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Pegasus Riding For The Disabled
(AU, 85460683554) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,965.75
(AU, 85460683554) Riding for the Disabled ACT Inc. (Pegasus) provides horse-facilitated programs and activities aimed at developing abilities for people with a disability. Established in 1973, Pegasus is an iconic charitable organisation operating on 100 acres in Holt (on Canberra’s fringe), and serving the ACT and local NSW region. Pegasus provides more than 2,770 sessions each year to over 100 people living with a disability. Program participants enjoy equestrian activities appropriate to their abilities, delivered in a caring, family environment.
RACS (Refugee Advice and Casework Service Australia Inc)
(AU, 46008173978) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,904.20
Refugee Advice and Casework Service is one of Australia’s leading refugee legal centres but without funding our future is at stake. RACS is an independent community legal centre that has been providing free, specialist legal service for asylum seekers and refugees for over 25 years. To quote the Refugee Council of Australia : “Good legal advice assists governments to identify those who need refugee protection and provides greater assurance that refugees are not sent back to situations of serious harm…RACS has a proven track record of providing quality migration advice to asylum seekers and is highly respected within the non-government sector. The services provided by RACS do not merely assist asylum seekers to navigate the application process; they play a crucial role in ensuring that asylum seekers are not returned to danger. RCOA strongly supports the work of RACS and hopes to see the organisation continue to provide its vital services into the future.” Our specialist legal team is trained in assisting highly vulnerable clients through the complicated protection visa process, at both the Department of Immigration and the Refugee Review Tribunal stages. RACS also offers help to refugees with family reunion visas as part of our holistic service. • We believe asylum seekers and refugees should be able to live their lives with dignity, security, family unity and freedom. • Our work is premised on a commitment to fundamental human rights, human dignity and international protection. Our clients are often survivors of torture and trauma, coming from a wide range of countries, they require an environment that gives consideration to their welfare as a whole, not just their legal needs. RACS’ lawyers are trained to support their clients through the difficult process of articulating the fears that drove them to flee from their home country. Our clients are people, NOT a legal problem. Clients are not hurried through our interviews but afforded the time required to revisit the horrors that made them leave their home country and make the journey to Australia. Through our strong connection to the asylum seeker support network, we are able to link our clients in with medical, social and welfare support agencies like the Asylum Seeker Centre, Red Cross and Survivor of Torture and Trauma Services. However, the Federal Government has made cuts to asylum seeker legal services by “stealth”. There has been no “big” Climate Commission-type announcement, just the cessation of referrals to legal services by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Without RACS' support, asylum seekers will be left to navigate on their own the legal complexities of applying to be a refugee in Australia. Without YOUR support, RACS will not be able to provide legal support to some of the most vulnerable people in Australia. Sign up to Gofundraise and Run for RACS and Refugees, Walk for RACS and Refugees, Swim for RACS and Refugees!
The Shepherd Centre - Giving deaf children a voice
(AU, 61000699927) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,904.00The Shepherd Centre has been helping children who are deaf or hearing impaired to learn how to listen and speak for 40 years. Founded in 1970 with just five families, The Shepherd Centre now helps over 220 families in our five centres across NSW and the ACT. The organisation is recognised as a leader in the field of Auditory-Verbal Therapy, providing assistance to parents of children who are deaf and hearing impaired to develop spoken language, so that they can reach their full potential and be a fully contributing member of the community. The Shepherd Centre has assisted over 1,500 children and their families over the last 40 years. Ninety per cent of children graduate from The Shepherd Centre and enter mainstream schooling and the vast majority have age-appropriate speech and language. Support from the community provides almost 75% of the much needed funds to provide these programs to our students. Fundraising for The Shepherd Centre will help us to continue our life-changing work.
Lifestart
(AU, 43073450316) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,771.00Lifestart, a registered charity, provides early childhood intervention and school age services to children living with disability or delay. Lifestart provides a family centred approach to meeting the needs of children living with disability and their families. It is based on the concept of partnership with children, families and carers to assist and empower them to participate meaningfully and inclusively in our community.
Friends of Mithra
(AU, 49234263806) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,411.82Friends of Mithra is made up of volunteers who wish to keep alive Sr Mary Theodore's dream of providing education and rehabilitation services for poor children with multiple disabilities in Chennai, India. We encourage everyone to help us fundraise so we can restore the buildings damaged by floods. We also contribute to the daily running costs, including meals for the children and salaries for carers, teachers, Physio & OT specialists. Sister’s dream was to make life better for special and differently-abled children and young adults. Since its foundation in 1977, Mithra depends on the generosity of their Australian friends.
Alola Australia Ltd
(AU, 20132084050) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,331.35Alola Australia through its partner organisation - The Alola Foundation - works to improve the lives of women and children in East Timor (Timor-Leste) by creating employment and improving education opportunities, promoting human rights, preserving culture and improving the maternal health and well being of women and children. Our shared vision is: Strong Women – Strong Nation. Show your support for women and children in Timor-Leste by celebrating the joys and challenges of breastfeeding and motherhood through MILK: Unite with mothers in Timor-Leste. For more information about Alola's programs, visit www.alola.org.au
Cambodian Children's Trust Australia
(AU, 83158383558) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,285.42Cambodian Children’s Trust (CCT) works to enable children and families in Battambang to break free from the intergenerational cycle of poverty, while promoting family preservation and reintegration. To do this, we deliver a holistic range of programs and services from our community youth centres, community preschool and foster care homes.
