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$38,430 helps plug the gaps for cyclone affected communities

By Community Grants, Projects StreetSmart, Recently Funded, SleepSafe

Thousands have been displaced by Cyclone Alfred and the associated severe weather and remain disconnected, traumatised, and grappling with how to find their way forward. Those already disadvantaged and on the margins, facing homelessness are relying on community-led emergency relief to access basic essentials. We’ve been able to plug the funding gaps for 4 grassroots organisations on the ground with $10,000 in grants, and distribute over $28,400 in material aid.

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241 Young people facing homelessness gain employment skills

By Community Grants, Grant Impact, Projects StreetSmart, Recently Funded

Young people facing homelessness have an uphill battle in finding and keeping a safe affordable home in Australia. Safety nets are failing to provide security for vulnerable young people, creating traumatic cycles of homelessness, violence, and poverty. Together we’ve provided training employment and educational outcomes for young people.

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$106,000 helps break barriers towards safe, stable housing

By Community Grants, Grant Impact, Pets, Recently Funded, StreetSmart Projects, Youth

Faced with increasing rents, a chronic lack of affordable housing, and income support below the poverty line, vulnerable people are up against systemic barriers that limit their access to safe affordable housing. Through our End of Year Appeal, we rallied our community to raise funds and awareness for young people, those with pets, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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Grant recipient of Women facing homelessness grants: Wellsprings for Women

$76,750 to support women experiencing homelessness

By Community Grants, Grant Impact, Older women, Projects StreetSmart, Recently Funded, StreetSmart Projects, Youth

Often grappling with impossible decisions between homelessness or violence and poverty, women and gender diverse people increasingly have nowhere safe to turn. They face persistent and systemic barriers to accessing housing and often experience ‘hidden’ forms of homelessness. Our community raised funds through September and October and 15 grants have been distributed to respond to this growing need.

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Coffee Community Impacts over 9,300 Lives through CafeSmart 2024

By CafeSmart, Community Grants, Grant Impact, Projects StreetSmart, Recently Funded, StreetSmart News

In August, as part of Homelessness Week, cafes across Australia turned into hubs of community action, raising funds to support those in their local area who are facing homelessness. CafeSmart 2024 showcased the incredible community-driven efforts of the Australian coffee industry, uniting 50 roasters, 800 cafes, an incredible network of industry sponsors, and of course thousands of coffee lovers and cafe goers in taking action on homelessness. 

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15 Grants Providing Critical Services for People Sleeping Rough

By Community Grants, Grant Impact, Projects StreetSmart, Recently Funded, Rough Sleeping, StreetSmart Projects

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 for their immediate needs and help to end their experience of homelessness.

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