BYRON BAY Community Association has turned a $15,000 grant from the ETC Community Support Fund into a resounding success.
The grant was to purchase a coffee cart and equipment to establish Connect Coffee @ Byron Community Centre, to enhance employment opportunities and foster the development of life skills for disadvantaged women in the Byron Region.
A not-for-profit organisation, Enterprise & Training Company Limited (ETC) enjoys giving back to the communities where they operate.
One of the ways they do this is through the ETC Community Support Fund. Since 2012 the ETC Community Support Fund has provided nearly half a million dollars to worthwhile projects.
They have supported young people, people living with disability or mental health concerns, carers, families at risk, migrants and refugees, sufferers of cancer and chronic illness, and the broader community.
Recipient organisations have used ETC funding to purchase infrastructure, equipment, resources, information technology and materials; develop publications, kits and information; develop and deliver support services and programs, training and professional development; provide direct financial assistance for disadvantaged people; establish social enterprises; and achieve special projects.
The ETC Community Support Fund supports ETC’s vision to deliver positive social change in their communities; and their mission to empower people through employment, business growth and skills development.
They fund projects which help as many people as possible as much as possible, which can align with ETC’s focus on employment and training, and which meet one or more of their funding objectives:
- Contribute to reducing disadvantage faced by the unemployed and/or other disadvantaged groups
- Support the availability and/or sustainability of employment and training opportunities
- Enhance community support services and/or build community capacity
Funding is now open from 13 February – 10 March 2017. To apply please complete the online form.