Community Grants Program

Community projects with an impact

Every year the Sisters of Charity Foundation provides grants of up to $15,000 to incredible community projects and programs that break down social isolation and alleviate the impact of poverty on individuals and families. These grants are aimed at helping groups who already make a huge difference to those in need, so they can have an even bigger impact. These groups might struggle to access funding through other avenues but are meeting very real needs in clever ways.

Our grants have been used to support a wide range of people, including poor and disadvantaged Australians, people living with disabilities, at-risk youth, refugees and asylum seekers, Indigenous Australians, homeless people, elderly people, and those who have been incarcerated or affected by substance abuse.

The Foundation has provided more than $8,800,000 to 900+ projects since 2000.

Here are just some of the community projects the Foundation has supported…

Taking the RuffTRACK: young people make connections in the outback

How Sarah found training, a job, and a new life

How one special person helped a single mum transform her life

A kitchen that brings a community together

How to help a grieving child

Sisters of Charity Foundation meets with domestic violence survivors

Past Community Grants awarded

There are two grant rounds every year. During our latest grant round, September 2020, 24 community projects were selected to receive grants from the Sisters of Charity Foundation. They were made possible by generous donations to the Foundation.

View our 2020 projects here:

View projects from previous years that received a Community Grant:

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