Lily Wood, supported by Camp Quality, with her little brother Angus

Annual Review 2014/15

The past year has been a notable one for the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation (Foundation) and our charity partners, highlighted by the Foundation’s largest annual grant disbursement to date.

The Foundation was established in 2003 and in just over a decade we believe it has become one of the largest regionally-based charitable foundations in Australia, which is a very significant achievement.

The Foundation’s single focus on supporting those in need in regional communities, together with its scale and sustainable business model, are key to its ongoing success.

In 2014/15 the Foundation provided more than $1.8 million in grants for 40 community initiatives. These initiatives aim to deliver improved health and social wellbeing outcomes for the disadvantaged, marginalised, vulnerable and young in our community.

The Foundation received requests for grants in excess of $10 million during the year, reinforcing its critical role in enabling charitable organisations to deliver vital programs and develop important social infrastructure.

We are delighted with the positive impact and outcomes achieved by the projects funded by the Foundation this year and in previous years, and have featured some of these in this annual review.

Overview from the Chairman and Executive Officer

Michael Slater Chairman

Jason Bourke Executive Officer

This was also a year of change for our Board of Directors, welcoming Samantha Martin-Williams and David Shanley to the Board and farewelling long-serving Director, Barrie Lewis.

The Foundation also acknowledges the ongoing support Newcastle Permanent Building Society provided again this year, allowing the Foundation to use 100% of its income to fund and enable our charity partners.

The year ahead looks to be another busy one supporting the inspiring and important work of charitable organisations throughout regional NSW. Over $1.5 million will again be available for grant funding in 2015/16. We also look forward to launching a new website and an improved grant application process.

We continue to be impressed by the commitment and innovation shown by our partners in the delivery of funded projects and, more importantly, the care and support of those in need in our community. We hope you enjoy reading our Annual Review for 2014/15.

2014/2015 HIGHLIGHTS

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$14.4 million350SINCE 2003

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1.8m in grants47% Health 33% Young People 20% Social Wellbeing

80,000+km travelled transporting cancer patients to treatment

100+ cancer patients benefit from Cold Cap Machine

6,500+ pre-school students in SeeMore Safety Program

15,000+ new books for kids in low socio-economic schools

1 Australia’s first Kids’ Guide to Cancer app developed

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Grant impact areas

Little Wings aeromedical transport service for regional and rural paediatric patients

The Foundation aims to achieve its vision of making a difference in the lives of disadvantaged, marginalised and vulnerable members of our community by prioritising its support of projects and initiatives in three key areas:

Health

Support for initiatives which deliver better health outcomes for disadvantaged groups in our community through education, awareness, access, research and the provision of equipment and resources.

17 grants totalling $858,200

Young People

Support for initiatives which deliver better life outcomes for young people through early intervention, education, remediation and mentoring.

14 grants totalling $607,500

Social Wellbeing

Support for initiatives which deliver better social wellbeing outcomes for isolated, marginalised and disadvantaged groups in our community through training, education and networking.

9 grants totalling $355,000

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health

Ballina and District Riding for the DisabledAll-weather riding enclosure

$44,000

For 13 year old Sarah, who was born with cerebral palsy affecting the left side of her body, horse riding weekly since she was just four has provided an opportunity to establish friendships both human and equine, and push her body to achieve whatever she put her mind to.

The dedicated volunteers at Ballina and District Riding for the Disabled (RDA) have, too many times, had to break bad news to Sarah that wet weather or extreme heat (both pretty common in the Northern Rivers of NSW) would prevent Sarah’s weekly session.

From here on that will all change for Sarah and her RDA friends thanks to a $44,000 grant from the Foundation to partially enclose the riding arena at the group’s picturesque facility near Ballina.

The renovations will include installation of a new roof, safety fencing and sprinkler system, allowing RDA to host groups in all weather conditions while keeping the volunteers, riders and carers out of the elements.

Now not even the weather will hold Sarah back.

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Cancer Council NSWTransport to Treatment Program

$66,500

For many regional Australians, finding a way to travel significant distances to and from life-saving oncology treatment can add an unnecessary level of stress to an already difficult situation.

Residents in the Central West region of NSW have welcomed the introduction of two new Transport to Treatment vehicles which will help hundreds of people overcome the tyranny of distance in their fight against cancer.

