Federal Parliamentary Inquiry Into Homelessness 2020
Associate Professor Ruth McNair AM, PhD, MBBS, FRACGP in partnership with Dr Cal Andrews, PhD, have submitted a Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness based on the evidence drawn from their ongoing research into links between the LGBTQIA+ community and homelessness. Read the submission here.
Red Parka donates to the Pride Foundation
Red Parka is a hub for contemporary and original art and design in Hobart selling original art prints, children’s books, cards and homewares, and founded and created by Jennifer Cossins. Yay Gay is the idea of Jen, and her partner in life, love and creativity, Tracy. “We wanted to do something to both celebrate and […]
PFA + Sidney Myer Fund Grant Recipient: Refugee Advice & Casework Service
The recipient of the Sidney Myer Fund and Pride Foundation Australia grant for $20,000 is Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS). In collaboration with the St Kilda Legal Service (SKLS), RACS will deliver two national training sessions for legal services, exploring best practice for working with persons that identify as LGBTIQA+ and make claims for protection due […]
Meet PFA’s Latest Major Grant Recipient: Forcibly Displaced People Network
We’re proud to announce that Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) has been awarded our PFA Grant of $20,000 to produce training resources regarding inclusive practice for Australian settlement services seeing LGBTIQA+ refugees and people seeking asylum. Intersectionality will be embedded throughout the module focusing not only on the refugee experiences and LGBTIQ+ identity but also being […]
Our EOFY Fundraiser Success
The tallies are finally in from our EOFY fundraiser and… thank you SO MUCH for your donations! Through your generosity, we have raised $25,576.08 to be put towards grants that support LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees in Australia in 2020 and 2021. We are blown away with the amount of support we’ve received over the […]
Congratulations to our Round 2 Small Grants Recipients for 2020
Four times each year, Pride Foundation Australia offers up to $500 in funding to five individuals, organisations and communities working on projects that directly benefit the LGBTIQA+ community, who would otherwise be limited by the constraints of other funding programs. We’re thrilled to announce the recipients for our second round of Small Grants in 2020! […]
LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Practice Guide for Homelessness and Housing Sectors in Australia Now Online
At Pride Foundation Australia, we’re so proud to announce the release of the LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Practice Guide for Homelessness and Housing Sectors in Australia. Co-funded by PFA and the National LGBTI Health Alliance, this is a national guide on LGBTIQ+ inclusive practice for the housing and homelessness sectors. It was developed by Dr Cal Andrews […]
Your Support During the Covid-19 Pandemic
There is a role for philanthropy in this climate, and we would draw your attention to the following initiatives that you might consider supporting. The Pinnacle Foundation Exceptional Circumstances Scholar Appeal As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads and the economy dramatically declines, scholars are struggling to pay their rent and for food, utilities and study expenses. […]
Welcome Penelope Wilson to the Pride Foundation Team!
We are also very excited to have Penny Wilson join Pride Foundation Australia as our new marketing officer. Penny brings a wealth of experience in digital marketing as well as first-hand knowledge of our communities. We want to thank Ruby Mountford who recently stepped out of the marketing role to focus on other areas of […]
Meet Our Small Grants Recipients for Round 1 2020
We’re proud to announce the recipients of our SMF Grants round for June 2020. Read below to find out a little more about the businesses and communities that were awarded this round, and what their grant money is funding. HUDSON Road Family Centre HUDSON Road Family Centre (HRFC) is a not-for-profit organisation that caters to […]
The MQFF x PFA Award Goes to… Unsound!
Pride Foundation Australia Best Australian Feature for Melbourne Queer Film Festival’s 30th year is awarded to Unsound, directed by Ian Watson. We are very proud to be supporting Australian Queer film and chose Unsound as a worthy recipient of our award as it dealt with topical issues of transitioning, queer Auslan culture and community, and, queer […]
Pride Foundation Australia at Better Together Conference 2020
Pride Foundation Australia’s Ian Gould and Ruby Mountford presented at the Williamstown Town Hall for the 2020 Better Together, and LGBTIQ conference. The presentation described our ‘social change’ approach to philanthropy and used Pride Foundation’s LGBTIQ Disability priority area to show how we build enduring social change. We showed how our projects were directed at […]
