Community Grants Funding Program recipients

Australian Martial Arts Foundation Inc.

Deliver martial arts program to seniors and school students.

$3,000.00

Bayswater North Kindergarten.

Provide play equipment to facilitate greater participation.

$750.00

Big Little Buddies.

Deliver intergenerational music program.

$4,000.00

Brentwood Park Kindergarten.

Engage Haka Chin families through gardening, recipes and production of a cookbook.

$2,600.00

Cancer Patients Foundation.

Deliver 'Look Good, Feel Better' programs to support cancer patient.

$4,000.00

Chin Communities Victorian Seniors Group (CCVEG) Inc.

Support seniors to produce a video promoting cultural understanding.

$3,500.00

Chin Community Victoria.

Deliver Chin Community Youth Festival.

$3,500.00

Communities of Wellbeing.

Support purchase of wellbeing family journals.

$3,000.00

Community Music Performances Inc.

Replace wireless microphones.

$750.00

Croydon Hills Community Care.

Upgrade kitchen to improve safety and accessibility.

$750.00

Croydon Men's Shed.

Materials to construct Angel Boxes.

$750.00

Different Journeys Inc.

Social activities for autistic people and carer peer support programs.

$3,000.00

Eastern All-Abilities Netball Club

Support venue hire costs.

$3,500.00

Eastern Ranges Retirees

Support venue hire costs.

$980.00

First Friends of Dandenong Creek

Assist with group running costs.

$715.00

Greater Eastern Malayalees Melbourne Inc.

Assist with running costs for Onam cultural festival.

$2,500.00

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah.

Groupo support including venue hire and activities.

$2,500.00

Heathmont Football Club.

Trial software to support new junior and Auskick coaches.

$1,900.00

Heaven's Joy Australia.

provide meals assistance for Maroondah Winter Shelter.

$2,000.00

Interchange Outer East.

Forest therapy sessions for male carers.

$2,000.00

Lighthouse Foundation.

Play sessions for young families who are homeless. Staff professional development.

$3,250.00

Maroondah BMX Club.

Replace outdated signage on club building.

$750.00

Maroondah Chinese Senior Citizen's Friendship Association.

Assist with venue hire fees and group activities.

$2,500.00

Maroondah Interfaith Network.

Deliver seminars and cross-cultural Harmony Day event.

$3,000.00

Maroondah Italian Seniors.

Group support including venue hire and activities.

$2,500.00

Maroondah United Football Club.

Assist purchase of goals and subsidies for culturally and linguistically diverse players.

$3,200.00

Maroondah Volleyball.

Deliver management training to assist strategic planning.

$2,999.00

Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival Inc.

Support Festival venue hire fees.

$2,500.00

Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne).

Support volleyball tournament for Burmese communities, including venue hire.

$3,500.00

Mountain District Learning Centre.

Support young people through education and positive social support activities.

$2,400.00

Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place.

Support health initiatives for Aboriginal women.

$5,000.00

Ngwala Willumbong Aboriginal Corporation.

Deliver culturally appropriate consultations and education workshops.

$4,000.00

Ringwood Ballet Group.

Support venue hire and event costs to deliver free performance to the community.

$2,500.00

Ringwood Bowls Club.

Support community event promoting bowls.

$500.00

Ringwood Church of Christ.

Provide Auslan interpreted community events.

$2,000.00

Basix 4 Blokes Inc

Assist with printing costs.

$250.00

Burnt Bridge Tennis Club

Purchase self-defrosting fridge.

$634.00

Central Ringwood Community Centre

Purchase 2 ergonomic sewing carts to assist with upcycling/recycling initiatives.

$500.00

Croydon Conservation Society

Assist with group running costs.

$475.00

Croydon Ranges Hockey Club

Support purchase of junior goalkeeper equipment.

$200.00

Eastern Food Rescue

Purchase food trolleys to comply with OH&S requirements.

$400.00

Footscape Inc.

Produce podiatry foot care kits for vulnerable community members.

$500.00

Glen Park Community Centre Inc

Purchase equipment to improve safety and accessibility for volunteer.

$500.00

Heathmont Ladies Probus Club

Support purchase of storage cupboard.

$200.00

Heathmont Uniting Church Community Lifestyle Centre (HUCCLC).

Upgrade exercise equipment.

$500.00

Knox Bridge Club

Replace tables and cards.

$400.00

Life Activities Club, Croydon Inc.

Assist with printing costs.

$540.00

Maroondah Preschool

Assist with printing costs.

$400.00

Melbourne East Netball Association

Purchase walking netball equipment.

$400.00

North Ringwood Community Children's Centre Inc

Purchase raised garden beds.

$520.00

North Ringwood Community House

Purchase gardening equipment and planter boxes.

$500.00

Ringwood Day VIEW Club

Purchase sound equipment for meetings.

$438.00

Ringwood East Ladies Probus Club

Support administrations costs.

$200.00

Singapore Merlion Club

Assist with club running costs.

$500.00

U3A Ringwood

Assist with printing and online delivery of classes.

$750.00

Vocal Vibes Chorus

Purchase two microphones.

$500.00

Yarrunga Community Centre

Purchase kitchen equipment to deliver food relief.

$750.00

4Tk Australia

Support families experiencing food insecurity through a food pantry service 3 days per week.

$5,000.00

Croydon North Community Meals

Deliver weekly luncheon to vulnerable and socially isolated community members.

$5,000.00

Croydon Uniting Church -Helping Hand

Provide food, toiletries, vouchers, and transport assistance.

$6,000.00

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Ringwood.

Assist with the provision of food for community meals.

$4,200.00

Hope City Mission.

Food delivery program.

$6,000.00

Maroondah Winter Shelter

Provides safe, overnight shelter and meals to homeless men during winter as well as community meals twice a week.

$7,000.00

New Community Ringwood

Provide day and evening meals through collaborative partnerships as well as personal care, food hampers and other support services.

$7,000.00

North Ringwood Care Emergency Relief

Provide emergency food relief, pharmacy/dental and referrals.

$5,000.00

St Vincent de Paul Society, Croydon Conference.

Provides educational and material support to students and families identified through Maroondah schools.

$6,000.00

St. Vincent de Paul Society Ringwood North

Provide bill relief and food to families in need.

$3,000.00

The Dining Room Mission Inc

Provide a weekly sit-down meal, social connection and material aid.

$3,400.00

The Eastern Emergency Relief Network Inc

Provide emergency food packs (frozen meals) for families seeking material aid due to family violence/homelessness.

$3,000.00

The Freedom Initiative

Provide food hampers and material aid.

$2,000.00

The Salvation Army Gateways

Provide community kitchen program to assist residents to plan/cook nutritious meals.

$5,000.00

TLC Support

Provide food parcels as well as accommodation and meals in support of Maroondah Winter Shelter.

$5,000.00