The Foundation provided a $66,500 grant to Cancer Council NSW staff and employees in Orange, who were managing a waiting list of volunteer-drivers even before the cars were delivered.

With the Foundation’s support, the staff and volunteers can now work with key stakeholders in cancer services across the region to identify eligible patients who may benefit from the free Transport to Treatment service.

cancer.org.au

“ I’ve been coming to RDA since I was four years old. Bonding with the horses and learning

to ride has been real ly special for me.”Sarah, Ballina and District Riding for the Disabled client

13 year old Sarah and her Ballina and District Riding for the Disabled horse, Jasper

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“I’m thril led to stil l have quite a bit of my hair remaining after my chemotherapy treatment. I had a very positive experience with the C old Cap Machine and I would recommend scalp cooling therapy to other patients about to undergo chemotherapy.” Marjory, Calvary Mater Newcastle patient

health

Debra Cook, Breast Cancer Care Co-ordinator, demonstrating the Cold Cap Machine at Calvary Mater Newcastle

Little WingsGround support vehicle

$50,000

Being told your child has a life threatening illness is a traumatic event for any family, made worse when treatment is hundreds of kilometres away. The emotional strain and financial burden of being away from family and home while a child undergoes treatment can make it all even harder to cope with.

Little Wings helps to reduce the financial and emotional strain on young regional patients and their families during treatment by providing free flights to treatment centres, as well as providing urgent short notice transport services for family members to support their sick child.

This year, a $50,000 grant from the Foundation allowed Little Wings to establish flights for paediatric patients undergoing treatment at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital by purchasing an ambulance grade vehicle to complete the link from Maitland airport.

Little Wings will provide 40 free flights to and from the Hunter each year, easing the load for dozens of rural families.

littlewings.org.au

Calvary Mater NewcastleScalp cooling machine

$55,000

In March 2015, Calvary Mater Newcastle’s medical oncology team and patients welcomed delivery of a cutting-edge Cold Cap Machine which will help prevent the hospital’s cancer patients losing their hair through chemotherapy treatment.

Scalp cooling works by lowering the temperature of the head and scalp immediately before, after and during the administration of chemotherapy, and until this year has been unavailable to public patients receiving chemotherapy in the Hunter Region.

With a $55,000 grant from the Foundation, public patients being treated at Calvary Mater Newcastle will have access to the same innovations and benefits as they would in the private hospital sector, fulfilling the Foundation’s aim to break down barriers to first class medical treatment for those living in regional communities.

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“Camp Quality’s fantastic new app wil l help families to make sense of the information and

emotional overload of a cancer diagnosis.”Fiona, Lily’s mum

health

Camp QualityKids’ Guide to Cancer app

$100,000

When Lily was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at seven and the diagnosis and treatment options were laid out by her medical team, her mum Fiona faced what she describes as “information and emotional overload”.

Despite the time spent with specialist doctors, nurses and social workers, Fiona said it was in the quiet times at home she and her family would try to make sense of their ordeal by researching Lily’s illness and the journey she would face, but the online searches yielded too much complex information that was difficult to understand.

This experience, and the fear Lily had that her classmates wouldn’t understand her journey when she returned to school after treatment, will hopefully be much rarer with the launch of Camp Quality’s mobile app to give children aged 8-14 a simple and relatable source of information on the cancer journey.

The Australian-first app funded by a $100,000 grant from the Foundation, provides a guide for children and their families who are touched by cancer – whether cancer is affecting themselves, their parents, friends, siblings or relatives.

Lily and Fiona tested the app during its development, after it was conceived and designed by Camp Quality’s Newcastle team, and are both excited about its potential to help kids and their families and friends to make sense of their cancer journey.

The app uses specially-designed Camp Quality characters, personal stories and information peer-reviewed by medical professionals and social workers to explain a comprehensive list of cancers, their symptoms and treatments, as well as potential side effects. It also guides kids through their role as a friend, child or sibling to someone living with cancer.

To find out more and to download, visit the Camp Quality website.

campquality.org.au

The Kids’ Guide to Cancer app is available to download via campquality.org.au

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“ The fostering of a love of books and a love of reading is so important to a child’s success at school and through the support of the

Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation this is happening in our school community.”

Phil Cavanagh, Gilwinga Public School Principal

young people

Books in Homes AustraliaLiteracy program in regional NSW schools

$97,000

Every child, regardless of their social or economic background, has the capability and right to learn to read.

