Charities
The Beauty Bank is a registered charity that provides those left a place of domestic violence or other hardship situation with an amazing array of essential toiletries & small gift items packed in a useful bag. The majority of our requests are for assistance for women, but we are also able to offer men & older teenagers, the little luxuries in life that most of us take for granted. It was established by Jen Armstrong in 2013 after she left a domestic violence & received a gift of a body wash. This small gesture had the impact of making her feel somebody in her community cared about her personally. Find out more: www.thebeautybank.org
Share the Dignity is an Australian Charity bringing dignity to homeless, at-risk &those experiencing domestic violence Donated sanitary items are supplied to homeless, at-risk & women experiencing domestic violence with dignity at a time they need it most. Donated handbags are filled with personal care products. These Christmas gifts are distributed to our partner shelters & charitable organisations. Our partner charities give them to homeless, at-risk & women experiencing domestic violence. They provides free pad & tampon vending machines in schools & public toilets where they’re needed most. Because We Care initiative covers funeral costs for women killed by violent family members. Find out more: www.sharethedignity.com.au
Since 2005, Uplift, with assistance from Intimo & Rotary Australia World Community Service, has sent over a million bras wherever women have requested them. Uplift tries to ensure they get to the women who need them without compromising their dignity. We have sent bras to Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Bali, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Botswana, Uganda & Pakistan, the Northern Territory & the Kimberley regions in Australia. Find out more: www.upliftbras.org
Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire & the development tools to help women thrive in work & in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 150 cities in 30 countries & has helped more than one million women work towards self-sufficiency. Dress for Success Sydney is a registered charity that improves the employability of women in need in NSW by providing, free of charge, professional clothing, a network of support & the career development tools to help women achieve self-sufficiency. Find out more: www.sydney.dressforsuccess.org