Helping young people to discover greatness within, by engaging, supporting and providing opportunities to encourage and facilitate positive life choices.

Youth Off The Streets is a community organisation working for young people who are chronically homeless, drug dependent and recovering from abuse. We support these young people as they work to turn their lives around and overcome immense personal traumas such as neglect and physical, psychological and emotional abuse.

Since opening in 1991, Youth Off The Streets has grown from a single food van delivering meals to young homeless people on the streets of Kings Cross to a major youth specific agency providing a wide range of services offering a full continuum of care.

It is our goal that these young people will leave our care drug free, with a high school education, living skills and a full or part time job in hand.

For further information, please visit our website at: www.youthoffthestreets.com.au or call toll free: 1800 06 22 88

The Harry Meyn Foundation is a not for profit organisation that is committed to helping children living with cancer and their families.

In 2012 the foundation opened Harry's House Family Retreat in Stockton (Newcastle), a retreat for children living with cancer and their families.  These families often have lengthy stays away from home while receiving treatment.

Although some hospice accommodation is available, there is a shortage and families often have to find their own place to stay, the emotional and financial strain can be overwhleming.

Harry's House provides these families with a beautiful family home for their enjoyment at no expense.

In 2014 the foundation launched Harry's House Mobile Retreat a 6 person motorhome that the families can use at no cost for a unique week long family holiday. The motorhome only requires a standard car licence to drive and is fully equipment with a kitchen, bathroom, dining/lounge area, outdoor awning, picnic table, BBQ and comes with bikes and other outdoor entertainment equipment.      

Your donation will assist with the ongoing running costs of Harry's House and will support the Harry Meyn Foundation in helping sick children and their families.

Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) is Australia’s largest autism-specific service provider, with one of the biggest autism-specific school programs in the world. We work in partnership with people of all ages on the autism spectrum, and their families to deliver evidence-informed solutions that are person-centred, family-focused and customer driven.

Our services provide people on the autism spectrum with the opportunity to realise their unique potential, as well as providing much-needed support to their families, carers, friends and colleagues. Aspect’s vision is to provide the best possible opportunities for people on the spectrum. We believe that people on the autism spectrum are a different brilliant®.

Amongst other programs, the money you raise will help Autistic people and their families access earlier diagnosis, provided specialist schooling for children on the autism spectrum and help create inclusive, autism-friendly environments. These services are critical in helping Autistic people to achieve their full potential and create greater wellbeing. 

Amongst other programs, the money you raise will help Autistic people and their families access earlier diagnosis, provided specialist schooling for children on the autism spectrum and help create inclusive, autism-friendly environments. These services are critical in helping Autistic people to achieve their full potential and create greater wellbeing.

Website www.aspect.org.au or our DIY fundraising website www.initforautism.org.au

Make Today Count is a mutual support organisation for those persons confronting a life-threatening illness so they may gain help in learning to live life in a positive, meaningful manner.

This organisation was founded because of the need to improve the quality of life for persons and their families who face serious illness, such as cancer, and to assist health care providers in caring for them.

Whilst not a religious organisation, we support the spiritual needs of the individual and their carers.

Make Today Count promotes openness and honesty in discussing and dealing with a serious illness.

Help the patient and his/her family cope with a life-threatening illness by sharing feelings and concerns. Many members know what it is like because they have been there themselves.

Support professionals in communicating with and meeting the needs of a patient and family members who are faced with a life-threatening illness.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is Australia's most common life-threatening recessive genetic condition occurring in one in every 2,500 births. However, many people have either never heard of it or do not know what it really is. CF is just as deadly as heart disease or cancer and has a devastating impact on the young people it affects. Parents have to cope with the knowledge that their child is likely to die before them as well as with the expense and difficulty of dealing with a child with a chronic illness. There is no cure for CF.

 With CF there are no outward signs of the condition but normal mucus changes to a thick sticky substance which affects organs such as the lungs, blocking tiny air passages, and the pancreas which secretes enzymes necessary for digestion.

Cystic Fibrosis NSW (CFNSW) provides a range of support and information services to assist people living with CF and their families and helps fund vital research through the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust. The organisation receives very little Government funding and relies on the generosity of individual donors, corporate sponsors, service clubs and money raised through special events to continue this vital work.

Our Vision: Finding Answers – Healing Families

Our MIssion: Making a difference through education, research and providing grief support for those affected by the death of a child.

Make-A-Wish® Australia creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We work in partnership with sick kids, their families and medical teams to deliver unforgettable wish experiences – like making unicorns fly, sending kids to the moon and even helping Australia’s youngest cricket captain don the baggy green. We believe wishes complement a child’s medical treatment, with the power to calm, distract and inspire at the time they need it most. Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child. As a trusted children’s charity, we rely on our generous donors, volunteers and partners to make it happen.

Donations to Make-A-Wish® Australia solely benefit children in Australia and all donations $2 and over are tax-deductible.

Thank you for becoming an unli'mited champion and joining Team RIDBC!

By fundraising for RIDBC, you are helping us to make a lasting impact on the lives of Australians with vision or hearing loss.

RIDBC (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children), is Australia’s largest non-government provider of education, therapy and cochlear implant services for children and adults with vision or hearing loss, their families, and the professionals who support them. RIDBC relies heavily on the generosity of the community to help us to continue to provide a broad range of services.

