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A Gender Agenda
A Gender Agenda works with and on behalf of intersex, trans and gender diverse people, their friends, families and allies.
Abbeyfield Garran
Abbeyfield Garran provides affordable, inclusive, home-like, and safe accommodation for people with a mild cognitive disability where residents can maintain their independence with dignity and choice.
ACT Down Syndrome Association
ACTDSA aims to improve the quality of life for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities by providing support, information and referrals to their families, cares, schools, employers and other organisations.
ADACAS
ADACAS is a Canberra-based organisation that provides advocacy, support and information to people who live with disability, experience mental ill-health, older people, and their carers.
Barnardos Australia
Barnardos Australia
We work together with children, young people and families to break the cycle of disadvantage, creating safe, nurturing and stable homes, connected to family and community,
Better Renting
Better Renting is a community of renters working together for stable, affordable, and healthy homes.
Bosom Buddies ACT Inc
Bosom Buddies provides patients and the community with support that is not provided elsewhere. Bosom Buddies is the only provider of patient aids and information to those undergoing treatment for breast cancer in the ACT and surrounding region.
Canberra Blind Society Inc.
Supporting the #blind & #visionimpaired community of #Canberra for more than 60 years, through peer support, referrals and independent living advice
Canberra Community Law
Canberra Community Law is an independent community legal service. We provide holistic, flexible and accessible legal support to people facing barriers to accessing justice.. We specialize in human rights, discrimination, housing and Centrelink law.
Canberra PCYC
Canberra PCYC provides leading and innovative services for young people and their families across the ACT.
Canberra Pet Rescue
We rescue abandoned, abused and neglected pets in our community and find loving homes for them once they are rehabilitated.
We also run our PerAssist program which provides emergency pet food and supplies to community members experiencing crisis.
Capital Region Community Services
Capital Region Community Services (CRCS) is a regional community service established in 1975 by the people of Belconnen. Formerly known as Belconnen Community Service (BCS), CRCS has been providing a wide range of high quality, integrated and inclusive programs and services to local communities for over 45 years.
We provide dedicated services for young people, children, families, older people, people living with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
We transform lives by enabling access to; early diagnosis and intervention for cerebral palsy, life changing technology, supports and opportunities not funded by NDIS, cutting edge treatments, and research into prevention and cure for cerebral palsy.
Fundraising ensures we can build a better today (by supporting immediate daily needs) and a brighter tomorrow (by funding research, technology and advocacy to change the future) for people living with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
Dementia Australia
Dementia Australia
Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia yet remains one of the most challenging and misunderstood conditions. Founded by carers more than 35 years ago, today we are the national peak body for people impacted by dementia in Australia. We involve people impacted by dementia and their experiences in our activities and decision-making, to make sure we are representative of the diverse range of dementia experiences across Australia. We amplify the voices of people impacted by dementia through advocating and sharing stories to help inform and inspire others. Dementia Australia is the source of trusted information, education and support services. We advocate for positive change for people living with dementia, their families and carers, and support vital research. We are here to support people impacted by dementia, and to enable them to live as well as possible.
Doris Women’s Refuge Incorportated
Our extensive range of activities is delivered to homeless or at risk of homelessness women and children in crisis due to experiences of violence in the home and family environments. We provide crisis and intensive support and accommodation, holistically assisting them to address needs identified in their case plan, including in the areas of advocacy and support for access to legal, health, participation in education, training and employment, income support, child protection and child development, parenting skills, counselling and mental health, drug and alcohol dependency, immigration, gambling addiction, long term housing and living skills. We dedicate our work with the aim to contribute to influencing change in community behaviour and attitudes that perpetuate violence against women and children. We deliver inclusive services to very vulnerable women and children, including those from Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities. We are confident that we responsibly fulfill our governance and contractual requirements and that we assist women and children to meet positive outcomes and achieve safety and family stability.
Epilepsy ACT
Epilepsy ACT aims to make the lives of those with epilepsy and their loved ones more safe and secure. We offer training both in schools and in workplaces. We offer online resources, referrals and support groups to those who need it.
