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This quarter, the VFFF Board approved 3 grants totalling $2,050,000.

As part of our regular Youth Advisory Group Q&A series, we are excited to introduce you to James Atkinson.

HOPE Housing is an Australian not-for-profit fund manager that has developed a model to help essential workers own a home closer to work. VFFF views HOPE Housing as a welcome addition to the impact investment portfolio and values the innovative approach they have taken in the development of their model. 

As part of our regular Youth Advisory Group Q&A series, we are excited to introduce you to Harrison Garlick.

This quarter, the VFFF Board approved 3 new grants totalling $1,509,000.

In November 2022, nine outstanding applicants were selected as the first Backing the Future cohort. Below is a brief summary of their early stage ideas to support rural and regional young people.

In June 2022, we launched our inaugural Youth Advisory Group to embed youth representation in VFFF grant-making. Nine months in, this group is a highly valued forum of youth voices guiding our thinking under the Backing Young People strategy. That’s why we invited members of our “YAG” along to VFFF’s first Board meeting of the year.

This quarter, the VFFF Board approved 4 new grants totalling $2,910,000.

In December, VFFF celebrated the graduation of the 26th Cohort of Fellows at a dinner attended by representatives from Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership and VFFF.

This quarter, the VFFF Board approved 3 new grants totalling $3,799,000.