Corporate

Corporate

How could your Company contribute?

By contributing towards any one of the major projects below

Youth and Family Program $80,000 per year

The provision of specialist and qualified family support is essential in delivering assistance to families struggling with challenging life circumstances and children who are at risk of becoming homeless. It is also crucial in supporting the young people in our accommodation and outreach services who want to rebuild and strengthen their relationships with family or return home.

Early intervention, via our Youth and Family Program, is one of the most critical services we need to provide, yet we are in danger of having to abandon the program due to lack of funding.  Previously the program had two full time specialist staff, providing direct intensive support and assistance to 15 - 20 family members and their children at risk, at any one time.

Now we can only provide basic telephone support and referral, with minimal face to face support as a very limited response to families in the northern Sydney area, who would benefit from early intervention support.

Groceries – $30,000 per year

This would provide daily grocery expenses for our 2 residential houses, feeding 30 young people each year. 
We provide nutritious foods which carry few preservatives, colourings and additives to prevent adverse affects and encourage young people to develop healthy eating life styles.

Furnishings and white goods $10,000

Taldumande aims to provide homelike environments with a reasonable standard of safety and comfort in the furnishings provided.  It ensures it’s two residential homes and the 4 independent single units can be furnished and maintained each year, providing accommodation to 35 young people.

Recreation Camps - $4000 per camp

Many of the young people with whom we work have not had the opportunity to experience what most of us would consider to be a normal part of growing up, a holiday. A time to experience some fun and relax, socialize and be part of group and visiting places we may not have been before.
Taldumande aims to take young people on a local NSW ‘holiday’ each year for 4 days in the lead up to returning to school.

The support workers ensure young people remain physically and emotionally safe and arrange activities and a destination suitable to the group. In the past we have given young people the experiences of: a farm stay with: canoeing and horse riding and the “Wollongong Resort’ with: the beach, tennis, fishing, swimming and Jamberoo Park.

We hope to be able to continue to provide simple and low budget ‘holidays’ and whilst activities are a focus for the youth, support workers also focus on developing the young people’s personal, social and group skills with community based activities and group based night activities.

Client Financial Resources Project – $7000 per year

This project enables Taldumande to provide financial assistance and to purchase equipment or resource material for young people. This includes general information books, self-help books, sporting equipment, sexual health packages.  The resources assist in meeting the needs of our young people who often place themselves at great risk; need to develop self awareness; need to learn safe practices regarding socialising and sexual health; and need to learn techniques to navigate their way in the community.
Financial assistance needs are many and provides: school / TAFE or University expenses assistance, basic health and dental care, specialist counselling, clothing, employment related expenses and transport expenses.

The ‘Taldumande Van’- $10,000 per year leasing and running costs

Taldumande’s residential program (or Refuge) operates like any normal household with 5 young people. Daily appointments, school and job interviews, shopping and the weekend and holiday outings are the norm.

Feedback to you

On an annual basis, we will bring you up to date on the progress of our young people and what your donation has achieved.