Since 2011, CafeSmart has grown into a beloved annual event, raising over $2.2 million to fund more than 1,100 grassroots community programs across the country.
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Homelessness Charity
We Believe
We believe everyone should have a safe and secure place to call home. It is a basic human right. Ending homelessness will take a whole of community response.
Homelessness Charity
We Empower
Through innovative activations we enable and empower communities to raise vital funds and awareness to bring about change for people experiencing homelessness or at risk.
Homelessness Charity
We Support
We keep it grassroots, we keep it local. We seek out, support and partner with small organisations and projects, in the communities where funds are raised.
Homelessness Charity
Everybody should have a safe and secure place to call home.
Homelessness is diverse so we are too! We’re all about making a positive impact by backing small, frontline, grassroots organisations that tirelessly support the 122,494 people facing homelessness. At national homelessness charity StreetSmart, we tackle homelessness head-on through innovative national and local campaigns. We’re not just filling gaps – we’re creating bridges to real change! Join us in making a difference where it’s needed most, in small, grassroots homelessness organisations across the country.
43
of our distributions supported organisations with less than 10 staff.
40
of our distributions supported regional communities (outside of Capital Cities).
64
of our distributions support organisations with a turnover less than $2 million.
10
of our distributions support volunteer only organisations with no paid staff.
We Keep it Local. We Keep it Grassroots.
We support small grassroots organisations through our simplified grant application process, making funds and material aid available to plug funding gaps, support staff well-being, enable innovation and test new ideas.
Impact you can see
Our community partners are doing the heavy lifting, out on the frontlines and doing their thing. They provide all kinds of services, from housing people sleeping rough to providing support for people fleeing domestic violence, together we tackle homelessness from all angles.
This map shows the geographic breadth and numbers of organisations supported through our grant making and material aid distributions in FY23-24.
Sign up for CafeSmart 2025!
Since 2011, CafeSmart has grown into a beloved annual event, raising over $2.2 million to fund more than 1,100 grassroots community programs across the country.
We Believe
We believe everyone should have a safe and secure place to call home. It is a basic human right. Ending homelessness will take a whole of community response.
We Empower
Through innovative campaigns we enable and empower communities to raise vital funds and awareness to bring about change for people experiencing homelessness or at risk.
We Support
We keep it grassroots, we keep it local. We seek out, support and partner with small organisations and projects, in the communities where funds are raised.
Everybody should have a safe and secure place to call home.
Homelessness is diverse so we are too! We’re all about making a positive impact by backing small, frontline, grassroots organisations that tirelessly support the 122,494 people facing homelessness. At StreetSmart, we tackle homelessness head-on through innovative national and local campaigns. We’re not just filling gaps – we’re creating bridges to real change! Join us in making a difference where it’s needed most, in small, grassroots homelessness organisations across the country.
We Keep it Local. We Keep it Grassroots.
We support small grassroots organisations through our simplified grant application process, making funds and material aid available to plug funding gaps, support staff well-being, enable innovation and test new ideas.
Impact you can see
Our community partners are doing the heavy lifting, out on the frontlines and doing their thing. They provide all kinds of services, from housing people sleeping rough to providing support for people fleeing domestic violence, together we tackle homelessness from all angles. This map shows the geographic breadth and numbers of organisations supported through our grant making and material aid distributions in FY22-23.
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