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Rotary Club of Maroondah

We are a very active Club involved in both community and international projects. We have provided anything from socks to blankets, from mobility vehicles to breast cancer screening equipment. Some of our projects include Disaster Relief, Uniting Wesley Homeless Assistance, Ringwood Men's Shed, Supporting Mental Health Research, Reaching Out Because We Can (homeless), Maroondah Community Assist, Irabina Autism Services Sensory Garden, Drought Relief, Angel Boxes.

Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour

The Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour is a fun, dynamic and inclusive club that does some amazing work in the community at a local, national and international level and are focused on giving a ‘hand up’ rather than a ‘hand out.’

In terms of our demographic, we have quite a range of ages, some ‘less experienced’ young professional members, as well as several ‘more experienced’ Rotarians who have a wealth of knowledge and are really great mentors to those who are new to Rotary.

Typical annual projects include (but are not limited to): Boxing Day lunch for the homeless in Sydney, donating clothes/laundry detergent to The Station; a Sewing School for women in Nepal; scholarships for women at risk; building water wells and toilets in India; tree planting with Sydney City Rotaract; clothes collection and fundraiser for Dress for Success; four separate BBQ fundraisers; sponsoring young people to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and much more.

Rotary Club of Yarraville

The Rotary club of Yarraville is a community service organisation supporting local groups, businesses and people in our area and is a small, diverse and dynamic Club focusing on local community issues; we are a group of locals from within and around the Yarraville area with a mix of men and women - people of different ages and nationalities with one thing in common. We love to make a difference in the community and have fun doing it. This is a family friendly young club where you can have a say in projects and get involved in local as well as larger district projects.

Ruah Community Services - Geraldton

We offer psycho social recovery for individuals who are living with a severe and persistent mental health diagnosis and require community support.
We also provide short term respite accommodation for those who are struggling with their mental health or are at risk of/or are homeless. We support people to access longer term accommodation, it is these people who often need access to furniture and white goods to successfully live independent and fulfilling lives.

Ruah Community Services - Perth

Today, Ruah is a independent, not-for-profit community service. In the spirit of our founders, we are still taking bold strides to end poverty and social disadvantage.

Ruah operates more than 20 different programs that combine to provide wraparound support for our clients. Service delivery is integrated across our core focus areas helping people deal with the trauma of homelessness, family violence and chronic mental illness. We also provide legal advice, support, and advocacy in the areas of mental health law, care and protection, family and domestic law and homelessness.

Our hard-working and committed team of 260 staff is based across 12 locations in Perth, Geraldton and Albany They have a deep understanding and empathy, often based on their own lived experience, of the challenges life can throw at us, the hard road to recovery, and what it takes to build a new future.

Ruah Stronger Ground North

Provides psychosocial supports to people in the Perth metro area , experiencing severe and persistent mental illness.
Ruah assists some of our most vulnerable people in the community around their mental health , tenancy support , family support and often budgeting and connection for people experiencing poverty.

Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) is a major project of the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH). RAMHP has 19 Coordinators based across regional, rural and remote NSW who inform, educate and connect individuals, communities and workplaces with appropriate services and programs.

Rural Outreach & Support Service

Rural Outreach & Support Service strives to provide a safe, secure supportive environment for men, women, families and youth to undertake free life skills workshops, as well as receive support advocacy, referral and advice.
Individual consultations or life skills workshops to provide the most appropriate assistance.
During these unprecedented times of Drought and Fire we have been supporting many people that we would not normally see and have been providing drought and fire relief, information and referral. Now COVID-19 has added yet another dynamic.
We run support groups for Men, Women and LGBTIQ participants.
Also offering Domestic Violence, Apprehended Violence Order Education, Housing Information, Relationship, Budget, Anger Management and Well-Being supports.
Rural Outreach non-discriminatory all men, youth, women and children are eligible to use the service regardless of cultural background, fluency of English, religious or cultural beliefs, or disability.

Sacred Heart Mission

Our warm, welcoming Dining Hall is the heart of the Mission, where hundreds of people who are experiencing homelessness and social disadvantage come to share a community meal and engage with our services, 365 days a year. Everyone is welcome to drop in for a free meal today.

Safe Waters Community Care Inc

We are a NFP registered charity providing crisis accommodation to those experiencing homelessness.

SAGE Community Services

Parramatta/Holroyd Family Support Inc. (PHFS) is a community based family support service for children, women and families in the Parramatta and Cumberland local government areas.

We provide an efficient, preventative service to our families who seek support from Parramatta/Holroyd Family Support Inc. to improve their well-being. We address issues such as child development and behaviour, parenting strategies, strengthening parent / child relationships, social isolation and family violence.

