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25.01.2022 Who cares for the carers? Help The Carers Foundation Australia, our 2018 grant recipient, spread awareness for their Who Cares campaign. Did you know children as young as 8 are also carers for disabled or sick parents or siblings? They need support and respite so in 2018 Women and Change answered the call with $50,000 for a programme to bring together teen carers to help manage the mental and physical burden on their young shoulders.... Beautiful Ronnie Benbow and the team at the Carers Foundation want to spread awareness about these amazing children and other carers. 2020 has been a hard year for the Carers in our community but you can help Ronni and the team keep up the good work by sharing this message and helping out anyway you can. And special thanks for our 12 year old producer/director and all of our children for holding the iPhones and managing the ‘talent’ of our Committee into this enthusiastic production. #wecareforcarers #icare #carersfoundation #carersfoundationaustralia #womenandchange

21.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that Protea Place are the winner of the 2020 Women & Change $50,000 grant. Special mention also goes to the other finalists 4 Voices and SHINE for Kids who also revived $8,000 each which will form a significant contribution to their good works. #womenandchange #philanthropyqueensland #proteaplacetoowoomba #toowoombawomenscollective #shineforkids #ridebymyside #4voices

19.01.2022 Amazing news! Ronnie Benbow, who runs our 2018 grant winner The Carers Foundation, has been nominated for Australian of the Year in 2021! Ronnie is a force for good (and now one of our members) who turns around the lives of Australians carers including teenage Carers. Wish her luck!

18.01.2022 Keen to put your helping hands to good use? Join Women and Change members and friends packing Baby Give Back safe start boxes for families in need this is on next Thursday night 1 October at a covid safe venue in Mt Ommaney. Message Women and Change via the Facebook page to register your interest. Limited spaces available.

17.01.2022 Tonight Jo Thomas, CEO @metroarts informed us about the Actors Benevolent Fund QLD and the fun shirts we can buy to show our support for local creatives. @leeanneenoch_mp models it above. We can help show our support ... for our incredible performing arts community who have been impacted by COVID-19, by making a donation to the Actors' & Entertainers' Benevolent Fund Qld, or buy some of their merch below https://abfqld.com.au/ #TheCurtainWillRiseAgain #actorsbenevolentfundqld #womenandchange #philanthropy #givingcircle

17.01.2022 We need your help to communicate an exciting initiative from one of our members to support new young members to join us in 2020. Four Introductory Memberships will be offered to women under 35 interested in joining us in good giving in 2020. Young Membership normally costs $500 per annum but these four Introductory members will only pay $250 for their 2020 membership with the remainder paid for by our generous supporter (who prefers to remain anonymous). We are asking you to... please share this opportunity with young women who would like to join a community of like minded generous women and invest in change in Queensland. How to apply: Women under 35 are encouraged to submit a short pitch under 200 words (less than a page) answering the question: 'Why I would love to be part of Women & Change'. Each prospective member can email their response to [email protected] by 25 September. The four successful applicants will be notified by 30 September and will be eligible to vote at our Annual Voting night on Thursday 12 November 2020. Introductory Membership details: Young membership is a $500 donation per annum. Successful candidates will contribute $250 and their donation will be matched by a generous Women & Change member. Membership will commence from the day the $250 Introductory Membership is paid. Thank you in advance for sharing this opportunity with your networks, friends and colleagues.

16.01.2022 Join us with Jo Thomas, CEO of Metro Arts and Queensland Telstra Businesswoman of the Year on Thursday August 27th at 7pm for a FREE online event. Jo will speak candidly around how the performing arts sector is surviving, pivoting and supporting each other during the current pandemic, as the live performance industry was effectively shut down. This emerging vulnerable group, along with so many others, have had to find creative ways to source income, stay connected and maintai...n mental strength. Register for the FREE event below. #womenandchange #metroarts #givingcircles #philanthropy #performingarts #telstrabusinesswoman #queensland #givingwithimpact #jothomas

