What is Hands Across Canberra?
Hands Across Canberra is the ACT’s community foundation.
- We raise funds for Canberra’s most vulnerable people.
- We invest the money to make it grow
- We give it back in grants.
Community foundations are about giving where you live, for the long-term benefit and enhancement of a community.
Hands Across Canberra is only 13 years old but community foundations in Canada, the United States and New Zealand have become powerful tools for giving grants and making investments in their community’s future, sometimes for a century or more.
Canberra is the most generous community in Australia. With your help, big or small, we can make a lasting, transformative difference for all our neighbours and friends right here where we live.
Make
an Impact
There are many ways you can contribute to Hands Across Canberra and it’s network of community organisations. You can give your time and talent through volunteering, attending events, spreading the word about the work of organisations, or running fund-raising events and activities. There are also a range of ways to donate funds, such as directly through one-off donations, regular contributions such as workplace giving programs or by participating in fund-raising activities and events.
You can give in several ways:
- Hands Across Canberra (fcsuite.com) at any time. This money funds our grants to 350 local charities.
- Donate to the charity of your choice through our platform
- Establish a named fund, distributing interest each year to causes you care about. Named funds are professionally managed long term investments.
- Contact us to offer your services as a volunteer or a community partner.
EOFY is more than a deadline — it’s a chance to create lasting impact close to home. 💛 We know 2026 has alrady been a hard year for som many in our community, so even the smallest donation makes a difference.
Before 30 June, your donation can help support local charities doing vital work across Canberra, while also providing a tax benefit.
This EOFY, choose to #givewhereyoulive and help build a stronger, fairer community for everyone.
👉 Donate now: handsacrosscanberra.org.au/
#eofygiving #localgiving #canberracommunity #handsacrosscanberra … See MoreSee Less
As we mark Reconciliation Day in the ACT, Hands Across Canberra is proud to stand in solidarity with First Nations people throughout the ACT and work together for a better, fairer Canberra for us all. It's a good fit for this year's Reconciliation Week theme, "All in".
At HAC, we look for projects and partners who build strength, resilience and self sufficiency, focusing on healing, reconciliation and a positive future. We recognise that Aboriginal people in Canberra often have very poor outcomes in juvenile and adult detention, child removal and other areas where they are vastly over represented by comparison with the ACT's general population.
That's not good enough for the most prosperous and best educated jurisdiction in Australia, but together with partners like @YedungMura, @YerrabiYurwang, and others we can create change. Thank you to the wise elders who guide us in Canberra – leaders like Selina Walker, Violet Sheridan, Caroline Hughes AM, Wally Bell, Richie Allan and so many more who work hard for justice and dignity. Dhjan Yimaba. … See MoreSee Less
Big welcome to Netier as our newest HAC Hero.
Netier already does so much to support charities across Canberra, and we’re excited to build on that commitment together. Their ongoing support helps strengthen the community and back the incredible work happening across our region.
Excited to have you with us! #GiveWhereYouLive … See MoreSee Less