We are a voluntary, charity that provides therapeutic riding, carriage driving, dressage, Hippotherapy for 100 people per week with disabilities. RDA Raymond Terrace & Lower Hunter Centre enables riders to enjoy, challenge, achieve, improve health & quality of life in personalised unique activities.
Our Vision.. Changing the lives of Queensland Children in need.
The WA Deaf Society aims to ensure Deaf and hard of hearing West Australians have the opportunity to experience full citizenship and enjoyment of life. Established in 1921, the Society is a non-profit organisation whose core business consists of three services: Sign Language Communications WA (interpreting service), DEAFinite Employment Service and Community Services (information, referral and support service).
Sunnyfield enriches the lives of people with an intellectual disability by creating choice, opportunities and skills for life. We are a leading disability service provider that has assisted people with a disability and their carers for nearly 62 years and provide trusted, flexible, value-for-money support services across NSW. We actively support and skill people with an intellectual disability for their daily lives including work, in partnership with families and communities, to facilitate opportunities for true inclusion. Using a Person Centred Approach, we support over 1,700 people with disability and their families, across Sydney, Central Coast/Hunter and New England regions. Please visit our website at www.sunnyfield.org.au for more information.
1 in 6 Australians are deaf or hearing impaired. This is expected to be 1 in 4 by 2050. Support Vicdeaf...Support Access and equity for Deaf and hard of hearing people. Vicdeaf has been serving the deaf and hard of hearing community since 1884. Vicdeaf’s mission is to raise awareness, promote communication, engage the community and develop human potential so that people who are Deaf or hard of hearing can enjoy equal opportunities across all areas of life. Our Work: Vicdeaf achieves its mission by providing relevant, responsive and accessible supports, services, information, programs and education across the following areas: • Audiological support, rehabilitation and devices; • Disability Employment Services (contracted employment services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, LGBTI with a disability or who have other disabilities); • Case management, independent living skills and supported accommodation; • Auslan (Australian Sign Language) community classes; • Auslan training for deaf migrants; • Auslan interpreters, note taking, captioning and video translations; • Public awareness and education programs (hard of hearing, deafness, listening behaviours); and • Community engagement.
Jesuit Refugee Service provides pastoral care to asylum seekers in detention, supports those living in the community with accommodation, English classes, job search, finance and personal care and lobbies the government for the implementation of humane refugee policies. www.jrs.org.au
Deaf Services Queensland is the leading provider of support services and information to the Deaf and hearing impaired community of Queensland. Being a not-for-profit organisation we rely heavily on the generosity of the community to run our programs and services.
We are registered charity established to help children living in deprived community, devoting its energy to help children who are living in poverty without education, health or other basic human needs. We work internationally to help children and mainly in least developed areas like South Asia.
A Start in Life is an Australian charity with over 89 years experience in providing support to thousands of disadvantaged families. We know that education is fundamental to breaking the cycle of poverty, so we financially assist these families to ensure their children have the access to the same learning opportunities as their peers.
We provide residential care (children's homes), community care and educational programmes around Gauteng. Our main priority is to shelter, care for and rehabilitate traumatised children who have been subjected to trauma, abuse, molestation, poverty, HIV/AIDS and neglect.
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard is a volunteer organisation which provides a free, anonymous and confidential telephone counselling, referral and information service for the Victorian and Tasmanian gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) communities. We also take calls from family and friends of GLBTI individuals and health and welfare professionals.
MacKillop Family Services is a leading provider of services for children, young people and their families in south eastern Australia. The programs we deliver include home based and residential care, disability services, youth support, education and training, family support and support for women and men who as children where in the care of our founding agencies. By donating today, YOU provide the committed care that will help these children learn to trust again. To learn more visit our website at: www.mackillop.org.au
GetUp is an independent, grassroots community advocacy organisation putting the future of Australia back in the hands of Australians. With the support of over 800,000 members, we seek to build a more progressive Australia and hold politicians to account on issues of social justice, cultural diversity, ecological sustainability and economic fairness.