To that end, almost 1,500 public students in regional NSW communities will receive more than 12,000 books to help them embrace reading and cultivate literacy through a program run by Books in Homes Australia.

With a Foundation grant of $97,000, Books in Homes Australia has introduced the program to schools in low socio-economic areas including Grafton, Tamworth, Lismore, Taree, Cessnock, Singleton and Coffs Harbour.

The program, which has been built on research, is designed to motivate families and students to view reading as an everyday activity, and allows students to actively participate in shaping their education by choosing which new Australian-authored books they can take home and own.

booksinhomesaustralia.com.au

Coffs Harbour Public School students enjoy their brand new books received through the Books in Homes Australia program

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“A Future Kids scholarship enables children to fol low their dreams. The stories of hope and determination are simply inspiring given the chal lenges these children have to rise above.”

Peter Harvey, Variety the Children’s Charity

young peopleMaddie Elliott, 2014 Future Kids Scholarship recipient and multiple gold medallist at 2015 IPC World Swimming Championships

Variety – the Children’s CharityFuture Kids Scholarship Program

$55,000

For over 40 years, Variety the Children’s Charity has been making life better for children throughout Australia who are sick, disadvantaged or have special medical needs. The Foundation has a long history of supporting Variety initiatives through grants for Sunshine Coaches and the life-saving Vision for Life telemedicine project in regional NSW hospitals.

This year, the Foundation extended its partnership with a $55,000 grant for the Variety Future Kids Scholarship Program in the Hunter Valley and Mid North Coast. This program will provide financial scholarships in the areas of sport, music, performance and education for gifted children facing medical, economic or social disadvantage.

The scholarships will enable these children to gain access to high quality tuition, coaching and mentoring, or the latest technology, equipment or resources, dependent on the child’s talent or skills. We hope the scholarships will provide the link for many children to reach their full sporting, arts or academic potential despite their disability, geographic or economic challenges.

variety.org.au

Hunter Youth Mentor CollaborativeSchool scholarship program and mentor training

$33,000

Stories of HSC students taking home work to after-school jobs and foregoing meals for text books are becoming all too familiar as families succumb to economic and social pressures.

The Hunter Youth Mentor Collaborative (HYMC) is a network of youth mentoring organisations which support young people at risk of becoming marginalised, vulnerable or disengaged from society.

With a grant of $20,000 from the Foundation, HYMC offered scholarships of up to $3,000 to high school students 15 years and older who are committed to achieving educational goals, but who because of financial hardship or other disadvantage, are at significant risk of being unable to do so.

The scholarships are provided to take part in extra-curricular activities, purchase educational equipment or materials, or secure tutoring support, making a significant difference in the students’ educational outcomes.

A further grant of $13,000 was provided to enable HYMC to deliver free accredited youth mentor training to those in the community with a desire to become youth mentors.

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“Emma and I loved going to Stories in the Street sessions and they soon became known as ‘our time to have fun together’. Emma is

now an enthusiastic reader and learner.”Stefan, Stories in the Street participant

Family InSightStories in the Street

$14,500

This year the Foundation was happy to provide a $14,500 grant to Family InSight Inc to expand its Stories in the Street program into a number of new Hunter communities, providing additional support for families of young children in Indigenous and non-English speaking background communities.

Responding to research showing children within these groups are more vulnerable to being left behind in literacy skills, the program helps to support the development of social skills, increase language development, and encourage the love of books and reading among children under eight.

The sessions also facilitate a support network for parents through meeting other families, making connections and developing an awareness of local parenting events and support services.

The grant was used to purchase new age-appropriate book kits for regular loan to families in Muswellbrook, Mayfield and Windale.

familyinsight.org.au

young peopleStefan and daughter Emma enjoying the books and activities at Stories in the Street

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“Being involved in the program at Til buster Station makes me feel happy that I am

achieving something in my life. Now I have a purpose in life, I’m studying at TAFE and I feel like I’m giving back to my community.”

Nathaniel, Tilbuster Station program participant

young people

Pathfinders LimitedRural workshop at Tilbuster Station

$46,000

Pathfinders Australia uses innovative solutions to engage at-risk young people and provide them with life-changing opportunities, including through its rural skills program at the well-known Tilbuster Station outside of Armidale in the New England region.

