Boandik Lodge
Stand Like Stone has announced the recipients of grants from the 2019 OneFortyOne (OFO) Community Capacity Building Grants. The partnership commenced in 2014 and has to date distributed $130,000 across 13 charitable projects that have built capacity in the Limestone Coast. The 2019 OneFortyOne Community Capacity Building Grants have delivered a further $50,000 into the community. Source: Timberbiz
A sum of $4100 was granted to Boandik Lodge to purchase exercise equipment and specialised mobility aids for the Boandik Lodge residents and the wider community.
An amount of $15,000 was provided to Carers Association of SA for their project “seeding a social enterprise incubator in the Limestone Coast”.
Carers SA will host three workshops in the community with the aim that the workshops will seed the establishment of social enterprises (micro business) for carers and/or those with a disability. It is a train the trainer approach to enable the growth of social enterprises in the region.
Youth Opportunities Association (SA) Inc was granted $18,000 for the “Thrive Student” hybrid leadership program. The program will provide support for young students to undertake a leadership program and also enable a Youth Opportunities trainer to coordinate the implementation of the online program.
The Thrive Student program assists in addressing disadvantage and disengagement and enables early intervention to create lasting positive change in the lives of participants.
Matched funding of up to $10,000 was offered to I-myself Pty Ltd for the project “HER-self” The HER-self project aims to equip women from the Limestone Coast community, who are victims of domestic violence and other issues, to regain their self-worth, self-belief and self-dignity.
The balance of OneFortyOne funding was offered to the Sunset Community Kitchen to assist in the day-to-day operations of the kitchen.
The OneFortyOne Community Capacity Building grant round is made possible through a funding partnership between the Stand Like Stone Foundation and OneFortyOne.
“Every dollar of the funding provided through the partnership with OneFortyOne has been distributed to the Limestone Coast community for use in valuable projects that assist our region to grow and become more resilient.
In addition to the OneFortyOne Community Capacity Building Grants, a further $32,530 was delivered across the Limestone Coast through the Stand Like Stone Small Grants Program.
Since its inception, Stand Like Stone has distributed over $1.4 million to the communities of the Limestone Coast through grants, projects and scholarships. As Stand Like Stone never spends the donations it receives, the amounts available to grant to the community continues to grow as the amount of donations held in the trust funds grow.
Further funding opportunities will be available through Stand Like Stone in August 2019, when the next Small Grant Program and Educational Scholarship Program will open for applications. More information on the Stand Like Stone Foundation and its grants and programs can be found at www.standlikestone.com.au
