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.
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
Chair
BCom, Grad Dip CM, FCPA, FAICD, AGIA
Coral Ross
Deputy Chair
Bob Stensholt
Director
BA, BD(Hons), M Int Law, Dip Phil
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.