Charities Supported

Women's Community Shelters is a charitable organisation that empowers local communities to support homeless and at-risk women and their children through the provision of crisis shelters, transitional accommodation, and educational and outreach services.

Hush is a registered charity (DGR1) working to transform the culture of healthcare through the Arts. Through the use of music, literature and the arts, Hush provides comfort and education to those both within the medical profession, and to those patients and families (hopefully), ‘just visiting’.

https://www.hush.org.au/

Giant Steps was established to bring world’s best practice in the education and support of children with autism to Australia. Our schools provide a transdisciplinary approach to education combining music, occupational and speech therapy, while our Adult Autism Services provide adults with a relevant and engaging learning and recreational post-school environment.

Hummingsong Choirs are a network of 17 women’s a cappella choirs, with over 850 members. Our non-auditioned choirs become wonderful musical communities who sing, laugh and grow together. Hummingsong Choirs are committed to raising both awareness and funds for women and children escaping domestic violence.

The Sydney Street Choir is a supportive musical community that aims to inspire and empower those who have experienced homelessness or disadvantage in the community.

https://www.sydneystreetchoir.org.au/

SYO is the leading orchestral training and education provider in NSW.

A pathway for young musicians, between 6-25 to discover, develop, nurture, and share in a passion for orchestral music. Through SYO a musician will also foster dedication, commitment, teamwork, confidence, and many other skills, which will translate into every aspect of their lives, impacting the communities from which they come.

The National Centre for Childhood Grief (NCCG) supports bereaved children aged 3-17 years and their families following the death of their parent, sibling or other close loved one. Services provided from our care centre in Hornsby, Sydney, include personalised counselling, group programs, activity camps, published resources, professional training and outreach support to schools and businesses impacted by a bereavement. Community donations allow us to provide free, unlimited care to children and subsided care to adults, to minimise financial barriers to our essential care. The death of a parent or sibling is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child. With professional care bereaved children can learn to live with their grief, remember their loved one with joy and live their own best life.

https://childhoodgrief.org.au/