Our story

Our company was established in 2024 with a vision to improve people’s lives in Melbourne’s Inner East.  Our purpose is to relieve the poverty, distress, sickness, disability, destitution, suffering, misfortune and helplessness experienced by individuals living or working in the Inner East region of Melbourne.

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We do this through:

  • Developing, implementing, supporting and facilitating social and public welfare programs, projects and initiatives for the betterment and relief of individuals, groups and community organisations in the Inner East.
  • Supporting and providing funding for the Inner East community.
  • Collaborating with communities, organisations, business and government to advance community wellbeing.
  • Educating and increasing the awareness of individuals, communities, business and government, about the need for community support and services.

Our Values

  • Engagement
  • Compassion
  • Respect
  • Leadership
  • Empowerment

What we do

  • We provide grants to community organisations to support their projects and programs.
  • We develop programs, either in partnership with other organisations or directly, to relieve the identified needs experienced by those living or working in the Inner East region of Melbourne.

Who will benefit?

  • People at risk of homelessness/people experiencing homelessness- many of whom experience trauma, isolation, acute mental illness or disability.
  • Lower income residents and vulnerable families in public housing
  • People with disabilities, including to assist them to be part of the community.
  • Disadvantaged school aged youth.
  • Migrants, refugees or asylum seekers.
  • People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.

Our grants

We provide grants to community organisations to support their projects and programs.

Our programs

We will develop programs (either in partnership with other organisations or directly) to relieve the identified needs experienced by those living or working in the Inner East region of Melbourne.

Our partners

We work with various community organisations to deliver projects and programs to make a difference in our community.

Our work

We look forward to sharing our projects and programs here.  If you have a project or program you need funding for please contact us or apply via our online form.

Meet The Team

Our team has strong relationships with the community and understands local well established not-for-profit organisations in the area are experiencing a marked increase in the demand for their services and associated straining of resources.

Juliann Byron

Juliann Byron

Chair

BCom, Grad Dip CM, FCPA, FAICD, AGIA

Coral Ross

Coral Ross

Deputy Chair

Bob Stensholt

Bob Stensholt

Director

BA, BD(Hons), M Int Law, Dip Phil

Nick Coker

Nick Coker

CEO/Executive Director

grants received

projects ongoing

partners

staff

Let’s Work Together!

We collaborate with local community organisations, business and government to advance community wellbeing.

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