The Foundation has funded construction of a new workshop with a $44,000 grant, because of the program’s capacity to enhance the life outcomes of the young people involved and create a network of support for youth who could be otherwise marginalised at a crucial time in life.

The new workshop at Tilbuster Station will house youth training programs which bring together retired farmers and tradesmen with disadvantaged and disengaged young people to share their knowledge and skills.

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Tilbuster Station volunteer Rob Taber, participant Nathaniel and Tilbuster Station Coordinator Charlie Winter

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“C oming to the kitchen for lunch every Thursday is the highlight of my week. The volunteers make you feel welcome, comfortable and dignif ied. It’s also the only time every week I get a chance to talk to other people and share issues in my life with

people who real ly care and want to help.” Mark, Red Door Community Kitchen client

social wellbeingRed Door Community Kitchen client Seth gets his dessert from volunteer Lorraine

St Vincent de Paul SocietyHomeless Resource Centre at McCosker House

$57,000

The idyllic Port Macquarie and Hastings local government area hosts thousands of holidaymakers each year, but it’s also home to an estimated 500 people, including around 150 young people, who are homeless every night across the region.

St Vincent de Paul Society’s McCosker House will operate a Homeless Resource Centre in Port Macquarie offering a holistic range of services, programs and facilities designed to build the skills, confidence and capacity of people to live independently in the community.

St Vincent de Paul Society Operations Manager, Brett Macklin, said establishing the Homeless Resource Centre with the help of the Foundation’s $57,000 grant would centralise the services available to homeless people in the region to deliver programs to help people experiencing homelessness find long-term accommodation and develop important life skills for independent living.

vinnies.org.au

Upper Hunter Community ServicesRed Door Community Kitchen

$25,000

The red door of Muswellbrook’s Uniting Church has become a beacon of friendship, support and relief for Muswellbrook residents facing tough times since the Red Door Community Kitchen opened in 2013.

Each week the Kitchen provides free nutritious meals, conversation, counselling and referral for local people facing financial or social disadvantage.

After seeing the positive impact the Kitchen was making in this community, the Foundation provided a grant of $25,000 to help the Kitchen’s volunteers improve the consistency and quality of food and support services offered to residents in need, helping to bring the Muswellbrook community together to address financial disadvantage and social wellbeing.

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Cerebral Palsy AllianceJust Like You education program

$65,000

This year, the Foundation continued its support of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance with a $65,000 grant for the Just Like You program which helps to improve community attitudes and perceptions towards disability.

The program teaches primary school students that people with a disability, including the 1 in 500 children born each year with Cerebral Palsy, are ‘just like them’, with the aim of building a more accepting, understanding and inclusive environment for people with disabilities in the Hunter.

Funded by the Foundation grant, the program will be delivered to 20 schools in the Hunter region this year, opening the hearts and minds of more than 1,500 students.

cerebralpalsy.org.au

“Before Just Like You I sat in the library by myself at lunch time. After the Just Like You

program came to my school I was amazed at how I was treated differently.”

Sarah, Just Like You program participant

social wellbeing

Challenge Community ServicesConnexions Café and Technology Hub

$29,500

To young people with special needs and disabilities in Armidale, the Challenge Connexions program provides a home away from home, as well as the opportunity to develop skills, friendships and independence.

Using a $29,500 grant from the Foundation, Challenge Community Services will establish a café and technology hub in its Armidale day programs centre, to help clients achieve their social, training and employment goals.

The grant for the Connexions Café and Technology Hub in Armidale was provided after success with a similar program in Tamworth, for which the Foundation provided a grant in 2013-14.

challengecommunity.org.au

Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s Just Like You school awareness program

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In 2003, in celebration of 100 years of operation, Newcastle Permanent created the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation. Newcastle Permanent Community Foundation Company Limited (“Trustee”) is the trustee of the Foundation and is represented by a Board of Directors including the Chairman and three other Directors of Newcastle Permanent and two community Directors. The current Directors are:

Michael Slater (Chairman) Samantha Martin-Williams Mike Rabbitt

Julie Ainsworth Phil Neat David Shanley

The Foundation is a Private Ancillary Fund (PAF) and provides more than $1.5 million annually in grants to eligible not-for-profit community organisations across the Hunter, Central Coast, Central West, Mid North Coast, New England and Northern Rivers regions.