Hands Across Canberra
Hands Across Canberra helps to keep the wealth that is created locally within the local Canberra community. We exist to support, build capacity and empower local charities and community organisations.
Hartley Lifecare
Established in 1962, Hartley Lifecare (Hartley) is a Canberra-based not-for-profit organisation providing supported accommodation for people with disability, their families and carers. Originally established to provide a learning facility and therapy support service for children and adults, Hartley has grown extensively to support clients in over 30 homes across the ACT.
Over the last six decades, families have grown to rely on and trust Hartley to deliver high quality, person centred support.
As we move toward 2023, Hartley will continue to maintain and build upon these strong foundations, ensuring that our clients and their families have opportunities to live their best life. Hartley Lifecare relies on NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) funding, corporate partners and individual donors as well as special events to raise the funds needed to enable us to expand and enhance the services we provide to people living with disability in our local community.
Karinya House for Mothers and Babies
Every woman who is pregnant or parenting should be surrounded with the support she needs. However, not every woman has safety, shelter, or a positive support network.
Karinya House walks with women in Canberra and the surrounding Region providing safety, shelter and a positive support network. A local, not for profit organisation, the Karinya House funding framework is a true cooperative of individuals, families, community groups, corporates, philanthropic and government funding partners. This cooperative approach to funding is a tangible expression of positive recognition of women in our community, who are pregnant or parenting. Your support and partnership with us is welcome.
Kulture Break
Kulture Break is a social inclusion organisation. Our aim to to endow children and youth with a sense of belonging and self value. We do this through In school dance programs, after school dance lessons, free mentoring crews for boys and girls, online dance opportunities and more. One of our mottos is "You don't become somebody, you ARE somebody!"
Menslink
Menslink provide counselling to young guys between the ages of 10-25 and Mentoring to young guys between the ages of 10-16. We also provide Education programs to local Primary and High schools.
All our services are at no charge to the client.
Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT)
MIEACT creates a safe space for mental health education for all Canberra. We embrace lived experience to provide mental health education awareness programs in schools and the community to address stigma, increase knowledge and promote help seeking.
Meridian Incorporated
Meridian is a community-controlled, peer-led organisation. We provide quality, accessible, and culturally safe mental health support and wellbeing services for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) communities.
Newborn Intensive Care Foundation
Newborn Intensive Care Foundation
We direct 100% of donations to purchase medical equipment, fund research and nurse education to ensure sick and premature newborn babies go home sooner and healthier.
Oncology Massage Limited
OML encourages an integrative approach that involves all members of a person’s care and support team. With a nationally standardised training program, our training is the only one of its kind in the world. We also provide ongoing support to our Graduates, including opportunities for personal and professional development.
OML’s founding objective was to make Oncology Massage available to any person with a history or diagnosis of cancer, regardless of where they live. In the near future, our objective is to help make Safe & Effective Massage available to any person in fragile health regardless of where they live – with or without cancer, with or without a chronic condition, with or without a degenerative illness.
Our Community Project
Our Community Project
Tender Funerals is a not-for-profit funeral service delivering personalised, meaningful and affordable funerals, ensuring those experiencing financial hardship are able to access these critical services.
Palliative Care ACT
We aim to:
• promote palliative care in the community
• provide education in aspects of palliative care
• deliver volunteer palliative care services to support clients and their families with care, compassion, respect and dignity
• advocate for, and
PhotoAccess
Established in 1984, PhotoAccess is an incorporated non-profit association supporting the local community to learn about, make and share photography as a means of self expression, social connection and collective memory-making. Through workshops, exhibitions and engagement activities, as well as hosting publicly accessible making spaces, PhotoAccess provides opportunities for Canberrans of all backgrounds to develop visual literacy, contribute their story to the public conversation and participate in shaping our city, community and culture.
Sharing Places
Sharing Places is a not for profit disability service provider, providing community access and social participation support (day services) for people who have high and complex support needs.
