Why employment and housing matters
Access to culturally safe employment opportunities and secure housing are two key factors in young people’s ability to thrive. Feeling safe at home with access to dignified work is vital to create a sense of purpose, empowerment and inclusion for young people.
The Foundation recognises the significant challenge Australia faces in housing those who most need it and we believe our role is to continue to support the community housing sector to develop and deliver models for mainstream market and government adoption.
Pathways to employment and housing granting priority outcomes
1. Growing specialised employment
Increase access to employment skills development, pathways and secure jobs for people experiencing barriers to mainstream employment
2. Increasing access to housing
Supporting new models for safe and stable housing for Victorians who need it most
What we are looking for
- Initiatives that address systemic change
- Cross sector collaborations that reduce barriers to engagement with services
- Evidence based approaches
- Business development that supports new social enterprises to create employment or housing options
- Holistic approaches to service delivery
- Personalised support services
- Innovative programs and models (e.g. developing alternative employment pathways)
- Initiatives that add value to existing employment or housing services
FAQs
Specifically, we fund initiatives in these seven ways:
- Collaborating for greater impact
- Building long-term partnerships
- Supporting capacity building
- Scaling up proven models
- Supporting regional communities to thrive
- Addressing the challenge of youth mental health
- Supporting grass roots community activities
You can read more about this in our annual report.
The Foundation has committed to measuring, tracking and reporting publicly on our progress on:
- the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- specific project locations: urban, outer urban or regional
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, Women & girls, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people and communities experiencing intergenerational disadvantage.
We will request information in our application forms related to these areas.
In light of our existing commitments, we are not accepting applications for new grants at this time.
We will launch our refocused strategy, with clear guidance for charities in 2025.