The COVID-19 Community Grants offered support to the Maroondah community in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
View the recipients of our COVID-19 Grants below:
COVID-19 Community Wellbeing Scheme recipients
| Organisation |
Initiative |
Amount allocated |
| Crossroads Christian Fellowship |
Community Conversation Corner |
$ 2,000 |
| Biala Ringwood |
COVID-19 Biala Ringwood Program |
$ 910 |
| Heaven’s Joy Australia Incorporated |
Delivery of retreats, home visits, food and meals |
$ 2,500 |
| Ringwood Church of Christ |
Virtual Playgroup |
$ 3,726 |
| Belgravia Foundation |
All The Feels Therapeutic Art Program |
$ 1,929 |
| Different Journeys |
Social connectedness beyond COVID |
$ 3,678 |
| Eastern Community Legal Centre |
Maroondah In Language |
$ 5,000 |
| Communities of Wellbeing |
WHIM - Wellbeing HOPE-leaders in Maroondah |
$ 5,000 |
| St John Ambulance Australia |
Keeping Hearts Beating Post COVID-19 |
$ 1,425 |
| Rotary Club of Croydon |
Wellbeing support for apprentices who are out of work |
$ 4,700 |
| Australian Chin Community |
Community wellbeing support to Hakha Chin community in response to COVID-19
|
$ 5,000 |
| Migrant Information Centre |
Support for Chinese community to be informed during COVID19 |
$ 1,960 |
| Janssen Spirituality Centre |
Love Dialogue Videos
|
$ 2,100 |
| Croydon Hills Baptist Church |
Karen Women's Day Out |
$ 1,250 |
COVID-19 Emergency Relief Scheme recipients
| Organisation |
Initiative |
Amount allocated |
| Hope City Mission Inc |
Central hub for COVID19 emergency relief |
$ 30,000 |
| Kiosk Soup Kitchen, Croydon |
Weekly meals service |
$ 2,210 |
| The Freedom Initiative (TFI) |
Embracing Community Diversity for Karen community |
$ 5,000 |
| Empower Australia |
Food relief centre in Ringwood |
$ 3,120 |
| Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand |
Material aid voucher program |
$ 8,000 |
| Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) |
Vive Cafe Community Meals Hub and coordination of material aid delivery service |
$ 10,000 |
| Winter Shelter |
Takeaway meals service, Homeless Shower Program and Food Distribution to Burmese community |
$ 6,355 |
| St Vincent de Paul Croydon |
Material aid and school supplies voucher program |
$ 6,000 |
| Chin Community Victoria |
Translation services and online communications to Falam Chin community |
$ 5,000 |