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With around 9,700 people across Western Australia experiencing homelessness, social support organisations are calling for more action to help prevent and eradicate homelessness in our state.

Western Australia's charity sector strongly relies on support from philanthropic donations to buoy significant projects that help make lives better for people in the state.

Anglicare's annual cost-of-living index has revealed that people living on Centrelink payments can't afford the basic essentials to live.

With a tightening rental market and increasing housing unaffordability, Perth is standing out as one of the toughest cities in the world to find a rental.

The Ronald McDonald Learning Program is a tailored, fee-free, one-on-one tutoring program to help ill children catch up on missed education.

Good Sammy and Foodbank WA are working hard to reduce unnecessary waste, integrate operational sustainable practices, and help corporate organisations to improve their ESG practices.

There are more people in a situation where they need to seek help to get enough food for their households as the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, with Foodbank WA experiencing unprecedented demand in its food relief services.

National Volunteer Week, celebrated this year on 20–26 May, highlights the important contribution volunteers make to the not-for-profit sector.

The Western Australian charity sector has welcomed cost-of-living relief and tax cuts for all households, announced in this year's Budget, but the CEOs of Anglicare WA and Foodbank WA say the government is still falling short on welfare support.

Essentials like rent and groceries cost significantly more in many remote regions compared to Perth, an issue that needs to be addressed by national and state-wide policies, according to a leading charity.

Women are more likely to experience domestic violence, financial abuse and food insecurity, with many relying on the charity sector to help lift them out of vulnerable situations.

Kate O'Hara, Judith Barker and Ashlee Harrison all have one thing in common – they each head up an iconic not-for-profit organisation in Western Australia, making a real impact to people in WA.

Foodbank WA started with a simple idea: to fill empty plates and fight for change.

In a state as prosperous as Western Australia, one in five households are facing days of no food and one in two households are worried about affording their full food needs.

Philanthropic support is transformational, with funding that allows charities to be innovative and bold in their service provision, providing better support to their customers.

In response to the WACOSS Cost Of Living Report, Foodbank WA and the Financial Wellbeing Collective have released a joint statement with the latest statistics on food stress and financial insecurity.

Imagine a world where Western Australians skip meals or go entire days without food, not because of scarcity, but because of the rising cost of living.

There are many reasons women may find themselves at a financial disadvantage later in life, impacting their ability to meet their basic living needs.

Bannister Downs Dairy will make a weekly donation of fresh milk to Foodbank WA's Centre for Hunger Relief at Perth Airport to be distributed to all branches across WA.

Christmas and New Years can be a particularly difficult time for many people, amplifying feelings of isolation and disconnection which can add to mental health struggles.

Foodbank's new nom! nutrition and education programs are helping WA households facing food insecurity.

The children's charity of WA launched its EduKids grants program to help school kids access essentials for their education while Foodbank WA is helping to alleviate hunger.

Reentering the workforce was a challenge for Amanda but since joining Foodbank WA she hasn't looked back.

Many people in Western Australia are caught in a cycle of being unable to put food on the table or pay rent.

Without corporate, individual and government support, charitable organisations wouldn't be able to achieve the work they do to help the community.

There is a mental health crisis among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas of WA.

Anglicare WA's 2023 Rental Affordability Snapshot shows how dire the housing situation is for Western Australians across the entire state.

WA households are forced to choose between essential living costs, such as food and rent or mortgage payments, as cost of living continues to soar.

While a broad range of WA households are struggling with increased cost of living, it is those with children that have been hit hard in the past year.

The cost of groceries has hit a new high this year, putting more Australians into food insecurity as supermarkets keep up with inflation.

Changing the narrative from being more than ‘tin shakers' is vital for many of WA's leading not-for-profit organisations.

What would happen if, overnight, the vital organisations we rely on to help those in need ceased to exist?

What would happen if Western Australia's not-for-profit groups did not exist?

Like the corporate sector, not-for-profits are not immune to the changing landscape amid the effects of the pandemic.

The thorny question of return on investment is an important one to address for not-for-profits.

As if it wasn't hard enough to supply the Kimberley and Pilbara regions with reliable supplies of fresh, healthy produce, when Tropical Cyclone Ellie arrived in late December, the situation was mad

Many more women are joining the ranks of not-for-profit organisations, with an increasing number moving up to senior leadership roles.

The attraction of working in the not-for-profit sector for many is the chance to make a difference and change lives.

Even without COVID-19 and its aftermath, there's an argument to be made that Western Australia's not-for-profit sector would have been under pressure to adapt and change.

Buffeted by lockdowns, border restrictions and staff shortages over the past few years, not-for-profit groups are planning to embrace lessons learned during the pandemic and its flow-on effects.