Kick Start gives Lucy a new direction in life By her own admission, Lucy Brown had lost her way and wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. “When I first got a call to go for an interview for the Kick Start program, I wasn’t sure,’’ Lucy said. Graduate
Partners raise $8500 for Homeless Youth PAYCE Foundation, Charter Hall and Kick Start have joined forces to raise money for the Property Industry Foundation’s (PIF) homeless youth fundraiser, National Hard Hat Day. Kick Start, a PAYCE Foundation social enterprise initiative, operates a fleet of mobile worksite canteens in Sydney, employing young people and
PAYCE Foundation digs deep to help the hungry St Merkorious Charity stands between families getting a meal or going hungry. They serve 4200 meals every week to people who are struggling. And the on-set of Covid-19 has only increased the demand. (Left to right) Paula Nicolas – St Merkorious President, Dani Nicolas
Get up, get out and do what you can! Feature – Joany Badenhorst While it may seem like a great opportunity to sleep in a little longer, stay in your slippers and avoid your daily commute to school or work, it turns out that ‘iso’ life isn’t all that it’s cracked up to
Many hands make light work at ESSC working bee The End Street Sleeping Collaboration (ESSC) has moved into a new home thanks to a helping hand from a team of organisations including Paynter Dixon and the PAYCE Foundation. Members from both organisations were instrumental in coordinating service providers, cleaning the premises, moving and
It is a sobering statistic – 44,000 young Australians are homeless every night. Dig a little deeper, and that figure looks even worse, 16,000 of those are 12 years or under. For the past 24 years, the Property Industry Foundation (PIF) has been tackling youth homelessness. [...]
The Sydney Street Choir has received a much-needed boost after receiving funds from the City of Sydney to combat social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. The $22,000 grant has assisted the Sydney Street Choir to purchase internet enabled tablets and provide support while following social distancing guidelines. [...]
A new housing model which involves the collaboration of property owners, domestic violence services and community housing providers is delighted to welcome two new partners to their unique housing collaboration. [...]
The PAYCE Foundation has donated $60,000 to assist the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia (JRS) which has been swamped with calls for assistance from refugees and people seeking asylum following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. [...]
A university-developed program, which aims to assist not-for-profit organisations to measure their social impact, has proven to be a valuable tool in the quest to raise much-needed funds from governments and the private sector. [...]
