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Latest grants - June 2020

New grants approved this quarter

This quarter, VFFF approved 17 new grants totalling $1,427,131. Click on each organisation to find out more about their work.

Asylum Seekers Centre

$100,000 in core operations funding during COVID-19, to continue providing practical and personal support for people living in the community who are seeking asylum.

Community Resources

$230,000 in core operations funding during COVID-19, to continue providing jobs to those experiencing barriers to employment.

The Crusader Union of Australia

$150,000 in core operations funding during COVID-19.

Good360 Australia

$100,000 in core operations funding for work during COVID-19 in matching new, surplus goods from businesses with charities who provide to people in need.

Jesuit Refugee Service

$100,000 in core operations funding to continue supporting refugees and asylum seekers during COVID-19 via a range of services.

Logan Child Friendly Community

$100,000 in core operations funding to support local employment and community connection in Logan during COVID-19.

Australian Schools Plus

$72,600 to support the re-engagement of Year 11 and 12 students of Rivers Secondary College during and post COVID-19.

The Social Outfit

$100,000 in core operations funding during COVID-19 to boost online sales and continue the fundraising strategy.

Royal Far West

$100,000 in core operations funding to support the transition to online Allied Health assessment during COVID-19.

St Francis Social Services

$75,000 in core operations funding towards the House of Welcome in Western Sydney during COVID-19, to continue providing a range of support services to refugees and asylum seekers.

Dress for Success Sydney

$50,000 towards the continued employment of a Peer Support Coordinator for the Success Works program, supporting women affected by the criminal justice system to find and sustain employment.

Weave Youth & Community Services

$40,000 in core operations funding during COVID-19 for the Creating Futures Justice Project.

Eat Up Australia

$20,000 towards provision of emergency food boxes to schools supporting families in need during COVID-19.

Jesuit Social Services

$50,000 towards the next edition of the Dropping off the Edge report, mapping place-based disadvantage in Australia.

Fishability QLD

$42,300 to maintain programs assisting with social inclusion and community participation through fishing.

The S.H.I.F.T. Project Byron

$47,231 towards the Linen SHIFT - Laundry with a conscience.

Fighting Chance

$50,000 towards equipment to grow capacity at Jigsaw Mount Gravatt.