Grant stories

  • Happy Brain Education delivering high-quality academic support services

    Education is everything. For the children of refugees, migrants, or families from lower socio-economic backgrounds, having access to quality learning resources, and empathetic support to guide them...

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2024

  • New project to safeguard alarming misuse of children’s personal data

    The Ross Trust has partnered with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation on a new initiative that aims to expose the extent of use and misuse of children’s personal information.

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Statewide

  • A new grant to give a voice to the incarcerated

    In mid-2024, a new national newspaper started gaining readers across Australia.

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2024

  • Funding a ‘hybrid classroom’ to help build confidence

    The thought of leaving their bedroom, let alone their house, is overwhelming for some young people.

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    Fund amount:
    $490,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2024

  • Working to change children's futures

    West Heidelberg, just 10km north from Melbourne’s CBD, was a temporary home to international sports stars, who stayed in the newly built village for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. After the athl...

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2024

  • New hub to help parents, carers, and school staff with school attendance problems

    The Ross Trust is co-funding a centralised web-based knowledge hub for parents and school staff to help address the challenging problem of school refusal and non-attendance.

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    Fund amount:
    $187,738

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2024

  • Funding to support new staff member at unique Melbourne school for Indigenous students

    The dedicated team at a unique Melbourne school that provides Indigenous students with a school and boarding program is about to expand, thanks to a Ross Trust grant.

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2024

  • Investing in stronger communications to change the future

    A Ross Trust grant will help the newly named Justice and Equity Centre to further its work in exposing and presenting solutions to unfair laws, policies and practices.

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2024

  • Evaluating the unique program that keeps children at school

    Most parents at risk of homelessness want their children to be at school but a dire combination of factors, from family violence to unemployment, means attendance can fall from their list of priori...

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    Fund amount:
    $100,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2024

  • Helping to make dreams a reality for young carers

    Madeleine Buchner had to navigate a challenging path as a girl. She was a carer for her brother, who experienced chronic illnesses and allergies, while also supporting her mother through breast can...

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2024