11.01.2022 Have you registered to join the conversation with Jo Thomas? Queensland Telstra Businesswoman of the Year and CEO, Metro Arts this coming Thursday Aug 27th at 7pm. Register via our Events page. ... #womenandchange #givingcircle #metroarts #metroartsbrisbane #performingarts #telstrabizawards #telstrabusinesswomensawards

09.01.2022 We have been overwhelmed with applications with over 70 submissions received for our 2020 $50,000 grant. Shortlisting is currently taking place, but you can still be part of the process of creating impact for the Queensland community by joining as a member of Women & Change before our annual Voting Night on Thursday 12 November. Please refer to our website www.womenandchange.com.au/membership to learn how to join our giving circle. ... #womenandchange #givingcircle #philanthropy #charity #queensland

09.01.2022 Join us with Jo Thomas, CEO of @metroarts and Queensland Telstra Businesswoman of the Year on Thursday August 27th at 7pm for a FREE online event. Jo will speak candidly around how the performing arts sector is surviving, pivoting and supporting each other during the current pandemic, as the live performance industry was effectively shut down. This emerging vulnerable group, along with so many others, have had to find creative ways to source income, stay connected and maintai...n mental strength. Register for the FREE event by clicking on link in our bio. #womenandchange #metroarts #givingcircle #philanthropy #performingarts #telstrabusinesswoman #queensland #givingwithimpact #jothomas

09.01.2022 Record numbers of families with newborns are needing help... watch to see how our 2019 grant winner Baby Give Back is rising to the challenge.

09.01.2022 Please share with anyone who can donate baby goods.

05.01.2022 Didn't get time to Zoom in for our Conversation with Jo Thomas? CEO & Creative Director of Metro Arts Fortunately we have the full conversation available to watch on our YouTube channel. Grab a nice cuppa or glass of wine and tune in to learn about Brisbane's performing arts sector and the impact of 2020. Don't forget to subscribe to Women & Change YouTube channel to watch our recorded events.... #conversationswithwomenandchange #womenandchange #metroarts #givingcircle #philanthropy https://youtu.be/-bLlys-ocNU

04.01.2022 If you didn't catch the wonder women live in our Conversations series you can still hear from Ronni Kahn AO (OzHarvest Founder) and Sarah Davies (CEO of Philanthropy Australia) on our new You Tube channel. Link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69_B6jAPtE1oK63_cCRL5A

04.01.2022 Reminder: Our 2020 $50,000 grant applications are due this Friday!Reminder: Our 2020 $50,000 grant applications are due this Friday!

02.01.2022 2020 Grant Finalist - SHINE for Kids - Ride By Your Side Children of incarcerated mothers are the invisible victims of crime and can experience lifelong trauma, shame, family violence and emotional distress. They are also at higher risk of homelessness, poverty and poor educational outcomes. SHINE for Kids is the only national charity that works solely to transform the lives of children whose mothers are incarcerated. Ride By Your Side is a SHINE for Kids program that off...ers support to children who have no other way of having contact with their incarcerated mother. Mothers in correctional facilities are far less likely to receive visits from their children compared to incarcerated fathers. The reasons are diverse and depend on a range of factors including the child’s care arrangements, family relationships, physical location and access to transport. Some children enter State care while their mother is incarcerated, and in some cases, mothers are moved between facilities during their sentence which adds to the challenge of maintaining contact. Through a structured, child-safe, 12-month mentoring program paired with transport, Ride by Your Side helps children maintain a relationship with their mothers that would otherwise be impossible. For these children, maintaining regular contact with their mothers is vital to fostering positive relationships and avoiding family fragmentation which can have negative lifelong impacts. This program provides an opportunity for trained mentors to engage with at-risk children in a safe, secure and consistent environment while children are transported to and from correctional facilities. SHINE for Kids currently operate similar successful programs in Victoria, ACT and NSW and in Queensland at the Townsville Correctional Facility. A Women and Change grant would allow the Ride By Your Side program to employ a coordinator for to oversee the program including screening and training of 20 volunteer mentors to support the children of 20 incarcerated mothers in three Southern Queensland prisons. #womenandchange #childrenofprisoners #invisiblevictimsofcrime #notmycrime #ridebyyourside @shineforkids SHINE for Kids