Grant Recipients - our partners
The MLC Community Foundation is proud to support the following organisations in the work they do in the area of mental health and wellbeing. This support is given to help each of these organisations realise their goals this year and is a commitment to the emotional health and wellbeing of all Australians.
Long Term Support
Lifeline Australia
Lifeline Australia is Australia's largest mental health support service provider. MLC Community Foundation has been a proud supporter of Lifeline since 2008, helping to enhance their 24 hour telephone counselling service. This is a long term grant that will continue for three years. For more details on this relationship visit our Lifeline information page.
2009 / 2010 Annual Grant Recipients
Black Dog Institute
The Black Dog Institute is a not-for-profit, educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder. The MLC Community Foundation is proud to be supporting the Black Dog Institute's Recovery Group Facilitator Training Program in rural and regional communities of NSW. This program will provide skills to a wide range of community organisations and increase the capacity of small service providers to cater for people with mood disorders in their communities. Visit Black Dog Institute for more information.
Mind Australia
In 2009, Mind and the MLC Community Foundation came together as proud partners to pilot the Ambassadors of Hope program. This program is an early intervention initiative that aims to raise awareness of and reduce stigma around mental illness. It provides advice and education encouraging people to get support for their mental health concerns, and provides a positive forum for clients of Mind to share their experience of mental illness as part of their recovery journey. Visit Mind for more information.
YMCA Sydney
The YMCA of Sydney is dedicated to the growth of all persons in body, mind and spirit. The YMCA builds connections between people and improves people's holistic health and wellbeing. The MLC Community Foundation is supporting the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program aimed at the recovery of people feeling isolated, unmotivated and unsure due to an accumulation of adverse life events. the program aims to:
- Orientate those diagnosed with mental illness into a customised exercise program
- Eliminate or minimise factors which give rise to distress and loss of wellbeing
- Maximise factors that create the circumstances in which all can flourish
Visit YMCA Sydney for more information.
Youth Focus
Youth Focus is a Western Australian, community based organisation working with young people, aged 12 to 18 years, who are showing early signs associated with suicide, depression and self-harm. The MLC Community Foundation will be providing support for an upcoming 'Peer Support Program' activity. It is through this therapeutic and content based process that Youth Focus can assist the emotional well-being of young people, developing their self worth and offering them the opportunity to reach their full potential. Visit Youth Focus for more information.
2008 / 2009 Annual Grant Recipients
Affirm – Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research
Affirm is a unique research charity that supports excellence in research. The MLC Community Foundation has funded Affirm's project 'Are you depressed? Can you tell?' This project aims to develop new ways for the public to identify if they have anxiety or depression and therefore lead to faster identification, better assessment and earlier intervention. Visit Affirm for more information.
SANE Australia
The MLC Community Foundations grant to SANE Australia, through their Friends in Business program, will support their project "SANE WorkSmart Employer", a national program to improve outcomes for people affected by a mental illness in Australian workplaces. This project is aimed at employers to support them in hiring and retaining employees affected by mental illness, either themselves or a family member. Visit SANE for more information.
StepUP Foundation
The MLC Community Foundation is pleased that its final grant for 2008/09 will support StepUP events for Australian teenagers in key centres. StepUP events address key social issues for youth including dysfunctional relationships, violence, suicide and depression. Visit StepUP Foundation for more information.
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