day. But what does that look like?
HUMILITY We will:
INTEGRITY & TRUTH We will:
COMPASSION We will:
JUSTICE We will:
We recognise the right of all children and young people to live free from harm, abuse and exploitation.
We believe that Allowah ought to be a place of safety and refuge for children, young people, and others, that they be, and feel, safe from any threat when at Allowah or involved in activities operated by Allowah, or accessing services provided by Allowah.
We believe that Allowah should be a place where people can disclose abuse and have it dealt with effectively.
When making decisions about children and young people, the main consideration must be their safety, welfare, and wellbeing.
We recognise, welcome and uphold the Child Safe Standards at Allowah. These are:
Parents and carers play an integral role at Allowah. Our family-centred approach aims to deliver exceptional health and support services for children with complex disabilities and health care needs that enables them to thrive and achieve their full potential. We do this by partnering with parents and carers, gaining their input and evaluation around the delivery of care and support provided by our service.