Stand Up: Jewish Commitment to a Better World Ltd
(AU, 87065814271) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,160.00Stand Up mobilises the Australian Jewish community to become active in building a better world. Educating and Inspiring the Jewish community towards pursuing social justice. Empowering Sudanese refugees through capacity building programs. Engaging hundreds of Indigenous youth every school holidays. Stand Up actualises the Jewish values of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) and Tzedakkah (pursuing justice).
Sale to Sea Disability Kayak Challenge
(AU, 93047040744) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,046.71To provide support to those within our Gippsland East community who have been affected by permanent or long term disability, assisting them to attain/gain an improved quality of life and independence. The Sale to Sea Disability Kayak Challenge grants provide relief in the form of in-kind support, volunteer labour or a monetary contribution to individuals who have a disability, as classified by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. To provide assistance which encompasses? Compassion - Quality - Understanding - Independence
Teach Learn Grow
(AU, 90562114725) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,000.00TLG aims to bridge the gap in education for disadvantaged and indigenous children in rural Western Australia so that their full potential is realised. We believe every WA child should have equal opportunities in education, regardless of background, location or circumstance.
Variety - the Children's Charity QLD
(AU, 35940541014) Browse events
YTD Raised: $1,000.00Variety – the Children’s Charity is a national not-for-profit organisation committed to empowering Australian children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs to live, laugh and learn. In 2013 alone, Variety – the Children’s Charity of Queensland was able to have a positive effect on the lives of over 55,000 Queensland children through granting in excess of $2.34 million dollars worth of equipment & services to those children in need.
Action Breaks Silence
(AU, 1158744) Browse events
YTD Raised: $904.28
(AU, 1158744) Our purpose is to empower, educate & protect women & children across the world. We will achieve this by delivering female empowerment through personal safety & self-defence training, educational programmes to bring about societal change, providing survivor support services & raising public awareness
WAAC - Freedom Centre
(AU, 66376801057) Browse events
YTD Raised: $850.00The Freedom Centre is a drop in space for same sex attracted and gender diverse young people auspiced by the WA AIDS Council.
Learning Links
(AU, 71097577636) Browse events
YTD Raised: $821.37Learning Links is a charity and not for profit organisation established in 1972. Our mission is to provide children and young people who have difficulties learning with the skills, services and family support that enable them to reach their full potential. Our vision is a community where difficulties learning and disadvantage are no longer a barrier to a fulfilling life. We provide services for children under 6 with disabilities, for children attending school with learning support needs, as well as for their parents and carers. We also support professionals and schools working with children with disabilities and learning support needs. Our aim is to address the needs of the child as well as the family. We invite you to join Learning Links and play a part in making the world a better place. For more information about Learning Links services and how you can get involved, visit http://www.learninglinks.org.au
Cora Barclay Centre for Deaf Children
(AU, 44598581496) Browse events
YTD Raised: $803.19The Cora Barclay Centre provides vibrant and innovative family focused services for infants, children and students who are deaf aged 0-18 years, forty percent of whom have additional disabilities. Highly qualified therapists provide auditory verbal therapy facilitating audition, speech and language development. Services include early intervention; support for school students; audiology and cochlear implant clinic, family counsellor and a youth mentoring and training program. The Centre has an international reputation for its service provision and has won national and international awards.
OzChild
(AU, 90680959928) Browse events
YTD Raised: $763.84Every child has rights - observing these rights and ensuring the safety and protection of our children is at the heart of OzChild’s work. For more than 160 years OzChild has been protecting the rights of Australian children and making sure they have the best opportunities for a brighter future. The children we work with are often abused, vulnerable and disadvantaged and it is our role to protect them, nurture them, develop them and give them a voice. Our programs range from foster care for children aged 0 – 18 who can no longer live at home; services for children with disabilities; support such as counselling for families experiencing difficulties; respite for families whose children often have complex needs; education and development programs and scholarships for disengaged and underprivileged youth.
All Together Now
(AU, 74144510556) Browse events
YTD Raised: $753.50All Together Now aims to prevent racism by promoting racial equality through education. Our Vision All Together Now’s vision is for an Australia that embraces cultural diversity and is free from racism. We seek to achieve this by creating innovative, evidence-based and effective social marketing that is positive, provocative and courageous. We use these tactics to achieve our mission: · raising awareness among Australian residents about different cultures, thereby breaking down misconceptions, busting stereotypes, and challenging xenophobia · increasing empathy among Australian residents towards people from different cultures, thereby lowering people’s biases against people from other cultures · educating Australian residents about how racism manifests and the effects it has on people subjected to it, thereby increasing personal accountability · promoting values that underpin cultural diversity such as mutual respect, empathy, insight, compassion, dignity · empowering Australian residents to embrace their own culture/s without fear of prejudice or prosecution, thereby enabling people to understand the importance of culture · building positive social norms through the use of popular culture such as advertising and social media · measuring – and learning from – our work and sharing our evaluation with others These tactics are based on a framework published in 2009 to reduce race-based discrimination in Australia. The framework is explained in the Building on our Strengths report by Yin Paradies at the University of Melbourne.
