Veteran Mentors are ex-servicemen & women dedicated to teaching troubled teens effective skills and strategies they’ve learnt via their respective military careers.
These are the people and organisations who are making the world a better place.
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Little BIG Foundation
The Little BIG Foundation wants to tackle loneliness in Australia by developing places, programs and events for social connection. They aim to create the happiest, healthiest, most kind, connected office, industrial and residential communities in Australia. Places where the LITTLE things make a really BIG difference.
Veteran Mentors Australia
The Veteran Mentors have developed a unique 9-day youth military program and transformational camp for high-school students aged 12 – 17 years old. The program empowers children, teaching them to be accountable for their behaviour and their decisions, to move out of their comfort zones and to develop a positive relationship with themselves and their community.
Campsie RSL Club
Located in the heart of the culturally diverse inner West of Sydney, Campsie RSL Club is a vibrant and friendly place with a long and proud tradition of looking after our members and guests alike.
Learning for Good
Learning for Good connects schools and educators with the creators of educational resources. This connection supports all communities through access to high-quality learning resources, whilst supporting professional content creators in scaling their educational resources.
Frontline Labs
Frontline Labs offers 21st century solutions to better serve the veteran community, to reconnect with purpose, leading to a smoother, more suitable transition to civilian life, and ultimately healthier long term results.
Boccia Australia
Boccia Australia is the recognised National Sporting Organisation for the Sport of Boccia. Boccia is one of the world’s fastest growing and most inclusive Paralympic sports.
The Nook
The Nook Leura is a co-operative of artists and artisans located in the main street of Leura in the beautiful Blue Mountains of New South Wales. It is a collective marketplace which showcases the work of local artists, designers and artisans.
Turbans 4 Australia
Turbans 4 Australia
Founded and led by Amar Singh, since 2015, Turbans 4 Australia have been providing assistance to Australians from all walks of life while also promoting multiculturalism and religious tolerance.
The Jeremiah Project
The Jeremiah Project
The Jeremiah Project is a homeless ministry helping those in need across Sydney. With a community of committed volunteers, our focus is not on food alone but the extension of love and compassion, healing hearts and transforming lives from the inside out.
Limcora
Limcora Pty Ltd is a leader in plumbing and drainage for the Hawkesbury, Sydney and Greater Western Sydney building industry. Their plumbers and drainers work seamlessly with established building firms and small builders who value a job well done. Limcora excel at collaborative partnership that provides open communication, exceptional project management and a wholehearted commitment to workplace health & safety.
Novalé Bathrooms
Novalé Bathrooms is not just a renovation service; it's an experience tailored to make renovating as stress-free as possible. Our aim is to fit within your budget and exceed your expectations. At Novalé we set out to be the leaders in the bathroom renovation space by being refreshingly open, design driven, knowledgeable and professional. Old school values with a new school approach. We are Masters of our trade, with over 21 years experience in bathroom installations.
Op for Change
Op for Change is an independent op shop located in Manly, in Sydney's Northern Beaches. It donates 100% of our profits to local and community charities and is passionate about supporting the circular economy. The circular fashion economy aims to minimise waste, reduce environmental impact, and maximise the lifespan of clothing items already in circulation.
Ability SDA (Specialist Disability Services)
Ability SDA provides long term, affordable, accessible apartments for people living with disability. These Ability Apartments are custom-designed and built to allow people with a disability to live independently and empower them to choose their best life. Working alongside some of the most experienced access consultants and occupational therapists in Australia, Ability SDA strives to deliver the best possible outcomes for people with Improved Liveability, Fully Accessible and High Physical Support needs.
Pro Purpose
Pro Purpose makes giving with purpose simple for business. As a nonprofit, Pro Purpose helps businesses uncover their hidden purpose and connect it to charitable impact with a custom-built giving strategy, trackable and tangible impact and the tools to share their impact loudly and proudly. Businesses all over Australia are joining the Pro Purpose movement and connecting their profit to purpose, whilst also being connected to a generous business community.
Wild Indiana
Wild Indiana design and sell products to make motherhood easy. Their thoughtfully crafted products are designed with practicality in mind to make caring for your children's needs fuss-free.
