Seven charities in the Toowoomba region will receive funds totalling over $28,000 to help them continue to provide vital services for our local community.
As part of the Queensland Community Foundation’s (QCF) annual grants program, the local sub-fund, the Toowoomba Regional Community Fund, today announced grants to assist a variety of local projects.
Toowoomba Regional Community Fund chair Joy Mingay said she was happy the sub-fund was able to provide these grants to local groups who are working hard to help others in need.
“At the end of the day, it’s these charities and not-for-profits that are in the best position to identify and respond to local needs and we are just delighted to be able to help them provide these vital services to our community,” she said.
Ms Mingay said donations and bequests to the QCF for the Toowoomba Regional Community Fund are carefully managed and prudently invested to help build the capital of the Fund, with the income distributed to charities in the Toowoomba region through the grant program to create a valuable and sustainable source of funding for the greater good of the community. The grant recipients are: The Empire Theatres Foundation is a registered charitable trust that supports arts based activities for the community. The Eating Issues Centre is a community based organisation promoting positive body image and the prevention of eating issues. $3,070 towards Sunrise Way’s Ripple in the Pond project, which aims to aid client recovery through a program of Therapeutic Photography. Clients will have photography lessons with a qualified, professional local photographer. They will also be taught how to exhibit their works and how to create marketing material for exhibitions. $2,380 to purchase 10 single bed bases for the facility. Sunrise Way is a not-for-profit rehabilitation service that helps individuals living with addiction to rebuild their lives. It facilitates a 26 week program, enabling clients to understand their addiction, manage their mental health, develop skills and strategies to maintain sobriety, and rebuild their lives. Reason to Thrive is based in Warwick and their primary objective is to empower disadvantaged, disengaged and at-risk young people between the ages of 11 to 22 years old through improved emotional regulation, calm assertiveness, body language modulation and relationship building. This is achieved through one-on-one Equine-Assisted Learning sessions, teaching basic natural horsemanship groundwork skills. Horses have a unique way of reacting to body language, reflecting emotions presented to them. Students learn how others see them and what their body language portrays. AEIOU Foundation is one of Australia’s leading providers of evidence-based early intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder aged between two and six years. To help build the capacity of the Toowoomba Regional Community Fund and find out how you can ‘give where you live’ contact QCF on 07 3360 3854 or email enquiries@qcf.org.au. All donations are tax-deductible. Missed today's show? Catch up here!