Barkuma
(AU, 63477154168) Browse events
YTD Raised: $621.21Barkuma is a member-based, not-for-profit organisation that believes society is enriched through the active inclusion of people of all abilities. We play a vital role in the community providing services to more than 1,000 South Australian’s living with disability. Our services include: open employment, supported employment, community living support, training, school to work transition services, counselling, advocacy and support. Our mission is to “enable people with a disability to be valued members of the community”. Our philosophy as an organisation is centred around the theme of inclusion - that all people, regardless of ability or disability, contribute and make up a better community.
CareSouth
(AU, 97065193035) Browse events
YTD Raised: $603.07Everyday Back-up Based in southern NSW, and completely not-for-profit, CareSouth offers help in a number of ways – from advocacy and community development, to foster care, early intervention programs, disability services, clinical services, mentoring and more. We started in 1992 having seen a great need in the Shoalhaven for a dedicated care organisation. We’ve grown a lot since then and have offices across the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Western NSW. We're able to offer support and care for children, young people, families and individuals, referred to us. We remain a not-for-profit community organisation and registered charity – led by a voluntary Board of Directors. Helping up. Not handing out. Our vision is to create a positive future for children, young people, individuals, families and communities, providing opportunities in which people can enhance their quality of life. And our values are: Respect Accountability Compassion Integrity Inclusion
Wheelchairs for Kids Inc
(AU, 60423156417) Browse events
YTD Raised: $537.09Retiree volunteers produce 300 wheelchairs per month for distribution free to disabled children in under resourced countries. These wheelchairs are built to WHO recommendations for use in rough terrain and are adjustable for all sizes of children and their growing needs. $125 gives a child a wheelchair
CBM Australia
(AU, 23005326849) Browse events
YTD Raised: $530.00CBM Australia is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the world's poorest countries. We're ending the cycle of poverty and disability. We do that through inclusion of people with disabilities, and prevention and treatment of impairment for poor people.
People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
(AU, 98879981198) Browse events
YTD Raised: $505.00People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is a national peak disability rights, advocacy and representative organisation by and for all people with disability. Our vision is of a socially just, accessible and inclusive community, in which the human rights, citizenship, contribution, potential and diversity of all people with disability are respected and celebrated.
EW Tipping Foundation
(AU, 59032986751) Browse events
YTD Raised: $500.00The E.W. Tipping Foundation was created in 1970 by a movement of people deeply concerned by the disturbing state of supported accommodation and the outlook for people with disabilities when their parents could no longer support them. We work with people with intellectual disabilities, aquired brain injury, autism and cerebral palsy, We also work with children and young people who are unable to live with their families. We provide supported shared accommodation; support for people living in their own home; and respite care. We provide residential care, and transition, education and disability support, for vulnerable young people. EWTF works with more than 1,500 clients each year. Our vision is to achieve inclusive communities where everyone has a fair go by working together with people to meet their agreed goals. We exist to make a real impact in the lives of individuals, their families and their communities. Donations help us to meet critical unfunded needs, to upgrade homes and equipment, and to innovate, to enhance the freedom and well-being of people with disabilities and vulnerable children.
The Refugee Council of Australia
(AU, 87956673083) Browse events
YTD Raised: $483.48The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is the national umbrella body for refugees and the organisations and individuals who support them. It has more than 200 organisational and over 900 individual members. Formed in November 1981, RCOA is a non-profit, non-government organisation registered as an incorporated association in the Australian Capital Territory. It is funded through contributions from its members and by project grants from philanthropic bodies and government agencies. The priority activities for RCOA are set by its members, as represented by an elected Board. RCOA’s own work is centred around five key areas: policy, support for refugees, support for its members, community education and administration. In addition, RCOA seeks funding for specific projects that directly relate to our objectives and enhance our capacity to serve the refugee community.
Scope
(AU, 63004280871) Browse events
YTD Raised: $464.19Scope is one of the largest providers of services to people with a disability in Victoria, and one of the largest not-for-profit organisations in Australia. We provide services to 4,097 people with a disability and their families across 97 sites. Our mission is to enable each person we support to live as an empowered and equal citizen. Scope’s objective is to inspire and lead change to deliver best practice. Scope supports and listens to each person and their family; provides leadership to influence strategy and policy; delivers person driven, flexible and responsive services to build a sustainable future; and builds on our foundation for success through our expertise in service delivery, workforce development, quality improvement and research. The money you raise will go towards ensuring that Scope is able to continue it’s mission to enable each person we support to live as an empowered and equal citizen. We couldn’t do it without your generous support, and thank you for all your hard work.