James Frizelle Charitable Foundation Grants 2024 - 2025
Round 2, 2023
Arundel Park Riding for the disabled - Contribution towards veterinary care, farrier services, chiropractic care, and feed for our horses
Horse riding is a pleasurable form of physical exercise which has proven to therapeutically assist people with a wide range of disabilities. Arundel Park Riding for Disabled was formed in 1981 to provide a horse-riding service for children and adults with a disability. APRDA horses require consistent maintenance and care to ensure rider safety and the health of the horses. Our Foundation Grant of $25,000.00 per annum (year 1 of 3 years) will be instrumental in providing the much needed care to the 20 therapy horses for the next 3 years.
Northern Rivers Community Foundation
The NRCF is a community-based independent foundation that connects people and communities to tackle challenging social and environmental problems across the Northern Rivers region. Established in 2004, they are dedicated to improving the lives of those less fortunate, including those affected by economic circumstances, mental illness, disability, learning difficulties, aged services, domestic violence and homelessness. NRCF grants support a range of projects – from helping a local disability charity to purchase a new beach wheelchair, funding intervention and support programs for at risk youth, through to the re-establishment of a local food pantry wiped out by floods. 2023-2024 is the 2nd year of our 3 year Foundation’s grant, with $76,683 distributed amongst the following. Individual grant recipients:-
Story Dogs Ltds
$3,815.31 Story Dogs enables a child and a dog with their volunteer handler a weekly one-on-one reading session held at the child’s reading level throughout the course of a school year. The literacy program is based on the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) model. The READ program has successfully proven the educational benefits of reading to dogs since 1999. Story Dog Volunteers are guided on working with children to go at the child’s pace and use the calming presence of the dog to support comprehension during each 20 minute reading session
Zephyr Education
$10,762.50 The not for profit, volunteer run charity Zephyr Education Inc was founded in 2013 by Isabella
Bevan, David Bevan AM, Carmel Martin and Terry Martin to help children at domestic violence shelters resume their education by supplying them with everything they need to start at their new school. The Project involves helping children in the Northern Rivers District whose lives and education have been disrupted by domestic and family.
violence, by supplying them with school uniforms, bags, stationery, and all other school essentials to give them the best chance of
successfully restarting their education. Already supplying school essentials to a DV support organisation operating in three towns within the district, funding will provide additional DV shelters similar support.
Round 1, 2024
Agape Outreach Inc - Improving Support Services Sustainability for Homeless and Disenfranchised
Agape Outreach Inc. is a charity organisation making a difference in the lives of hurting, broken, and disenfranchised people. Agape operate between Byron Bay on the North Coast of New South Wales and Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast in Queensland, providing over 800 hot meals weekly to vulnerable people on the streets and various services. Our Foundation Grant of $23,808.00 per annum (year 1 of 2) will help Agape Outreach Inc in providing additional support services to people in need. the services being offered are 1:1 Counselling provided to assist with Mental Health, suicide, housing, trauma recovery, domestic violence, particularly elderly, and improved food security by increasing chef hours to ensure additional meals are provided as the need for meals increases.
Small Grant Round, 2024
The Trustee for Byron Bay Community Benefit Fund - Safe Space: Expanding Fletcher Street Cottage's Homeless Breakfast Service for Lasting Impact
Fletcher Street Cottage provides essential support to those in need by feeding the homeless on a daily basis. The Breakfast Program offers practical relief through regular, healthy meals. Additionally, the Program creates a safe, welcoming environment where people access further support and pathways out of homelessness. Support includes showers, laundry, emergency relief, and appointments with support services e.g. specialist housing support, mental health workers, and Domestic Violence support. Our Foundation Grant of $4,396.00 will fund the purchase of additional refridgeration to support the growing demands for the Breakfast Program.
Special Donations 2024
Bravehearts - Bravehearts Personal Safety Programs for Children and Young People
Bravehearts provides children/young people with age-appropriate personal safety programs arming them with vital tools to recognise, react and report in order to protect them from sexual harm, peer-on-peer sexual abuse, grooming and online harms.
Our Foundation donation of $10,000.00 will assist in providing updates to these programs including the in-school teacher/student-led program for children aged 9-12 which requires an update that will be implemented early 2024 – in order to empower this age group with tools including respectful relationships, consent and online safety, how to report, who to report to. This program upgrade will include teacher guides, lesson plans and parent/carer information.
