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We fundraise to support grassroots projects that

tackle homelessness.

These smaller organisations provide vital frontline services, but often struggle with a lack of resources.

Community based organisations are an important part of our social safety net, and in collaboration with individuals, philanthropic and corporate partners our mission is to lend a helping hand and empower social change.

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Our Community Impact

12Million

Funds Dsitributed

1,162

Organisations Supported

316,045

Smart Meals Provided

122,166

SleepSafe Kits Donated

2024-25 Impact Calendar

StreetSmart are raising funds and awareness to support smaller, grassroots
organisations, bringing about change for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

JUL / AUG

Rough Sleeper support through programs that help:

  • Provide emergency accommodation
  • Provide pathways to Housing First solutions
  • Supply basic essentials like medical care, hygiene packs and clothing

Priority cohorts: people sleeping rough, living in tents, and temporary shelters

SEP / OCT

Preventing and ending homelessness for women
most at risk by:

  • Giving new bedding for a safe night’s rest
  • Providing emergency and crisis accommodation
  • Setting up new havens of safety and stability with household essentials

Priority cohorts: women escaping domestic and family violence, older women and youth

NOV / DEC

Helping people access, set up and maintain housing, focusing on:

  • People and their pets to find safe accommodation
  • Regional responses to youth homelessness
  • Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led programs

Priority cohorts: people with pets, young people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

JAN / FEB

Strengthening the homelessness sector capacity by:

  • Helping to elevate the voices of people with lived experience
  • Funding advocacy and awareness campaigns
  • Providing access to staff training and wellbeing support

Priority cohorts: people with lived experience, frontline workers

MAR / APR

Breaking the cycle through job readiness, employment and education for young people by:

  • providing programs with employment pathways
  • Supporting them to maintain or access education
  • Building confidence with social inclusion opportunities

Priority cohorts: young people, migrant and refugee communities

MAY / JUN

Responding to hidden homelessness through:

  • Providing tenancy and housing support
  • Improving food security and reducing hunger
  • Providing emergency and essential support

Priority cohorts: LGBTQIA+, those couch surfing, boarding house residents

For more information or to discuss partnerships opportunities, please email: partners@streetsmartaustralia.org
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"Your support has been amazing and I honestly don’t know what we would have done this year without it"

Jamie Cooper, Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre

"We love StreetSmart!! The grants approach is so personal, straightforward, dignifying and understanding of the issues faced by small grassroots charities working at the coalface of social issues, such as homelessness."

Mark Watt, St Kilda Gatehouse and Social Engine

"StreetSmart understands the complexity of creating social change and is prepared to support initiatives that are innovative and very engaged with their local communities"

Grace McQuilton, The Social Studio

"Thank you so much, I cannot put into words how important the support you provide – not just monetary but the time you take to reach out and in understanding the deep importance of place-based solutions"

Maria Leebeek, GCYS

"Many thanks for the amazing work you do in generating funds and resources to support people experiencing homelessness. The impact you have made is huge and is definitely appreciated"

Sue Carlie, CEO Family Access Network

"StreetSmart have been generously supporting our young, homeless LGBTI people since 2011. There have been times where, without this support, particular programs simply wouldn’t have functioned, so we are forever grateful. They are dedicated to supporting our most vulnerable and a great ally"

Chris Pickard (he/him), CEO Open Doors Youth Service

"Thank you StreetSmart people for everything you do to make life easier for people most in need"

Libby Heath, Housing for the Aged Action Group

Recently Funded Projects 

Community GrantsGrant ImpactProjects StreetSmartRecently FundedRough SleepingStreetSmart Projects
October 2, 2024

15 Grants Providing Critical Services for People Sleeping Rough

Rough sleeping is dangerous, traumatic, and often life-threatening. In July and August, the StreetSmart community focused on raising funds and awareness to support people sleeping rough, funding programs that care…
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August 23, 2024

StreetSmart community provides warmth through Winter

Our Winter Appeal, throughout May and June, was launched to respond to the rising numbers of people experiencing homelessness who are facing dangerous and difficult living conditions Thanks to our…
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July 10, 2024

Corporate collaboration creating change

The Alternative Dairy Co have taken their Team Championship across the country, raising funds to provide hospitality based training and employment opportunities to at-risk cohorts. With a localised impact on…

Interested in receiving support? Here is what you need to know…

StreetSmart plays a unique role in the homelessness sector providing funding and support for smaller community-based and grassroots homelessness and community services. These front-line services are under-resourced, have limited fundraising capacity and find making formal applications for funding challenging. We support these organisations to plug funding gaps, support core programs and enable them to innovate and test new ideas.

We are able to fund both non-DGR and DGR organisations. Our focus is the support of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We ask larger organisations (over $2 million + annual turnover) to contact us to discuss appropriateness of an application.

Please read our full grant making guidelines below for further information and contact details.