2019 Grants in Action
What Hobsons Bay Community Fund grants enabled in 2019…
It was HBCF’s biggest giving year yet, with just over $40,000 granted to 19 community organisations across Hobsons Bay, under the Fair, Inclusive and Vibrant grant categories.
The grants have benefited our Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, migrants and asylum seekers, people with disabilities, and communities at risk of social isolation, as well as providing equal opportunities for youth in education and employment.
HBCF has enabled projects focussed on the arts, physical/mental health and wellbeing, positive ageing, access to food and housing security and environmental sustainability.
This makes us enormously proud. We look forward to 2020 being just as impactful by supporting another round of Fair, Inclusive and Vibrant community initiatives through the Hobsons Bay Community Fund grants process.
Community Impact Grant Recipients 2019
- $3,000 Williamstown Cricket Club
Entering an all abilities team into a structured competition. - $2,500 TreeHause Williamstown
Contribution to the Walk a Mile in my Shoes event held to raise awareness of mental health. - $5,000 Laverton Community Children’s Centre
Upgrade of outdoor area for better accessibility for special needs children. - $1,500 Multiple Sclerosis Limited
Replacement of bedding at MS Shared Supported Accommodation in Williamstown, - $3,750 South Kingsville Community Centre
Provision of free holiday programs to local disadvantaged cohorts. - $1,100 The Equality Project
To assist with disabled access and volunteering for a 2 day event. - $1,266 U3A Hobsons Bay
Improved access for elderly at U3A venue ‘The Cottage’ - $1,000 Carers Link Men’s Group
Family Day for Carers Link Men’s Group - $1,000 Robina Scott Kindergarten
Development of an inclusive intergenerational community space. - $1,000 Hobsons Bay Men’s Shed
Construction of a heritage and indigenous herb garden to raise awareness of cooking and medicinal uses. - $3,420 Altona Community Gardens
Food waste/composting workshops to improve awareness of composting and use of compost. - $2,500 Spotswood Kingsville RSL
Strategic Planning facilitation with aim of increasing community use of RSL facilities. - $1,000 Williamstown CYMS Cricket Club
To help fund cricket days for girls aged 7 – 15 years. - $2,500 Ship4Good
Funding zero waste operating galley to be used for weekly demonstrations to raise awareness with local businesses and community. - $3,000 Helping Hand Cafe
Replacement of old kitchen equipment. - $3,000 Bubbling Up!
Part funding of three ‘Experts Explain’ workshops for parents of teens - $2,000 Newport Bowls Club
Funding to assist completion of a disabled toilet at Newport Bowls Club. - $2,000 Outside the Box
Funding for a half day dyslexia awareness raising education event for principals and school staff in the west.
Community Impact Grant Recipients 2018
- $5,000 Williamstown Community and Education Centre Extra Curricula Initiative
To facilitate non vocational training to local disadvantaged cohorts – gardening, healthy cooking, craft and social media - $1,450 Gellibrand Support Services Selling Jams & Jellies at the Altona Beach market
To provide an opportunity for adults with disabilities to be involved in their local community and learn business skills whilst making and selling of james and jellies at their local market - $4,000 Gateway Community Services Pop-Up Social Café
To purchase mobile coffee trailer to be used as a free service to help breakdown social isolation barriers, will use this in areas of higher levels of social disengagement - $1,500 Australian Islamic Centre Women’s Fitness Group
To puchase fitness equipment for Womens group to help overcome barriers facing Muslim women in keeping fit - $5,000 Laverton Community Integrated Services Crisis Response for Family and Domestic Violence
To educate existing volunteers to deal with this issue and create a go-bag containing essential goods for the first 72hrs out of home. - $2,742 Vietnamese Association of Hobsons Bay
Maintain a mindful life with tending a bonsai tree – Fund workshops for mindfulness, bonsai instruction and tea ceremony - $3,000 West Welcome Wagon Providing Basic Storage for Asylum Seeker Families
To purchase chests of drawers and wardrobes for asylum seeking households - $2,480 Brain Nation Hub Leadership and Public Speaking Workshop/Work Ready Single Day Intensive
Provide two workshops to 30 attendees to address issues affecting youth disengagement. - $2,500 La PasseggARTa Visual Arts Together
Provision of participatory social engagement arts project currently supporting 12 participants - $3,840 Sports Network for Autistic People and Parents Spectrum Sports Program
Developing training programs specific to requirements of ASD kids that act as bridging programs into various club level training clinics – FFV, AFL, Little Aths, CA. Lowering barriers to mainstream sport. - $849 Emma McLean Kindergarten Health and Fitness Program
Buy equipment for Health and Fitness Program as part of Outdoor Curriculum.