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Amazing Charities
There are so many amazing charities in Australia, working to do great things across all areas of our community. Choosing the right charities for The Amazing People Project was in itself quite a challenge! Everyone has a cause dear to their heart and so we tried to choose charities that would cover different categories in our community.
We created the criteria that the charity needed to be Australian, able to specify what the money would go towards, be registered for tax deductions so we could receipt our sponsors, and not be primarily government funded. We wanted charities that were doing amazing things for kids, youth, care, cure/research and general community. After several months or research, talking to different charities, these are the 5 amazing charities we chose for the 2011 Amazing People Project.
For our kids
Starlight Children's Foundation Australia
Since 1988, Starlight has brightened the lives of seriously seriously ill and hospitalised children and their families. Starlight delivers innovative programs designed to make children happy and lift their spirits when they need it most. Each year there are over 600,000 child admissions made to hospitals across Australia. Today, Starlight can only reach '1 in 3' of these children. Their ultimate goal is to enable each and every child to have access to Starlight programs.
Visit www.starlight.org.au to find out more (opens in blank window)
For our youth
Inspire Foundation
The Inspire Foundation has worked directly with young people to develop ReachOut.com. ReachOut.com provides young people with information, support and resources they need to improve their understanding of mental health issues, increase their help seeking skills and ensure they know they're not alone.
Visit www.reachout.com to find out more (opens in blank window)
For care
youngcare
Currently 6,500 young Australians with full-time care needs are living in aged care simply because there are few alternatives. A further 700,000 are being cared for at home by family and friends. Youngcare is committed to raising awareness of the issue so that we can drive change and create real choices for young Australians and their families.
Visit www.youngcare.org.au to find out more (opens in blank window)
For health
Cure Cancer Australia Foundation
One in two families are touched by cancer in their lifetime and Cure Cancer Australia is determined to improve prevention, detection and treatment outcomes to reduce the suffering caused by cancer. In 2011, Cure Cancer Australia will provide 21 one year grants of $90,000 each to the best young researchers in our country with fresh approaches across all areas of cancer research.
Visit www.cure.org.au to find out more (opens in blank window)
For our community
CareFlight
CareFlight provides rapid response critical care to patients in a pre-hospital environment. Their specially trained doctors, nurses and paramedics use helicopters, fixed wing aircraft and road ambulances to a bring hospital level of care to patients. .
Visit www.careflight.org to find out more (opens in blank window)
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