Our Charity Partners
How we help
We raise funds for charities working at the frontline of youth homelessness, especially those making their own way. Some operate “wrap-around” systems of care and support; others fill niches that big charities and governments bypass. We look for organisations with fresh approaches and strong volunteer foundations. Mostly, we fund specific programs, assessed and monitored by TCF. We aim to pass every dollar we raise, net of direct fundraising costs, to frontline charities. We pay no staff salaries, director fees or personal expenses; we don’t even have an office.
$4.55m
Distributed to
our charity partners
since 2017
1,000+
Young people
currently supported by
our partners
7
Charities we're
funding for
homelessness projects
BackTrack
Youth Works
TCF’s first charity partner, BackTrack began working with vulnerable young people in the Armidale, NSW area in 2006.
Famous for matching youngsters with working dogs, BackTrack has developed a system of care, support, skills training, and building confidence, responsibility and belonging.
The Burdekin Association
We began partnering Burdekin in 2020, helping to employ health and education specialists to support struggling youngsters in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and Inner West.
Since 1980 Burdekin has developed innovative programs in youth housing, out-of-home care, assistance for families in crisis and community support.
Coffee Brigade
Over more than 5 decades Coffee Brigade has given Brisbane’s rough sleepers a better start to the day, its 150+ volunteers serving hot coffee and breakfast in locations around the city.
We contribute to the food procurement budget, helping ensure that Coffee Brigade volunteers are helping on the streets every morning of the year.
Raw Potential Canberra
Raw Potential has helped more than 10,000 at-risk and vulnerable young people in Canberra and surrounding districts since 1986.
The Chappell Foundation began partnering Raw Potential in 2021, to fund a new mobile outreach program to assist young people with support, counselling and health needs.
Stepping Stone House
Ecumenical are committed to ensuring that Based on long-term accommodation, wrap-around support, developing life skills, education and training, Stepping Stone has been salvaging young lives since 1989.
We have funded Stepping Stone’s independent living and semi-independent living programs since 2019 and support its ambition to end youth homelessness in Australia.
Taldumande
Youth Services
Our Foundation is helping Taldumande to fund a residential care home for vulnerable young people in western Sydney
Since 1976, Taldumande has developed programs for crisis accommodation, semi-independent and independent housing, family support and community outreach.
WAYS Youth
& Family
WAYS provides a range of integrated services, delivered by professional staff and volunteers, to young people aged 9-24 years and their families in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
We were the foundation funder of WAYS’s prevention-focused youth homelessness program, which we continue to support.