MacKillop Today

Mary MacKillop Today is an international development organisation working in Australia and overseas. They build partnerships that create opportunities for self-determination through education and the teaching of practical life skills to women, men and children.

They work with local communities in Australia and internationally through learning for life and enabling access to learning opportunities in the areas of education, health, financial inclusion and livelihoods to share practical life skills for self-sufficiency.

St Vincent de Paul Society of Vic

We work to combat social injustice by advocating for people who are marginalised or disadvantaged, or at risk of experiencing disadvantage. Our advocacy work goes to the heart of what the St Vincent de Paul Society stands for.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul can provide food, clothing, furniture, appliances, transportation, rental assistance, and other financial assistance through our Conferences of Charity (local volunteer groups) located at Catholic Church parishes.

Fusion

Fusion is a group of youth and community workers, delivering a range of local programs and services, which includes youth housing and support for parents. The work on the idea that all people have a fundamental need for community and purpose.

They deal with disengaged youth to mentor and encourage young people to step beyond what they know of themselves, to achieve their full potential and find their purpose in life.

Fusion offer Schools Programs, Breakfast Clubs, Mentoring Programs, Chaplaincy, Drop – in Centres, Daytrips, Holiday Programs, Camps, Leadership Training, and Youth Festivals.

Mornington Peninsula Fusions are the only youth accommodation service on the Mornington Peninsula. Fusion’s Housing Support Program provides accommodation and support for young people experiencing homelessness between the ages of fifteen and twenty-one. It is intentionally designed for community living, featuring six villas, a communal kitchen and activities space, lead-tenant house, sensory garden and play spaces, the Fusion Village will be situated on the existing land at the Fusion base in Mornington.

St Joseph’s, Peru

The Sisters of St. Joseph work with the very poorest and most vulnerable people in Peru.

Sr. Mary Dwyer and the sisters in Peru do incredible work these sisters with people who have so very little. Supporting the sisters with some money, will help to look after some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

In Peru the people are very needy. Many are still trying to pay off debts incurred during COVID while others lost jobs and never recovered them. As in many countries, the cost of living has increased sharply. But the people here are tremendously resilient, and they have that in their favour.

Asylum Seeker Resource

Founded in 2001, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is Australia’s largest human rights organisation providing support to people seeking asylum.

We are an independent not-for-profit organisation whose programs support and empower people seeking asylum to maximise their own physical, mental and social wellbeing.

We champion the rights of people seeking asylum and mobilise a community of compassion to create lasting social and policy change.

The ASRC movement is proudly supported by a community of committed volunteers and supporters.

Trinity Families

Trinity Families is a charity which operates to provide funding for service providers who support families in the Gippsland and outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Project funds have included: subsided of free family counselling, family support services, early intervention programs for youth at risk, providing school breakfasts for children who are not fed at home.