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Canberra Day Appeal a peak season to give where you live

While Christmas is traditionally a season of giving in Australia, in the national capital it’s the Hands Up for Canberra Giving Day (or 48 hours, actually) in the lead up to Canberra Day that signals peak giving time.

Canberra Day Appeal has magic million target in its sights

A tidy one million dollars is the target set for this year’s Canberra Day Appeal, the Capital Region’s largest annual fundraising drive.

Hands Across Canberra asks donors to ‘give where you live’

Hands Across Canberra is calling on ACT residents to give where they live and help locals in need to stay safe, fed, and warm

Appeal places $850,000 in charities’ hands across Canberra

With every cent now counted, Hands Across Canberra has announced that its 2023 Canberra Day Appeal has raised more than $850,000, all of which goes to help local charities and organisations around the ACT region.

$1.5m+ Strathnairn Charity House sale benefits local charities

A marathon 90-minute auction event yesterday resulted in a sale price of almost $1.6 million for the Strathnairn Charity House.

Strathnairn Charity House championed by women for local charities

Strathnairn Charity House was built by women using almost $1 million of donated materials, and proceeds from the sale will be given to Hands Across Canberra.

Hands Across Canberra end of year celebration

Hands Across Canberra end of year celebration and thank you, Senate Gardens. Photos: Kerrie Brewer

Laptops donated to Canberra community organisations

The Synergy Group gave refurbished laptops to Hands Across Canberra and community organisations in Alicia Payne’s electorate of Canberra:

Vital Signs: Aboriginal disadvantage ‘a tragedy’

Most Canberrans embrace cultural diversity, but Aboriginal people are still disadvantaged, according to the Vital Signs report.

Vital Signs: ‘Crisis point for youth mental health’

Canberra has the highest life expectancy in Australia – but mental health has declined, according to the Vital Signs report.

Canberra’s Vital Signs are erratic: ‘The data is terrifying’

The Vital Signs report, published this week by Hands Across Canberra and the Snow Foundation, provides a snapshot of Canberra focused on Health, Education and Employment, Housing, and Belonging.

Give Where You Live this Anti-Poverty Week

Anti-Poverty Week organisers ask Canberrans to reflect on the disadvantage on their own doorstep, and to make a change.

Extra $80,000 in lockdown relief for community projects

A further 12 local community projects will share more than $80,000 in grant funding from the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund, as the final part of an urgent Covid-19 lockdown relief round, Hands Across Canberra announced today. The first round granted more than $100,000 in funding, bringing the total to $183,000.

$100,000 lockdown boost for local community projects

Fourteen local community projects will share in more than $100,000 of grant funding for relief activities as part of an ongoing relief grant round, Hands Across Canberra announced today.

What can you do to end homelessness?

Homelessness is everyone’s responsibility; together, we can end this social problem and make sure all Canberrans have a roof over their heads.

Leadership fund to honour Sue Salthouse’s legacy

Hands Across Canberra will administer the $75,000 seeding fund which is expected to grow through philanthropic support.

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