St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn
The St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn is a not-for-profit organisation made up primarily of passionate members and volunteers, supported by a number of dedicated staff. The work of the Society is funded through donations, enterprises run
TADACT – Technology for Ageing and Disability
At TADACT we believe every person living with disability or who is ageing, has the tools and equipment they need to live fulfilled lives and reach their full potential. That is why we design and make customised personalised assistive equipment.
The Early Morning Centre – UnitingCare Canberra City
The Early Morning Centre provides a safe space for some of our city’s most vulnerable people. With the help of dedicated volunteers, we provide meals, facilities, support and facilitate healthcare, accommodation support and community services.
The Shepherd Centre
The Shepherd Centre provides life-changing support and education for deaf children and their families. We teach children to speak and communicate so that they can overcome the disadvantages of their disability, and reach their full potential!
The Violet Initiative
The Violet Initiative exists to reduce regretful outcomes in the last stage of life for Australians, their caregivers and their families.
Violet is a national social enterprise, making a positive contribution to the last stage of life. We provide support for people in the last stage of life, their families and the organisations they interact with.
This Is My Brave Australia Inc.
TIMBA is a registered charity with the ACNC and is dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness through our community based activities and is 100% volunteer driven
Women With Disabilities ACT (WWDACT)
WWDACT is a systemic advocacy and peer support organisation for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability in the ACT region.
Women’s Centre for Health Matters
We are the voice for women's health and wellbeing in the ACT, and conduct social research and advocate on behalf of all women in the ACT, especially those experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.
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Hands Across Canberra is Canberra’s independent community foundation. Founded in 2010 by a group of Canberra leaders with the idea of creating a foundation to help fellow Canberrans and give back to the community, it now works with more than 250 local community organisations.
| Charities we work with |
| A Gender Agenda |
| Achilles Canberra Running Club |
| ACT Community Living Project Incs |
| ACT Division – National Heart Foundation of Australia |
| ACT Down Syndrome Association |
| ACT Shelter Inc |
| ACT Tongan Language and Cultural School |
| ACT TPI Association Inc |
| ACTCOSS |
| Advocacy for Inclusion |
| AFFIRM – The Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research |
| AIDS Action Council of the ACT |
| AIDS Action Council of the ACTs |
| Alchemy Chorus |
| Alzheimer’s Australia ACT |
| Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT |
| Argyle Community Housing Ltd |
| Arthritis Foundation of the ACT (Incorporating Osteoporosis ACT) |
| Arts of the Pacifi |
| Asthma Foundation AC |
| Australian College of Nursing Foundation |
| Australian Diabetes Educators Association |
| Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation |
| Australian Red Cross |
| Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth |
| Australian Rural Leadership Foundation |
| Barnardos Australia |
| Belconnen Community Service |
| Belconnen Senior Citizens Club Incorporated |
| Bengali Cultural Association |
| Beryl Women Inc. |
| Better Hearing Australia, Canberra |
| Better Rentin |
| Big Bang Ballers |
| Black Mountain School Parents and Citizens Association Incorporated |
