2019 Grant Recipients
Congratulations to our 2019 $100,000 Primary Grant Recipient:
Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC)
WAGEC, established in 1977, delivers a range of crisis and early intervention accommodation and support services to women, children, young people and families who are experiencing, or at risk of homelessness and/or domestic and family violence. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support the SEED project targeting 300 children 0-18 years from Greater Western Sydney. The program is designed to meet the Social, Emotional and Educational Development needs of young people who have experienced trauma or violence. It includes a range of enriching activities tailored to children’s ages and individual needs.
Congratulations to our 2019 $10,000 Merit Award Recipients:
Asylum Seekers Centre
Asylum Seekers Centre was established in 1993 as a place of hospitality and welcome, a safe place for those who have fled situations of great danger. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support a project to build on ASC’s existing employment experience, to help families seeking asylum secure work. This includes resume assistance, training opportunities, job search assistance, interview coaching and childminding services. ASC currently has 564 families registered for support and over 1000 children under 18 years.
Outloud (Bankstown Youth Development Service)
Outloud, established in 1987, is a community arts based cultural development organisation. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support RESPECT, a Domestic Violence Education Program focusing on educating boys under 12 years about the nature and causes of domestic violence, and how they can lend their voices and lives to being active agents in prevention. It utilises music making with highly trained facilitators to generate an original song that transforms 160+ young men into active agents of social change and role models in their schools.
KidsXpress
KidsXpress was established in 2005 to provide trauma focused programs to help children, caregivers and professionals transform the impact of childhood trauma into a life full of hope. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support the Expressive Therapy for Trauma-Impacted Children project for 48 children aged 4-14 years who have been identified as needing support coping with the impact of trauma resulting from Adverse Childhood Experiences, including for example, sexual, emotional and physical abuse.
2019 Semi-finalists
Congratulations to our 2019 Semi-finalists:
Glebe Youth Service
Glebe Youth Service, established in 1988, is dedicated to supporting the young people who live, work, study or play in the Glebe area. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support Higher Ground to help the many children from the Glebe social housing estate, especially Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders, who do not complete high school due to trauma, poverty, limited family support and family violence. Using an innovative and individualised approach, the project will build a bridge between families and services to ensure disadvantaged young people have the opportunity to recognise and achieve their aspirations.
Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS)
RACS was established in 1987 to give a stronger voice to people seeking asylum. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support Temporary Protection Visa Assistance and Renewal Service for refugee families. There are 56 families needing assistance with their first application and around 10 who have to renew their visas in the coming year. Legal assistance is critical in this complex process. An initial application requires up to 40 hours legal support and re-application a minimum of 10 hours dedicated legal support.
Think+Do Tank Foundation
Think+Do Tank Foundation, established in 2013, exists to increase the level of community self-direction over everyday circumstances in low income parts of South Western Sydney. IMPACT100 Sydney North funding would support Table of Plenty a multilingual community development and creative arts strategy for newly arrived refugees and migrants from 0-18 years, and their families. The project is multi-faceted, eg bilingual literary, musical and design projects, homework club, bookclub and festival, and will engage over 4,000 attendees.