Parramatta/Holroyd Family Support Inc. provides services for families from all cultural backgrounds and family types. These families must have dependent children under 12 years of age living at home.

Parramatta Holroyd Family Support also provides support to women over 18 years old (with or without violence) who have left domestic violence to remain in their home or a home of their choice through the Staying Home Leaving Violence Program.

We also provide counselling, supported playgroups and therapeutic groups

Salt Care

Our Mission is to provide immediate help and facilitate long term assistance.
It is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based community service organisation; partnering with a number of local organisations and businesses across the South Coast.
We currently provide food for over 1000 disadvantaged people from our community on regular basis, as well as providing clothing and a space for people to connect every Thursday through our Saltbox program.

Salvation Army - Catherine Haven

The Salvation Army's Catherine Haven provides a broad suite of programs to support women and their children who have experienced, or who are at risk of experiencing family and domestic violence.
Catherine Haven provides emergency accommodation and complex case management to women and children experiencing homelessness due to domestic and family violence.
We provide support with safety planning, risk management, housing and rental applications, immediate welfare needs, court support, family restoration, relocation, education, referral and advocacy to assist in reducing the impact and experience of violence, abuse and hardship.
We support individuals and families to make and implement positive and sustainable plans for their future.
Our case management has a safety focus and is led by individual needs. We can provide referrals and link individuals with other services including legal, housing, health and well-being and financial support.

Salvation Army - Doorways Northern Rivers Corps

The Salvation Army Australia is a Christian movement dedicated to sharing the love of Jesus.

We share the love of Jesus by:

Caring for people
Creating faith pathways
Building healthy communities
Working for justice

Salvation Army - Recovery Services ACT

We are Salvation Army Recovery Services based in the ACT supporting people who have concerns in AOD use.

Salvation Army Barwon

The Salvation Arms Barwon are a team of case managers that support women, men and children experiencing homelessness throughout the Geelong region. We manage a number of THM & Crisis properties as well as case manage people experiencing homelessness in the community.

Salvation Army Doorways - North NSW

Emergency relief and crisis support

Salvation Army Kyabram

We assist with emergency relief, domestic violence, rural outreach and disaster relief

Salvation Army Moneycare - Bundaberg

Financial Counselling

Salvation Army Moneycare - Gladstone

Salvation Army Moneycare assists community members with financial management and who are under financial harship.

Sanctuary Aus

Building Stronger Communities for Children. Sanctuary Aus provides a range of supports for Canberra's children, including family support, training, groups and disability services.

Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing is a not-for-profit which supports women and children who are escaping domestic violence.

We operate three shelters across Sydney, providing crisis accommodation for women and children in need.

SANDBAG Inc

The Sandgate and Bracken Ridge Action Group Incorporated, known as SANDBAG Inc. is an independent community based organisation that has been working within the Brisbane North Community for the past 25 years.
We aim to create community connections that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities and engage with people experiencing adversity due to poverty, homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence, disability, and discrimination due to age, gender or sexual orientation. SANDBAG works to break down barriers that exclude people from housing, healthcare, employment, meaningful connections, and to give people a voice. We assist and support individuals to access a safe space, resolve crisis, break social isolation, access health and community services, and build community.

Sandlewood Projects Ltd

We provide start up homewares packages free to individuals and families exiting crisis care.

We provide assistance to DV survivors and DV shelters.

We support other agencies with free clothing and household items for their disadvantaged clients.We assist disadvantaged family with funeral expenses (funds ermitting).

We provide food vouchers and home cooked meals (funds permitting) to disadvantaged community members.

We assist Indigenous Australians Australia wide.

We provide school booklists (and uniforms funds permitting) for disadvantaged children.

We assist refugees, homeless, stranded international students, bushfire survivors and housefire survivors.

We provide suppost to our local aged, refugee and displaced community members.

Nobody in genuine need will be turned away empty handed.

Sapphire Life Church - Merimbula Community Square

Sapphire Life Opportunities (SLO) is a tier 1 DGR status charity formed in July 2019 with the specific purpose of addressing social isolation in the Sapphire Coast region and beyond. In February 2020 during the Black Summer Bushfires, SLO launched the SLO Community Square - a disaster relief shop providing non-perishable food, clothing and bedding for everyone in the Sapphire Coast community, but particularly those who were fire affected.
The SLO Community Square is at 78 Main Street Merimbula and operates Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm. It is now a permanent community food pantry with the philosophy "take what you NEED, GIVE what you can." Everyone in the community is invited to use the community pantry with the proceeds going towards the charity's mission of addressing social isolation and helping those in need.