Congratulations to our Small Grants Recipients Round 4 2020
We’re proud to announce the recipients of our SMF Grants round for December 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. Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre is a vibrant youth friendly service […]
Pride Foundation Australia Won A Globe Award!
We are proud to announce that Pride Foundation Australia won the GLOBE LGBTIQ award for building community connections – for our work with queer people with disabilities. PFA are pleased to receive this on behalf of Ian Gould, Ruby Mountford, Jake Lewis, Jax Jacqui Brown, Margherita Coppolino. This award is a testament of how far we […]
PFA’s New Partnership With Colin Biggers & Paisley
Pride Foundation Australia are delighted to have recently acquired a charitable partnership with Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers. This includes participation in their Workplace Giving Scheme as a charity partner, and pro bono support from them.
Our Successful Launch Of The Housing And Homelessness Inclusivity Guide
The online launch of the LGBTIQ guide for housing and homelessness services on 30 October was very successful. PFA co-hosted the launch with the National LGBTI Health Alliance, attended by 90 people from all over Australia. After a heartfelt welcome to country by Yvonne Weldon, the Honourable Warren Entsch MP launched the guide, and co-author […]
Funding Available for Refugee-led Peer Support Groups
Pride Foundation Australia is seeking applications from existing or new peer-led support groups for LGBTIQA+ refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. We particularly encourage groups in smaller cities and regional areas to apply. Up to $5,000 (no GST) is available for each group to be used over a 12-month period.
Introducing our Small Grants Recipients for Round 3 2020
We’re proud to announce the recipients of our SMF Grants round for December 2020. Read below to find out about the organisations and communities that were awarded this round, and what their grant money is funding. 1st Caroline Springs Scout Group The 1st Caroline Springs Scout Group is a family focussed Scout Group with programs […]
Susan Ditter Retires From PFA
We are very sad to announce that Susan Ditter is retiring from our Board. Susan joined us in 2016 as our Tasmanian Board member. At that time she was the Executive Officer of Working It Out and also chaired the Board of the National LGBTI Health Alliance. When she joined us she said ‘I am […]
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 […]
