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BISHOP'S FAMILY FOUNDATION

DETAILS OF PROJECTS FUNDED

2009-2010:

$25,000, Centacare Gippsland, family relationship program.

$5000, Karinya Counselling Centre, drug, alcohol and relationship counselling

$6000, St Vincent de Paul, headquarters, tertiary education scholarship

$5000, Good Beginnings Australia, parent education discussion groups

$8000, Scope, trailer, leisure breaks, camping getaways

$1800, Latrobe Special Development School, social skills program

2008-2009:

$24,500, Centacare Gippsland, family relationship program

$10,000, Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund, bushfire appeal

$6010, Good Beginnings Australia, family support

$5000, Karinya Counselling Centre, counselling support

$5000, St Vincent de Paul, west region, medical equipment loans

$3300, Interchange Gippsland, boot camp for volunteers

$3000, John Pierce Centre, support for families of deaf

$3000, St Vincent de Paul, Cranbourne, Christmas hampers and back-to-school support

$2725, Latrobe Special Development School, breakfast club

$2000, St Vincent de Paul, Berwick, assisting with education costs

$1600, St Mary's parish, Maffra, dealing with loss and change program

$500, Bass Valley Primary School, breakfast club

$3000, Salvation Army, Moe, return to school program

2007-2008:

$20,000, Centacare Gippsland, family relationship program

$20,000, Centacare Gippsland, youth leadership program

$15,000, Centacare Gippsland, disadvantaged youth program

$12,700, St Vincent de paul, Drouin, storage facilities

$7000, Karinya Counselling Services, welfare support

$7000, St Vincent de Paul, Narre Warren, back to school expenses

$5000, St Vincent de Paul, Cranbourne, food hampers and back to school needs

$2972, Interchange Central Gippsland, mum's retreat

$2000, Fusion Gippsland, youth at risk

$2000, St Vincent de Paul, Berwick, client education costs

$1500, Latrobe Special Development School, home program

$1000, Lavalla Catholic College, breakfast club

$500, Bass Valley primary School, breakfast club

2006-2007:

$30,000, Centacare Gippsland, family relationship program.

$15,000, Berry Street Victorian Gippsland children’s program

$12,000, St Vincent de Paul, Bairnsdale, no interest loans scheme

$1000, Bass Valley Primary school, breakfast club

$5000, St Vincent de Paul, Narre Warren, back to school program

$5000, St Vincent de Paul, Cranbourne, back to school program

$4000, Cardinia Combined Churches, Christmas hampers

$2000, Fusion Gippsland, Talk and tucker program

$6000, Good Beginnings, family support and volunteer program

$1000, Bridge Foundation, Bags for Release program

$4500, Karinya, Drug Proof Your Kids program

$7500, Rotary Centenary House project

2005-2006:

$25,000, Gippsland Rotary Centenary House, patient and family accommodation project near Latrobe Regional Hospital.
$25,000, Centacare Gippsland, life skills and family counselling services across Gippsland.
$10,000, Kilmany Uniting Care, Wellington Community No Interest Loans Scheme.
$3000, Cranbourne Information and Support Service, Casey No Interest Loans Scheme.
$1000, Kilmany Uniting Care, Bairnsdale, depression and carers support.
$6700, Gippsland Carers' Association, Morwell, Keeping Families in the Know project to educate and inform families caring for people with disability, handicap or frailty.
$5000, Sale Elderly Citizens' Village, towards bed replacements.
$7300, Maryknoll Cottages for the Elderly, Maryknoll, renovation of cottages.
$1000, St Ita's Primary School, Drouin, food for families.
$2400, Noah's Ark Inc, Morwell, preschoolers with autism project.
$804, St Rose of Lima, Rosedale, establish a Youth Alpha program.
$5000, Society of St Vincent de Paul, back-to-school needs.
$8000, Karinya Counselling Services, Traralgon, drug and alcohol abuse program.
$1200, Advocates of Survivors of Child Abuse.
$3000, Gippsland Christian Broadcasters, Life FM microwave link.

2004-2005:

$25,000, Centacare Gippsland, family and marriage relationship counselling
$10,000, Asian tsunami appeal
$8000, Berry Street Victoria, Dare to Make a Change program for vulnerable young people.
$5000, Life-FM Christian radio, providing famil-based programming.
$5000, Bass Coast No-Interest Loans Scheme, loans to low income people for essential items.
$5000, Narre Warren Community Learning Centre, Men CCC Together self improvement program.
$3830, Latrobe Community Health Service, training for palliative care volunteers.
$3000, St Vincent de Paul Society, Cranbourne, for Christmas hampers for needy.

2003-2004:

$14,450, Centacare Gippsland, family relationships counselling service.
$15,000, East Gippsland bushfire appeal
$6000, Berry Street, Dare to Make a Change program for high-risk young people.
$6000, Good Beginnings, high-risk infant program.
$8000, Lifeline Gippsland, to establish face to face counselling.
$5100, Anglicare/Parentzone, to establish program to assist parents of children with disabilities.
$5000, Morwell Primary School, program for early detection of children at risk and to set up support systems.

2002-2003:

$8500, Marist-Sion College, Warragul, extension to student support centre.
$7000, Centacare Gippsland, to expand marriage education program.
$5000, Headway Gippsland, to establish carer support program at Bairnsdale.
$2500, Good Beginnings Latrobe to purchase parenting resources.
$500, George Gray Centre, Maffra, to purchase items for sensory integration program.
$500, Kiama Special Needs Kindergarten, Morwell, to purchase items for sensory integration program.

2001-2002:

$17,500, Centacare Gippsland, to establish Family Friends Program at Narre Warren.
$4525, Narre Warren Community Learning Centre for young adult gap support.
$2400, St Mary's Parish, Maffra, for Journeying Together program.
$1400, Kiama Special Needs Kindergarten, Morwell, for parents' room.
$1330, Parent to parent Gippsland for sibling support program.
$900, Good Beginnings Home Visiting and Parenting Program.
$850, Wonthaggi District Hospital for community garden.
$600, Latrobe Community Health Service for mothers' respite service.
$500, St Ita's Parish, Drouin, for its X-Treme Youth Group.
$500, Bairnsdale Primary School, for an Alert Program.

2000-2001:

$5650, LifeLine Gippsland to extend service into South Gippsland area.
$5000, St Vincent de Paul Society, Sale, to upgrade emergency accommodation caravan.
$3000, Centacare Gippsland and Narre Warren parish to establish a Home Start project in Narre Warren South.

All donations over $2 within Australia to the Bishop's Family Foundation are tax deductible.

Donations should be sent to:
Bishop's Family Foundation
PO Box 508,
SALE, Victoria, Australia. 3853