Current Supporters

The Portland House Foundation is a major supporter and valued partner of Extended Families. For 5 years Portland House has enabled Extended Families to more effectively engage in volunteer recruitment and to increase services in each region. This generous support now enables support to an additional ten families (2 in each region) and has provided a specialised recruitment capacity through employment of a volunteer recruitment worker, along with necessary marketing resources. As Extended Families long standing volunteers age, this support has been vital for continued services.

THE LORD MAYORS FUND

The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund has supported Melbourne’s hospitals and charitable organizations since 1923 to improve the quality of life of the Melbourne community. The Fund is a Melbourne United Way representative, and currently provides financial assistance to over 200 charities, distributing 100 per cent of yearly donations received.

The Fund has supported Extended Families for 5 years and enables us to recruit and train volunteers (expanding the volunteer recruitment position) and to overcome barriers to volunteering. An emergency fund enables Extended Families to resource volunteer matches with families and enable support that would otherwise not be possible.

Extended Families is proud to help fulfil the Funds mission to create lasting positive change in people’s lives and the community.

ROD WILBY - THE GOOD GUYS

Rod Wilby and The Good Guys Taylors Lakes have chosen Extended Families Australia as the local charity for their Local Giving Program for 2010/2011. The Good Guys strongly believe in strengthening the communities in which they operate by supporting essential services, programs and projects at a grassroots level.

The way the program works is that the store has a Token Box system. Customers are given the power to ultimately decide which of the two Cause Partners (community partners) will receive funding. They do this by placing a heart shaped token in a box corresponding to each Cause Partner.

Please support Extended Families and The Good Guys Taylors Lakes by shopping at the store and visiting their website. You will find the store at Water Gardens Shopping Centre Unit 2, Super Centre 2, 399 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes.

THE PANEL CHRISTMAS WRAP

Over the past few years The Panel Christmas Wrap, catalysed and connected by Pilotlight Australia, has supported us in various ways, most recently with the development of our website.

Extended Families thanks The Panel and Pilotlight Australia who have helped Extended Families in areas of high need.

MITCHELL WILSON ACCOUNTANTS

www.mitchellwilson.com.au

For the second year running, Mitchell Wilson Accountants have provided quality financial auditing for Extended Families. The pro bono support is greatly appreciated.

VODAFONE FOUNDATION

Vodafone have in the past provided support for Extended Families' Family Fun Day, a wonderful event that brings families, volunteers and supporters together for a fun and friendship, often at the Melbourne Zoo.