| BodyEcology |
| Bosom Buddies |
| Boundless Canberra |
| Brain Tumour Alliance Australia – including ACT brain tumour support group |
| Buoyed Up |
| C3 Church Monash |
| Calvary Public Hospital Bruce |
| Calwell Little Athletics Club |
| Camp Quality ACT |
| Canberra & Queanbeyan ADD Support Group Inc |
| Canberra Basket Brigade |
| Canberra Blind Society (CBS) |
| Canberra City Care |
| Canberra Community Law |
| Canberra Hospital Foundation |
| Canberra Mens Choir |
| Canberra Multicultural Community Forum |
| Canberra Pet Rescue |
| Canberra Police Community Youth Club (CPCYC) |
| Canberra Rape Crisis Centre |
| Canberra Refugee Support (CRS) |
| Canberra Seniors Centre |
| Canberra Tradesmen’s Union Club Charity Trust |
| Canberra Yacht Club |
| CanTeen |
| Capital Healing Rooms Inc. |
| Capital Region Myscular Dysrophy |
| Care Financial Counselling Service and the Consumer Law Centre of the ACT |
| CareSouth |
| CatholicCare Canberra and Goulburn |
| CCCares @ Canberra College |
| Celebration Of African Australians ACT Inc |
| Cerebral Palsy Alliance ACT |
| CIT Student Association |
| Citizens Advice Bureau ACT |
| Clare Holland House |
| Common Ground Canberra |
| Communities @ Work Clothing Program |
| Communities@Work |
| COMMUNITY MEDICS AUSTRALIA LIMITED |
| COMMUNITY RADIO 2XX INC |
| Community Services 1 |
| Companion House. Assisting survivors of Torture and Trauma |
| Conflict Resolution Service Inc |
| Construction Charitable Works |
| Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Association Australasia Inc |
| Council on the Ageing ACT |
| CREATE Foundation (ACT) |
| Creative Safety Initiatives |
| Cystic Fibrosis Association of the ACT Inc |
| Dancing Goddesses Inc |
| Deaf Society |
| DeafACT |
| Dementia Australia |
| Diabetes Nsw and act |
| Directions Health |
| Diversity ACT Community Services |
| dNet – People Like Us (formerly depressioNet) |
| Domestic Violence Crisis Service |
| DUO Services Australia Ltd (DUO) |
| DWELL for Australia Ltd |
| Early Morning Centre Uniting Care Canberra |
| Eastar Media, Marketing & Event Pty Ltd |
| Epilepsy Association ACT Inc |
| EveryMan Australia |
| Feel the Magic Limited |
| For The Love of Bikes Limited |
| FRANK FENNER FOUNDATON |
| GetAboutAble Pty Ltd |
| Girl Guides ACT & SE NSW Region |
| Girls Rock! Canberra |
| GIVIT |
| Global Sisters |
| Golden Memories Karaoke Inc |
| Good Omen Goodeze |
| Greening Australia Capital Region |
| Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation |
| Gungahlin Regional Community Service |
| Hands Across Canberra |
| Harmonie Dance Community |
| Hartley Lifecare Inc |
| Havelock Housing |
| Headspace Canberra |
| Heart Foundation |
| Heart Support Australia |
| Hepatitis ACT |
| Holy Cross Tuckerbox |
| HOME in Queanbeyan |
| Human Rights Arts and Film Fesitval |
| Imagine More |
| Initiatives For Women In Need Inc. (IWiN) |
| Intersex Human Rights Australia |
| Karinya House for Mothers & Babies Inc |
| Karralika Programs Inc |
| Kidsafe ACT Inc |
| Koomarri |
| Kulture Break |
| L’Arche Genesaret |
| Leukaemia Foundation |
| Life Without Barriers |
| Lifeline Canberra |
| Lions Club Gungahlin |
| Lions Youth Haven Inc. |
| Localjinni-casting light on people and their stories of place |
| Marathon Health Ltd |
| Marymead |
| Maya’s Rest |
| Menslink |
| Mental Health Foundation (ACT) Inc |
| Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) |
| Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services of the ACT Inc. |
| Miracle Babies Foundation |
| Missionworx |
| Molonglo Conservation Group |
| MS Australia ACT/NSW/VIC |
| Multiple Sclerosis Limited |
| Muscular Dystrophy ACTion |
| Music For Everyone |
| My Coaching My Future |
| NationsHeart Christian Community FoodHut |
| Newborn Intensive Care Foundation |
