Grant stories

  • Ignatius Learning Centre – a different path to education

    One of the easiest cohorts of struggling youth for society to turn its back on is young people caught up in the criminal justice system. These are teenagers who have already run afoul of the law, f...

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    Fund amount:
    $50,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2025

  • 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

  • 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 avoidance 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

  • 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

  • Preparing young First Nations women to be leaders

    A new engagement project will help to prepare First Nations girls in the south-west of Victoria to be confident and connected future leaders.

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    Fund amount:
    $240,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Warrnambool

    Year:
    2023

  • Koorie Kids Homework Club grant - a safe space for children to learn

    Elders and inspiring Aboriginal community members will play a key role in a pioneering homework club initiative supported by The Ross Trust.

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Frankston

    Year:
    2023