The Board meets quarterly to set and monitor the Foundation’s strategic direction, guide its financial, risk and investment decisions, ensure compliance with the Foundation’s Trust Deed, ACNC guidelines and taxation and other legislation and to approve grant funding.

The Foundation was established with a $30 million endowment from Newcastle Permanent Building Society. The Foundation uses Newcastle Permanent’s financial expertise to optimise this capital base and generate an ongoing income stream that is used to support worthy and important community projects and initiatives.

GovernanceL-R back row: Mike Rabbitt, Samantha Martin-Williams, Michael Slater (Chairman) Front row: Phil Neat, David Shanley, Julie Ainsworth

KIDS Foundation SeeMore Safety education program was delivered in over 200 preschools in 2014/1525

ALL REGIoNSBooks in Homes Australia Funding to establish the Books in Homes literacy program in low

socio-economic primary schools across regional NSW.$97,000

Camp Quality Limited Funds to assist in the development of Australia’s first interactive app to enable children aged 8-13 years to learn about cancer in an age-appropriate, interesting and innovative manner.

$100,000

Autoimmune Resource & Research Centre Inc. Funds to establish a community education program to educate and support individuals and families affected by autoimmune disease across regional NSW.

$45,000

Little Wings Limited Funds to purchase an ambulance grade van to provide ground transport for families from regional areas using the Little Wings aero-medical transport service.

$50,000

Vision Australia Funding to provide new Feelix Kits to support the literacy needs of young children in regional communities who are blind or have low vision.

$18,000

Sub Total $310,000

CENTRAL WESTBooks in Homes Australia Funding to establish the Books in Homes literacy program at Kelso Public

School in Bathurst supporting the literacy needs of primary school students.$23,000

Cancer Council NSW Funding to establish the free Transport to Treatment program for those living with cancer in Orange, Bathurst and Mudgee.

$66,500

Canobolas Cottage Inc. t /as Ronald McDonald House Orange

Establishment of an interactive children’s playground at the new Ronald McDonald House in Orange.

$30,000

HeartKids NSW Incorporated Funding of a camp for children and their families affected by Childhood Heart Disease in the Central West.

$17,000

The Smith Family Funding to establish the highly successful childhood literacy program ‘Ten Minutes a Day’ at libraries in Orange, Bathurst and Mudgee.

$45,000

Sub Total $181,500

CENTRAL CoASTCentral Coast ARAFMI Incorporated Establishment of a new facility and program called ‘The Recovery Shed’

to provide training, work experience and support services to families and friends of people living with mental illness.

$62,000

Central Coast Multicultural Resource Children Centre

Funds to establish a new mobile multicultural education program to local schools, preschools and day care centres.

$61,500

Surf Life Saving Central Coast Inc. Funding to deliver the Rookie Lifesaver program for over 500 junior lifesavers on the Central Coast and support their transition into senior surf life saving ranks.

$35,000

The Leukaemia Foundation of Australia Limited

Funding to expand the Patient Transport service offered to Leukaemia and other blood cancer patients on the Central Coast.

$34,500

Variety the Children’s Charity Funding to establish the Future Kids Scholarship Program to support young people on the Central Coast who face financial or medical disadvantage.

$27,500

Sub Total $220,500

HuNTERCalvary Mater Health Care Limited Funding to purchase a Paxman Cold Cap Machine to prevent hair loss in

chemotherapy patients at the Calvary Mater Newcastle.$55,000

KIDS Foundation Funding to deliver the ‘SeeMore Safety’ education program to more than 100 preschools in the Hunter region and build the sustainability of the program via an online portal.

$55,000

CanTeen - The Australian Organisation for Young People Living With Cancer

Establishment of a new facility called the ‘Teen Hub’ to provide a multifunctional learning and recreational space for young people living with cancer and their families in Newcastle.

$47,500

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Establishment of the ‘Just Like You’ education program for school-aged children to learn about the challenges facing those living with physical or intellectual needs.

$65,000

Dungog Shire Palliative Care Volunteers Inc. New vehicle to provide transport to those with a terminal or serious medical condition in the Dungog Shire.

$32,000

Family Insight Inc Funds to support the expansion of the ‘Stories in the Street’ literacy initiative in Muswellbrook, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.

$14,500

Headstart Acquired Brain Injury Service Funding to enable the expansion of the Community Education Program run by Headstart to educate the community about the dangers, risks and consequences of acquired brain injury.