The range of services provided by RIDBC is unique in Australia, supporting over 8,000 people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have vision impairment, and the professionals who support them.

By choosing to raise funds for RIDBC, you ARE changing the lives of thousands of Australian’s with vision and hearing loss – where the sky is their only limit! You will be helping to give adults and children equal access to communication, education, literacy, therapy and health services, that will enable them to live a life unli’mited.

JDRF’s mission is to find a cure for type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

JDRF Australia represents 140,000 people with type 1 diabetes, thousands of passionate members and supporters, hundreds of dedicated volunteers and one single focus – a cure.

Type 1 diabetes is a serious lifelong condition that often starts in childhood. It is caused by the destruction of the insulin producing cells in the pancreas by the body’s own immune system. It attacks without warning and is not caused by day-to-day lifestyle, diet or eating ‘junk food’.

People with type 1 diabetes need multiple injections of insulin every day to stay alive. This happens seven days a week, 365 days of the year. There are no sleep-ins, no holidays and no time off. While insulin keeps people alive it is not a cure. For many people with type 1 diabetes, control of blood sugar levels can be difficult. Poor control of diabetes means a greater risk of long-term, life threatening complications.

Medical research is the only hope for finding a cure for type 1 diabetes.

What is JDRF?

    * JDRF is the world’s leading non-profit, non-government contributor to diabetes research.

    * JDRF’s mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of medical research.

    * JDRF structures its research on a business-world model to ensure that resources are spent most effectively to accelerate progress toward finding a cure.

    * JDRF is the only major diabetes organisation focused exclusively on research.

Only Research will find a Cure

    * Insulin is not a cure for diabetes nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating effects: kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, amputation, heart attack, and stroke.

    * Researchers are closing in on finding a cure for juvenile diabetes, and progress here could help scientists find a cure for other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

    * Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than US$1 billion to diabetes research around the world, including more than US$122 million in FY2006. In FY2006, JDRF funded 500 centres, grants, and fellowships in 20 countries.

    * JDRF Australia is currently funding 47 research projects around the country, an investment of over $68 million.

Dedicated and Active Volunteers are the backbone of JDRF

    * JDRF Australia was founded by the parents of children with type 1 diabetes.

    * Volunteers help define research priorities, select research grant recipients, lead advocacy efforts, and provide guidance to overall operations.

    * Most importantly, JDRF volunteers help raise funds through our Walk to Cure Diabetes, Ride to Cure Diabetes, Jelly Baby campaign and other community activities.

For more information visit www.jdrf.org.au

Firstchance is a not for profit organisation which operates both Early Childhood Intervention and School Aged Programs. Firstchance runs its programs with a combination of government grants, parent fees and money raised through fundraising activities.

All Firstchance programs have a family-centred approach to the provision of services. We operate according to the philosophy that all children should receive the best possible opportunities to promote optimal development. The family-centred focus requires that all aspects of the program operate in the context of viewing the child as part of a family whose goals, needs and preferences are to be respected.

Firstchance has been operating a quality early childhood intervention program at the Special Education Centre at the University of Newcastle since 1978. The program caters for the needs of infants and young children (aged 0 – 6 years) with disabilities and their families.

Families from Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens can access programs which are conducted in:

*the Special Education Centre on the campus of the University of Newcastle
*Salamander Bay
*Belmont
*Raymond Terrace
*family homes (where families meet the Home Base program criteria)
*local preschools or child care centres (upon referral)

The early childhood intervention program aims to provide for the developmental, social and educational needs of children (from birth to school entry) who have a diagnosed disability or whose development is delayed or is considered to be at risk of delay. Children who require support with their social and emotional development may also be eligible for inclusion.

Hunter Life Education is a not for profit, community based and community funded organisation. The Hunter Life Education organisation was established in 1985 and has now operated continuously in the region for over 23 years. In 1989 the community responded to the dangers of drug misuse raising funds to build an Education Centre so that every young person could receive the Life Education message.
 
Mission
Hunter Life Education will provide a range of community, education and support services which empower our communities to make informed healthy lifestyle choices.

Vision
Our community making healthy lifestyle choices.

Strategic Intent
Leading the community in the field of drug and health education.

Aims and Outcomes
Increased awareness of the harmful effects of drugs on the young people of the region to reduce the incidence of harm related to drug misuse.

Assist to provide and develop skills and knowledge required by children and young people to make positive health choices.

Empower children and young people to choose a healthy future.

Goals
To ensure that primary and secondary schools students in our communities have access to Life Education programs.

To develop and deliver programs and services which support/empower our communities to make healthy lifestyle choices.

To be recognised as a leading resource in providing opportunities for healthy lifestyle choices for our communities.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance provides therapy, technology, equipment, employment, recreation and respite services; and works with clients and families to achieve their goals.

Cerebral palsy affects one in every 500 children born in Australia, is a permanent disability that affects movement and is the most common physical disability in childhood. Your support will help us meet the lifelong needs of people living with cerebral palsy.

Become part of our mission; help us to build futures for people with cerebral palsy and their families.
To find out more visit: www.cerebralpalsy.org.au