The allocation of funds through community grants, including all donated funds
and surplus funds from bingo tickets sales, occurs at the end of each financial
year.
All non-government, Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) health and welfare service
agencies and Associated community-based organisations are encouraged to apply
for one-off grants for up to $15,000 for specific projects.
After due diligence is completed by United Way staff, the Allocation Committee is responsible for the review of all applications and the allocation of grants. The allocation process is strenuous and is stringent to ensure equitable distribution in accordance with community needs.
Other ways that your help is distributed
Tell Tales
Published by United Way South Australia Inc. to celebrate the support of the South Australian yachting community through the Splash! Regatta, Tell Tales is an anthology of yachting stories by South Australian yachtsmen and women. Sir James Hardy launched the book at the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron in 2004 and generously provided the Forward.
Copies of the Tell Tales anthology are available through the United Way office. Signed prints of the original Jim Kinch oil on canvas painting Tell Tales, which features on the book cover and donated by the artist are also available through the United Way office.
I CAN PLAY FUND
The I Can Play Fund is a new initiative of United Way South Australia in answer
to identified unmet needs in our local community.
The “I Can Play” project is an innovative fund being developed designed to assist disadvantaged and marginalized young South Australians to participate in community or school based sporting and musical activities by providing financial support and facilitating personalized mentoring.
In Australia we tend to think that because everyone has access to food, clean water, healthcare and education that they must grow up strong and happy. Sadly for some children in Adelaide this is not the case. Parents may be poorly educated, unhealthy, lacking in parenting skills, suffering from substance abuse and not have the support of extended family and community. Children from such backgrounds are less likely to establish connections with their community, becoming isolated and disenfranchised which can lead to anti-social behavior.
Through “I Can Play” the participating young people will be financially and emotionally assisted to join activities within their community. By establishing habits of interaction with the local community, the individual participants will be encouraged to become enfranchised citizens providing them with feelings of belonging, contribution and control as well as lifelong habits of activity. The health of the entire community will benefit from empowered citizens, while a decrease in anti-social behaviour (graffiti, vandalism, petty crime) will bring financial savings. The community as a whole will become a happier place.
I CAN PLAY FUND works by:
Providing funding for individual young people in the form of financial support for fees/lessons and equipment which will be paid directly to the club/school/teacher.
Developing an “Equipment Library” via generous business donations. Items to be loaned to the young people for the period of their involvement in the project thereby developing a degree of project sustainability.
Linking participants with adult &/or peer mentors to provide individual and personalised support.
Seed funding for the project has been gained from the City of Onkaparinga and the City of Playford, with further funding being sought from the Office of Recreation and Sport and other philanthropic organizations.
I CAN PLAY FUND Targets:
5 – 17 year olds.
Those living with parents, the homeless, children under the Guardianship of the Minister, refugees and those under the care of welfare agencies.
Young people wanting to participate in sporting and musical activities on a school or community level.
Young people wanting to ‘ have a go” and is not focused on selecting elite skills.
Initially for young people in the targeted pilot areas of the City of Playford and the City of Onkaparinga where significant and above average disadvantage occurs. Subsequently to be extended statewide.
Those young people in danger of Social Exclusion from their communities as a result of a series of problems such as unemployment, discrimination, poor skills, low income, poor housing, high crime, ill health and family breakdown.
Did You Know That…
39.9% of households in the City of Playford have an income of $400/week or less (before tax) with some smaller areas showing nearly 60% of households having an income of $400 or less.
There are over 7,000 one parent families in the City of Onkaparinga.
The City of Port Adelaide & Enfield has the highest number of offences recorded by police (261.1 per 1,000 of population) of all metropolitan council districts, with the City of Playford having the second highest recording of 246.7 per 1,000 of population.
PROJECT GOALS:
To assist in the development of positive relationships between young people and their community by facilitating sporting and musical links, encouraging a feeling of connectedness.
To build opportunities for disadvantaged young people and families to engage in activities that strengthen and support relationships within the family.
To build opportunities for disadvantaged young people to take positive action in physical health issues.
To build opportunities for disadvantaged young people to engage in activities that promote sound mental health.
How You Can Assist the I CAN PLAY FUND
Contact the United Way office for further
information
