Supporters & Corporate Friends

Stopping family violence is a 'whole of community' responsibility. Every form of contribution, no matter how big or how small, can help WRISC provide critical support to women and children escaping family violence.

Kind and generous donations from organisations, private philanthropists and various grants enable us to continue to service the increasing number of requests for help. We sincerely thank our loyal and generous supporters.

We continue to seek sponsors and corporate friends to assist us to continue to do the work we do. These relationships can be flexible and tailored to best meet the capacity and interests of you or your organisation. For example, you might:

• Commit funds to support specific services WRISC provides (eg. safe at home, court support, children's counselling, etc)
• Sponsor additional staff, or a percentage of a staff position, to enable more women to access our service.
• Make one-off or regular donations to WRISC.
• Conduct fundraising activities for WRISC, or nominate WRISC as the recipient of fundraising events or workplace giving.

All donations to WRISC Family Violence Support are tax deductible. We would love to discuss options about support with you. Please contact WRISC on (03) 5333 3666 and ask to speak to the Business Manager, or click here to go to the Donate Page.

By becoming a supporter or corporate friend to WRISC, you or your organisation will be formally demonstrating a commitment to ensuring the ongoing work of supporting victims of family violence. Your friendship will receive public acknowledgments via:

• The WRISC website
• Publications - where relevant and appropriate, eg. the Annual Report, flyers and newsletters
• Media opportunities - usually when donations are received or partnerships developed
• Other formal opportunities to position your workplace as being committed to ending family violence
  
  

• Soroptimist International
  Financial contribution towards client costs
• Grampians Integrated Family Violence Committee
  Financial contribution to Children's group facilitation
• Streetsmart
  Financial contribution towards Children's Art Therapy Group
• UnitingCare
  Financial contribution towards children's counselling costs
• UnitingCare HEF
  Financial contribution to housing establishment for clients
• City of Ballarat
  provision of Community Impact Grant in May 2013, for the "Spread the Word" project
• Victorian Women's Trust
  provision of a grant for the "Private Rental Access Project"
• The Guiding Star Masonic Lodge
  Funding for the Children's Program, and capital works
• Salvation Army
  Financial contribution towards client costs
• United Way Ballarat & The Ballarat Foundation
  Financial contribution to Safety Assist funds and the Children's Group Provision
• Stockdale & Leggo
  advice and assistance with rental properties
• GFS - Anglicare
  Donation of knitted items to provide to women and children
• One2One MOPS
  Donation of Care Packs to provide to women and children
• Jane Bolitho
  Accounting mentoring and advice
• Rob Stewart
  donation of project/capital works items
• Lions Club of Ballarat
  Financial contribution towards client costs
• Country Women's Association
  Financial contribution to general service delivery/client costs
• Creations 4 Kids
  Subsidised materials for the children's Art Therapy Program
• Stockland Wendouree
  Supporter of the One Million Stars project
• StreetSmart Action Against Homelessness
  Grant in support of Children's Program.  Read about grant here.
  

WRISC also have several private donors who prefer to remain anonymous.

We thank each and every contributor for their generosity. If you would like to help, click here to go to our Donations Page.