FRANS is an independent non-for-profit disability support organisation in Sydney, primarily supporting people with intellectual, cognitive and developmental disabilities of all ages, as well as their families and carers. FRANS was founded in 1983 and has a thirty-year history of developing innovative and person-centred support programs, always in consultation with the people who access its programs. FRANS programs include indispensable and highly flexible respite, including overnight and weekend respite. FRANS also offers a dynamic suite of programs enabling greater personal autonomy through growing life-skills and reducing dependence on carers and family. FRANS supports the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and our employees are bound by the principles for which it stands. The Convention's purpose is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Eastern Respite and Recreation is a non for profit, community based organisation working to support individuals with a disability and their families living in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Today Eastern Respite provides services to over 300 people with a disability. Our services aim to support people with a disability to live fulfilling lives with independence and dignity.
Kalparrin helps families of children with disabilities and special needs to carry their load by providing practical information and support, and connecting them with the services that they need. Kalparrin helps families connect with other families in similar situations through Parent Connect, and provides regular respite activities.
Wallaroo Children's Centre is a not for profit long daycare centre committed to developing a love for literature within our centre. We are wonderful readers at Wallaroo and are committed to spreading this passion into the community. Thank you for supporting us in this endevour.
Asbestoswise is a not-for-profit organisation providing information, support, advocacy, education and awareness to the community with a focus on people with an asbestos related disease (ARD). The organisation and its forerunners the Asbestos Information and Support Service (AISS) and the Asbestos Diseases Society of Victoria (ADSVIC) have been providing free services to the community for over 20 years. Asbestoswise runs a helpline for members of the public who require referral or information about asbestos and asbestos related diseases, and provides one-on-one support and group support opportunities for people living with an asbestos related disease and their families.
Brightwater Care Group (Inc.) is one of the largest and best known providers of individualised care for both older people and younger people living with a disability. Brightwater is a not for profit and non-denominational organisation operating for the benefit of the Western Australian community since 1901.
Villa Maria is dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of more than 5,000 older people, children and adults with a disability, their families and carers across Victoria and southern New South Wales. As a not-for-profit organisation, Villa Maria relies heavily on the generosity of others to help deliver more than 60 vital programs across 42 locations to those who need support most. Funds raised for Villa Maria’s services – whether specialist education and early childhood intervention for children with disabilities or community based and in-home support services for older people and people with a disability – ensures we can continue to cater for the ever-changing needs of the community and make a positive change to people’s lives. Supporters of Villa Maria have long seen the remarkable outcomes of their generous contributions, however big or small, for people of all ages and abilities. To help us make a difference to the lives of these families and the thousands of other people we support visit www.villamaria.com.au or call (03) 9855 7600.
Australian Lasallian (Asia/Pacific) Foundation Limited supports education and related programs for the empowerment of children, youth and their communities in the Asia Pacific. Millions of children and young people around the world are denied access to basic human rights. The Lasallian Foundation works to make a sustainable difference by giving them the opportunity to realise their full human potential.
Conductive Education Centre of WA (CECWA) is a parent-run charity and action group established to support the existing Conductive Education program in WA, which is a unique, holistic approach to educating the minds and bodies of special kids with motor/physical disabilities and associated needs. Visit www.conductiveedwa.com.au for more info.
AED Legal Centre is a community legal centre whose mission is to defend and promote the rights of people with disability in education or employment. We do this trough a strategic combination of information, education, support and (as a last resort) litigation. We empower people with disability
Lend a Hand Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Perth, WA. Our aim is to support communities affected by famine and extreme poverty. We are currently working to support a School for Orphans from the Bwasie slums in Kampala Uganda. Our long term project is to build a Medical Centre in Pader Uganda, which will feature a mid-wife service to help combat the infant mortality rate, which is currently amongst the highest in the World.
SMRC a non profit community agency that assists refugees to settle in Australia, through case work, community development, recreation, womens groups, migration advice, homework support groups etc. We also assist older migrants to live independently at home through activity groups, personal care in the home, friendly visiting, carer support and respite. We work also with asylum seekers. We work in the cities of Greater Dandenong, and Casey and Shire of Cardinia and surrounding areas.