Fundraising at Uniting
Families in need

Help families in need with your donation.

By donating to Uniting Vic.Tas, you can provide stability and hope to families in need. Your generosity ensures that struggling parents can put food on the table, keep a roof over their children’s heads, and access vital services that help them build a brighter future.

Fundraising

Why donate to families in need?

Across Australia, many families are struggling to afford basic necessities like food, housing, and school supplies. Financial hardship can strike for many reasons—job loss, unexpected medical expenses, or rising living costs. Without support, these families face uncertainty, stress, and the risk of falling further into crisis.

By donating to Uniting, you can provide stability and hope to families in need. Your generosity ensures that struggling parents can put food on the table,
keep a roof over their children’s heads, and access vital services that help them build a brighter future.

How your donation makes a difference

For low-income families, even small financial setbacks can have devastating consequences. Rising rent, utility bills, and grocery prices make it increasingly difficult to cover basic living expenses. Children in these households often go without essentials like warm clothing, nutritious meals, and school supplies, making it harder for them to thrive.

Donations play an important role in bridging this gap. They provide immediate relief to families in crisis and fund long-term support services that help them
regain stability. Your contribution changes lives, giving families the chance to overcome hardship and work towards a more secure future.

Donating to Uniting helps provide:

No matter the size of your contribution, it makes a meaningful difference in the lives of families experiencing hardship.

Ways to contribute to families in need

There are multiple ways you can support struggling families through Uniting.

One-time donations

A single donation can provide urgent assistance to a family in crisis, helping them afford necessities like food, rent, and utility bills.

Regular giving

Monthly donations offer ongoing support, ensuring families have a safety net when they need it most. Recurring contributions help Uniting Vic.Tas plan long-term programs that create lasting change.

Bequests and legacy giving

Leaving a gift in your Will allows you to make a lasting impact on future generations, providing continued support for families in need.

Fundraising and volunteering

You can also contribute by hosting a fundraising event or offering your time as a volunteer. Small efforts add up to big changes for struggling families.

Real stories: impacting lives with your support

Donations to Uniting Vic.Tas have changed countless lives. Families facing eviction have received emergency housing assistance, allowing them to stay in
their homes. Children from struggling households have been able to attend school with the supplies they need to succeed. Parents who couldn’t afford
groceries have received food parcels and vouchers, ensuring their children don’t go hungry.

These stories highlight the power of community support. Your donation provides hope and a fresh start for those who need it most.

Christmas Appeal

When you’re living with family violence, you live in fear. And the violence you face every day doesn’t take a break for Christmas. Sadly, it often gets worse.

Sometimes you can help families find a few nights in a local caravan park, but you always have to consider if it’s safe and somewhere they’re not likely to run into the perpetrator.

Christmas Appeal

Millions of Australian families are dreading the countdown to Christmas.

“I don’t think people realise that your life can change on a dime.”

We’re partnering with La Trobe University and VICSEG New Futures through the Communities for Children (CfC) Hume Program to deliver a new project which aims to help prevent adolescent family violence and (cyber)bullying in the Hume community.
Nader* arrived in Australia in March 2022 with his family and two twin sons, aged 17. Nader participated in the Parenting in a New Culture – Focus on Fathers (PINC-FF) program in November 2022.
Uniting Vic.Tas is partnering with GOTAFE, NESAY Inc. and the Brotherhood of St Laurence to deliver a newly funded Education First Youth Foyer at Wangaratta.
Uniting staff and volunteers across Victoria and Tasmania joined together to participate in the 2022 ‘Walk Against Family Violence.’ The walk marked the first day of 16 Days of Activism, an annual international campaign to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Communities for Children Hume

Possum skin tells the story of strengthened tradition, cultural identity, and spiritual healing in Aboriginal communities.

Wimmera

Wimmera residents now have access to co-ordinated family violence and child wellbeing services

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

When you donate to families in need, you help fund food, housing support, emergency relief, youth services and other essential services for struggling families.

Yes, all financial donations to Uniting Vic.Tas over $2 are tax-deductible. After donating, you will receive a receipt that you can use for tax purposes.

Uniting Vic.Tas works with caseworkers, community organisations, and local support services to assess and assist families facing financial hardship.

Yes, Uniting accepts donations of food, clothing, toys, and household items. Through Food For Families, you can donate non-perishable food and household essential items that go directly to struggling households.

In the lead up to Christmas, we collect brand new gifts, toys and gift cards to distribute to families through our Gifts For Families appeal.

Other ways to support us

Get involved today to create a brighter future.

Together, we can make a difference.