This project will be the first in Australia to create a centre of knowledge that provides attendance-specific information, resources, and practices for families and schools alike. We are co-funding the initiative with The Ross Trust.

Retailers have warehouses full of clothing they have not been able to sell – and all too often, that clothing ends up in landfill or is destroyed. The Foundation has committed $300,000 over three years to the ‘Supporting Disadvantaged Children and Young People in Victoria’ initiative which is expected to directly benefit 18,000 people.

In a powerful conversation, eight representatives of our grant partners discussed purposes and priorities, with our board members appreciating the opportunity to hear first-hand about the serious challenges faced by many children and young people.

A Word document providing the questions in our online grant application form to help invited applicants prepare their answers offline.

We ask that applicants and grant partners use our Excel template for their applications and reporting.

A Word document providing the questions in our online Progress Report form to help you prepare your answers offline.

A Word document providing the questions in our online Final Report form to help you prepare your answers offline.

The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) is a collaboration of four Australian universities who provide free education, tools and research to help catalyse social change. CSI's many resources equip the for-purpose sector to address Australia’s complex social problems.

Visit CSI website

NPC is a UK think tank and consultancy for the social sector. They provide a useful web resource designed to help you take your first steps into measuring, understanding, and improving your impact.

Visit NPC website

LotteryWest's Community Impact Planner contains three tools that can help you plan your project and present it to others. The planner will help you understand your vision, plan your impact and report on the outcomes of your project. You can complete all three tools, or just select and export the one you need.

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The Centre advocates for the rights and wellbeing of children, young people and families in Victoria and provides a myriad of resources. It represents over 100 organisations working across the continuum of child and family services, from prevention and early intervention to the provision of out of home care.

OPEN fosters the sharing of practice experience, research and evaluation to achieve better outcomes with children, young people and families. The OPEN Portal will link you to key information, activities, practice resources and experts. It highlights evidence of what works, and how to use and create evidence.

The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) is a landmark study for our nation. The ACMS research team has generated the first nationally representative data on the prevalence of each of the five types of child maltreatment in Australia, and their associated health impacts through life.

Children and young people's experiences of seeking help, securing help & navigating the family violence system.
Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, 2023.

A summary of the evidence that Mission Australia has been gathering over the last three years, including rich data from their services, experiences of their practitioners and the voices of people with a lived experience of homelessness.

Understanding the gaps in policies and services for young people who are experiencing family violence either in the home or from an intimate partner.
Melbourne City Mission, 2021.

Current State of Knowledge Report. A review of current knowledge in Australia and internationally on the intersection between children and young people’s experiences of DFV, and their risk of youth suicide.
Griffith University, 2023.

The early learning landscape in Australia is poised to embrace new forms of service delivery and supports – including integrated child and family centres – that could significantly improve the lives of our most disadvantaged children and families.
Deloitte Access Economics. 2023.

Enhancing the impact of our Integrated Child and Family Centres in Australia. Brief based on the discussion paper released in March 2023.
Social Ventures Australia, 2023.

Children and young people have an undeniable right to shape the decisions and processes that affect their lives. Recognising and respecting this right is an ethical imperative, and foundational to producing meaningful, and impactful research, healthcare and service delivery.

The Voice of the Child (VoC) project is important because it seeks to fill a critical gap in Australia by ensuring that children are meaningfully involved in matters that concern them.