Red Cross is always there for people in need, providing relief in times of crisis and care for the most vulnerable in Australia and around the world.In times of conflict or natural disaster our volunteers are committed to putting our humanitarian values to work, offering practical assistance and support at any time of the day or night - no questions asked. With more than 100 million volunteers worldwide and 60,000 members and volunteers in Australia we can reach people and places like nobody else.

Red Cross cares for people whose lives have been touched by tragedy or disaster. A fire destroys a family home ... A bus carrying young children overturns on a winding road ... Floodwaters threaten a nursing home. Red Cross is committed to helping those in need in our community, from providing breakfast for hungry children every day to supporting the elderly and isolated in their own homes. Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian organisation, with more than 100 million volunteers in 186 countries. We are independent of government and have no political, religious or cultural affiliation

CARE is an international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring lasting change to their communities.

As a non-religious and non-political organisation, CARE works with communities to help overcome poverty by supporting development and providing emergency relief where it is needed most.

CARE’s mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility.

We facilitate lasting change by:
• strengthening capacity for self-help
• providing economic opportunity
• delivering relief in emergencies
• influencing policy decisions at all levels
• addressing discrimination in all its forms

We rely on the generous support of the Australian public to fund our work.

Save the Children has been running programs in Australia for more than 60 years.

Save the Children started helping children in Australia in the 1950’s. Our first Australian programs focused on early education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. With significant growth since then, we now run education and child protection programs for disadvantaged communities at 100 sites around the country.  Learn more about our history.

With a national office in Melbourne, and state offices in Queensland,Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australiaand the Northern Territory, we run programs and events that support communities at a local level.

Why we work in Australia

More than 17 percent of Australian children fall below the poverty line. Despite Australia's wealth and high standard of living, many children struggle to reach their potential because they don't have access to education, healthcare and protection services.

Our Australian programs

From early learning programs which help newly arrived migrant and refugee children settle into Australia, to initiatives that help young people transition out of youth detention, Save the Children works to ensure the rights of all children are upheld.

Working under our global vision for all children to achieve their right to a quality education, we run Early Childhood Care and Development  programs for children under five years old, work to improve access to school for disadvantaged children – in particular, children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities – and provide youth engagement initiatives for at-risk young people.

We offer parenting support programs to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect, and protect children and mothers who have experienced family violence.