Joyful Finance
Joyful Finance is an accounting practice, and we partner with businesses, investors & individuals to bring clarity & understanding in their numbers so that they can achieve their purpose and growth. With a wide range of services including taxation, bookkeeping, financial reporting & management, & virtual CFO, see how we can help you find joy in your finances.
Speak About Speech Pathology
Speak About Speech Pathology are the leading speech pathology clinic in the Hawkesbury and Central Coast. Founder, Emily Mackie, and her team are passionate to work with children and their families to facilitate the best outcomes and solutions for their speech pathology needs.
TLC Disability Services
TLC Disability Services provides people who have disabilities with reasonable and individualised support services to facilitate access and the successful achievement of their life goals. They strive to reduce and eliminate barriers for those with physical, sensory, psychological and learning disabilities, aspiring to accommodate to each individual and their specific needs.
ImpactInstitute
The ImpactInstitute supports organisations to change the world in meaningful and measurable ways, through impact consulting, events, brand storytelling and professional development. In 2023, they held the inaugural Social Impact Summit - the first-ever gathering of leaders from the corporate, not-for-profit, social and government sectors, who met with the intent of forming partnerships to create real social change in Australia through collaboration.
Dads4Kids Foundation
Dads4Kids Foundation works to promote excellence in fathering through Community Service Announcements on TV, Social Media, Radio, and Print Media. Dads4Kids also hosts fatherhood success seminars, conferences and national summits, has developed the online Courageous Fathering Course, and the high-level Good to Great Fathering Course. Dads4Kids has campaigned against child sexual abuse, and in 2008 helped pioneer a National Men’s Health Policy in government. Through their efforts, the lives of over 2,500 men have been saved.
Miracles Day 2023 - CBM Australia
CBM Australia works alongside people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion, and transform lives. For 115 years, CBM has been creating a living legacy of providing life-changing eye health services - now to more than 300,000 individuals. Each year in August, they hold Miracles Day, and throughout the month, everyday Australians are invited to change a life through the provision of eye surgery, made possible through a donation of just $33. Click on the link below to visit their website and help CBM reach their target of 40,000 donated eye surgeries.
Lost Children of Jonglei Scholarships
Lost Children of Jonglei Scholarships is a project run by founder, Aduk Dau. It provides secondary school education to vulnerable South Sudanese youth displaced by civil war and living as refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. Click on the link to find out more through the Anglican Aid website.
KYUP! Project
KYUP! Project is an initiative led by founder and CEO, Mel Thomas. Through her school, community and corporate workshops, Mel teaches girls and women how to recognise the signs of domestic violence and empowers them to know how to defend themselves should the unexpected happen. Click on the link to find out more at their website.
Thornleigh Community Garden
Thornleigh Community Garden is a volunteer-based member-run garden for the community in and around Thornleigh. It is one of several listed on the Hornsby Shire Council website. To find out more about this community initiative and to seek advice about how you can create a community garden in your local area, click on the link:
Inner West Tool Library
Inner West Tool Library is a tool-lending service to Sydney's inner-west. To find out more about the library and about how to become a member, click on the link:
Wesley Mission
Wesley Mission dedicate their work to many and varied needs, offering a wide variety of social and humanitarian services. To find out more visit their website by clicking on this link:
Wentworthville Op Shop
The Wentworthville Op Shop is run by volunteers at Wentworthville Uniting Church, 115 Station St, Wentworthville, NSW. They are open 9.30am - 1pm every Friday and Saturday morning.
Teapot Women's Retreat
The Teapot Women's Retreat has been running for over 20 years, giving women a weekend away from their everyday lives to relax, work on their hobbies and craft, and get some much needed 'me time'.
Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand
The Fair Trade Association works with businesses, community groups, and individuals to alleviate poverty amongst producers, their families and communities through sustainable fair trade practice.
Darlinghurst Theatre Company
The Darlinghurst Theatre Company is the tenant of the Eternity Playhouse Theatre (formerly the Burton St Baptist Tabernacle) and opened its doors to host the red-carpet screening of Written in Chalk: the echo of Arthur Stace.
