Who we support
The Honig Foundation is focused on making a difference to individuals and families’ residing in Australia. We encourage innovative ‘start-up’ solutions to the challenges facing disadvantaged people in our community.
Below are the community organisations and projects that have received support from The Honing Foundation:
Sustained Employment and Housing Pilot Project
Provide housing support and tailored employment assistance to at-risk youth, helping them transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency. The goal is for participants to achieve ongoing education, training or employment, while progressing through the housing continuum.
The Next Step
Training and employment for neurodivergent young adults.
Orange Essentials
Enabling our friends doing it tough/experiencing homelessness to access essential items with dignity and without creating additional waste.
Orange Sky Trust Exchange
Providing safe micro-storage solutions for our friends doing it tough.
Reversing the Impact of Childhood Poverty – Hunter Scale Up
Expand access to disadvantaged children in rural Hunter locations such as Muswellbrook, Singleton, Cessnock, and Dungog. Introduce a delivery service to ensure essentials reach vulnerable children when needed.
Innovative Orthotic Clinics in Sydney
Unlocking better outcomes through digital solutions, streamlined service delivery and therapist collaboration.
Mobile Medical Van
Taking the medical service ‘on the road’ to where the need is greatest, is an innovative and targeted approach to providing access and addressing movement constraints for the most vulnerable.
Laptops for Learning
Providing refurbished laptops to women and girls who have been unable to engage in online education due to economic disadvantage, family violence or homelessness.
'Lively Helper' Employment Program
Providing young jobseekers with stable employment and critical skill development opportunities, as well as supported pathways into the growing care workforce.
Empower Scholarships
Providing scholarships for young adults who have lived experience in foster care.
MECA Building Resilient Leaders Program
Engaging community leaders in professional and personal development, upskilling, networking, and relationship and coalition building with other small and large communities.
Youth Mower Shed
Expansion of youth ‘Mower Shed’ social enterprise to provide more employment opportunities to vulnerable youth in the A.C.T.
We Care Hunter
Providing pre-loved children’s items such as car seats, cots, prams and clothing to vulnerable children. This project expands the Central Coast operations into the Hunter to provide practical essentials to over 1,500 disadvantaged children each year.
Hope and Healing project
Supporting Aboriginal people on the Mornington Peninsula to rebuild their lives after being in contact with the criminal justice system.
Dental Support
Addressing an identified gap in clients’ dental needs by providing advanced and complex dental care such as root canal, crowns, dentures, orthodontics and more.
Collaborative Funding
This section showcases our commitment to collaboration, one of our core values. Here, we partner with other funders to jointly support organisations and initiatives. By combining our
efforts and resources, we can achieve a greater impact and drive meaningful change in the communities we serve.
Funding is by invitation only.
Below are the community organisations that have received support from The Honig Foundation through collaboration:
Trackin’ Good
Providing disadvantaged young people with valuable work experience, training, and skills in a supportive environment to enhance their employability and confidence.
Supporting Two Regional Schools
Providing one-year free lunches for students in need.
Thank you to our funding collaborators:
Ron’s Heritage Fund
This fund was created to honour the founding family’s heritage and their vision of an Australia where all individuals, regardless of their background or circumstances, can live a life of opportunity, dignity, and freedom from disadvantage.
Funding is by invitation only.
Below are the community organisations that have received support from The Honig Foundation under the Ron’s Heritage Fund:
Disability & Psychosocial Client Annual Holiday
Providing an opportunity for a group of people with disabilities to go on an organised holiday together with appropriate assistance, a challenge they often face.
Community & Client Shabbat Dinners
Providing clients and isolated community members with the opportunity to attend monthly Shabbat dinners, offering traditional Jewish food, and a sense of camaraderie.