$65,000

Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation Funding for a new vehicle to enable Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation to deliver a free transport service for those living with breast cancer in the Hunter.

$35,200

Hunter Connect Families Incorporated Funding to provide an interactive social skills development program called ‘Secret Agent Society’ to children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Hunter.

$34,000

Hunter Medical Research Institute Funding to assist in the purchase and installation of a 3D Light Sheet Microscope to support the research work of over 1,000 accredited HMRI researchers.

$38,500

Hunter Youth Mentor Collaborative Funding to support the training of volunteer youth mentors and the delivery of the Hunter Youth Mentor Scholarship Program.

$33,000

Jenny’s Place Inc Funding to provide educational and communications materials for members of the community at risk of or affected by domestic violence.

$11,000

Lake Mac Care Services Incorporated Funding to enable the fit out of four purpose-built respite bedrooms for those living with dementia and their families in Lake Macquarie.

$45,500

Lifestyle Solutions (Aust) Ltd Fit out of dedicated sensory room and installation of a Liberty Swing to support those with intellectual and physical needs attending the Wallsend Day Programs Centre in Newcastle.

$55,000

Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd (Muswellbrook PCYC)

New van for improved access for young people to community programs and events run by the Muswellbrook PCYC.

$39,500

Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd (Nelson Bay PCYC)

Establishment of a café and training centre to provide accredited hospitality training to local disadvantaged and disengaged youth.

$47,500

Stroke and Disability Information (Hunter) Inc Establishment of a community education program to build awareness of rehabilitation options for those who have had a stroke.

$14,000

The Leukaemia Foundation of Australia Limited

Funding to expand the Patient Transport service offered to Leukaemia and other blood cancer patients in the Hunter.

$34,500

The Smith Family Funding to expand and improve the highly successful childhood literacy program ‘Ten Minutes a Day’ at libraries in the Hunter.

$24,000

Upper Hunter Community Services Inc. Funding to provide a range of new resources, equipment and training for the Red Door Community Kitchen in Muswellbrook.

$25,000

Variety the Children’s Charity Funding to establish the Future Kids Scholarship Program to support young people in the Hunter who face financial or medical disadvantage.

$27,500

Sub Total $798,200

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Grafton

Port Macquarie

Tamworth

Armidale

Taree

Forster

Newcastle

Maitland

Cessnock

Gosford

Bathurst

Mudgee

Orange

Coffs Harbour

Muswellbrook

Nelson Bay

Singleton

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Turn the page to see more of the regional al location of the $1.82 mil lion in grants

provided during 2014/15.

Where did the grants go?

NEW ENGLANDChallenge Community Services Funding to establish the Connexions Café and Technology Hub to support

training and employment of young people with intellectual disabilities in Armidale.

$29,500

The Smith Family Funding to expand and improve the highly successful childhood literacy program ‘Ten Minutes a Day’ at libraries in the New England region.

$10,000

Pathfinders Ltd Construction of an all-weather rural workshop and training facility at Tilbuster Station for disadvantaged and disengaged youth in Armidale.

$46,000

Sub Total $85,500

NoRTHERN RIvERSRiding for the Disabled Association (NSW) Ballina and District Centre

Funding to assist in the construction of an all-weather riding enclosure at the RDA Centre in Ballina.

$44,000

The Smith Family Funding to expand and improve the highly successful childhood literacy program ‘Ten Minutes a Day’ at libraries in the Northern Rivers.

$10,000

Sub Total $54,000

MID NoRTH CoASTKIDS Foundation Funding to deliver the ‘SeeMore Safety’ education program to more than

130 preschools in Coffs Harbour, Taree, Forster and Port Macquarie.$55,000

Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd (Taree PCYC)

Funding to re-establish the PCYC Taree Youth Drop-In Centre. $22,000

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Refurbishment of holiday respite accommodation in Coffs Harbour for people who have a spinal cord injury or other physical disability.

$27,000

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Establishment of a new training and resource facility at McCosker House in Port Macquarie for local families affected by or at risk of homelessness.

$57,000

The Smith Family Funding to expand and improve the highly successful childhood literacy program ‘Ten Minutes a Day’ at libraries on the Mid North Coast.

$10,000

Sub Total $171,000

ToTal fundS diSTribuTed in 2014/15 $1,820,700

Newcastle Permanent Community Foundation Company Ltd ABN 79 092 437 379 as Trustee for Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.

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