Youth

• The Push - An Australian youth music organisation and registered charity based in Melbourne.

• Artful Dodgers Studios - A flexible and welcoming studio space in Collingwood where young people aged 15 to 27 years can create art and music with the support of experienced artists and musicians.

• 100 Story Building - A social enterprise developing creativity and literacy for children and young people, through workshop programs, online learning and community engagement.

• The Song Room - Brightens the future for young people across Australia through impactful arts learning programs delivered in partnership with schools and communities.

• Artists for Kids Culture - Provides small grants to enable children and young people, aged 5-17, who are experiencing hardship to participate in a broad range of artistic and cultural activities. These activities include dance, music, drama and other cultural experiences. 

• The Venny - The Venny is a free communal backyard and safe space for children aged 5 to 16 located in JJ Holland Park, Kensington.  It is a space where kids can engage in risk-taking play, creativity and connectedness with other young people.

The Community

• Roomers Magazine - Almost all contributors to ROOMERS are residents or former residents of rooming houses, private hotels, public housing or special accommodation in Port Phillip.

• Footscray Community Arts Centre - An arts precinct dedicated to sharing stories and recognising that all communities are valued as makers of culture. 

• Arts Projects - A creative social enterprise that supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promotes their work and advocates for their inclusion in contemporary art practice.

• Australian National Veterans Arts Museum - A national cultural institution, Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) and veteran-led charity, enhancing and strengthening the wellbeing of the veteran community through facilitated arts engagement programs, projects and collaborations. 

• Community Music Victoria - a not for profit, membership based organisation working to support, promote and facilitate community music-making across Victorian communities.

Access and Wellbeing Programs

Arts Centre Melbourne - Bringing people of all ages, abilities, genders and cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds to Arts Centre Melbourne, keeping the performing arts available to all.

ACMI - Supporting people who are facing financial barriers in attending exhibitions at their museum.

Support Act - Support Act is the music industry’s charity, delivering crisis relief services to musicians, managers, crew and music workers across all genres who are unable to work due to ill health, injury, a mental health problem or some other crisis.

Creative Projects/Spaces 

• Lady Mohawk - Art workshops and exhibitions for youth (Primary and Secondary school aged students) led by Melbourne-based creative LaDY MoHaWK. 

Fashion

• The Social Studio - Part educator, part retailer, part production house and all about people, our not-for-profit social enterprise uses fashion and creativity as a cultural connector to create work and learning opportunities for Melbourne’s refugee and new migrant communities. 

Health and Wellbeing

• Look Good Feel Better- Look Good Feel Better is a national cancer-support program. They offer free in-person and online workshops and Confidence Kits to help people with any type of cancer manage the most common physical and psychological impacts of treatment. In providing practical tips and tools, they help connect a community of people living a shared experience; empowering them to regain control, confidence, and a sense of self.

• Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre - A world-leading treatment and care complemented by wellness programs to support patients in body, mind and spirit. The Centre has over 200 clinical trials in progress, providing access to new, breakthrough therapies.