| Noahs Ark Foundation |
| North Belconnen Day Centre |
| Northside Community Service |
| Oncology Massage Limited aka Oncology Massage Training |
| OnNow |
| Orange Sky Australia |
| Outward Bound Australia |
| OzHarvest Limited |
| OzHelp |
| PAIN SUPPORT ACT Inc |
| Palliative Care ACT |
| Paperworks Inc |
| Parentline ACT Inc. |
| pedal foundation |
| Pegasus |
| People With Disability ACT |
| Pets in the Park Inc |
| Philanthropize Pty Ltd |
| PhotoAccess |
| Physical Activity Foundation |
| Positive Youth Incorporated |
| Post & Ante Natal Depression Support & Information Inc (PANDSI) |
| Print Handicapped Radio of the ACT Inc |
| Prisoners Aid ACT |
| Project Independence |
| Prostate Cancer Support Group – ACT Region Inc. |
| Quest for Life Foundation |
| Reach for Nepal Foundation |
| Rebus Theatre |
| Reconciliation and Multicultural Action Group [Canberra City Uniting Church] |
| Red Cross : Culture Talks |
| Red Nose |
| Relationships Australia |
| Rise Above Capital Region Cancer Relief |
| Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise Inc |
| Rotary Club of Tuggeranong |
| Roundabout Canberra |
| RSI & Overuse Injury Association of the ACT Inc |
| RSL Woden Valley Sub-Branch and Veterans Support Centre |
| RSPCA ACT |
| Sailability Canberra Yacht Club |
| SANCTUARY AUS LIMITED |
| Save the Children Australia |
| SCENE |
| SEE-Change |
| Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT Inc (SHFPACT) |
| Sharing Places |
| SHINE for Kids Co-op Ltd |
| SHOUT Inc |
| SiTara’s Story |
| Six Degrees Cafe Gallery Garden |
| Soldier On |
| Soroptimist International of Canberra Inc |
| SoundOut |
| Special Olympics ACT |
| St John Ambulance Australia (ACT) Inc. |
| St John’s Care |
| St Mark Coptic Centre of Australia |
| St Philip’s Care at Northbourne Community Centre |
| St Vincent de Paul Society |
| Street Law – outreach service for the homeless |
| TADAC |
| Tara Costigan Foundation |
| Ted Noffs Foundation ACT |
| The Association of Parents and Friends of ACT schools |
| The Benny Wills Brain Tumour Research Program |
| The Canberra Relief Network |
| The Cancer Council ACT |
| The Cuppacumbalong Foundation |
| The Farm in Galong |
| The Happy Beat Dance Crew |
| The Hope Project |
| The Humour Foundation |
| The Indigenous Marathon Foundation |
| The Pinnacle Foundation |
| The Right Direction Australia (Limited) |
| The Salvation Army |
| The Shepherd Centre |
| The Smith Family |
| The Welcome Dinner Project an initiative of joiningthedots |
| This Is My Brave Australia Inc. |
| This is Not a \’Wife Beater\’ |
| Tjillari Justice Aboriginal Corporation |
| Tongan Association of Canberra and Queanbeyan Inc |
| Toora Women Inc. |
| Travelling Art Therapy |
| Tresillian in Southern Day Services |
| Tuggeranong and Weston Youth Centres |
| Tuggeranong Community Arts Association, Messengers Program |
| Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union & Sports Club Limited |
| Uniting Children and Families ACT |
| UnitingCare Canberra City Church |
| UnitingCare Kippax |
| Us Mob Writing |
| Veterans Support Centre – Belconnen |
| Victims Of Crime Assistance League ACT Inc |
| Vietnam Veterans & Veterans Federation ACT Inc. |
| VOCAL ACT Inc |
| Volunteering ACT |
| Warehouse Circus Inc. |
| West Belconnen Junior Rugby League Club |
| whISPers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Softball Corporation |
| Women with Disabilities ACT |
| Women’s Centre for Health Matters |
| Women’s Health Service, Division of Women, Youth and Children, Canberra health Services,ACT Government |
| Women’s Legal Centre ACT & Region Inc. |
| Worldview Foundation Limited |
| Yeddung Mura Aboriginal Corporation |
| YMCA Canberra |
| Young Change Agents |
| Youth With A Mission (YWAM) |
| YouthCARE Canberra |
| YWCA Canberra |