hey!! are there any australian orgs for Aboriginal people i could donate to?
There’s about a million because many are focused on a specific community and there’s a bunch of different issues that they focus on like health services, legal support, domestic violence survivor assistance, inter-generational trauma of the Stolen Generations, LGBTQIA+ specific Indigenous peoples, better education outcomes, etc. A lot are specific to either a state or even a city so there may be some in your community.
Here’s a big link dump for you though:
Legal:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Qld Limited (Queensland, including Torres Strait)
Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Incorporated (South Australia)
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Incorporated (Western Australia)
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory)
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Limited (Northern Territory north and south zone)
Tasmanian Aboriginal Community Legal Service (Tasmania)
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Limited (Victoria).
The Aboriginal Legal Service
Other subjects:
Children’s Ground
Bridge The Gap Foundation
The Healing Foundation
Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) which I can’t find a website so I think just has a Facebook page
Grandmothers Against Removals (another Facebook page)
Black Rainbow
Pay The Rent
And people will mention many more in the notes.
OK I’ve find even more!
From Welcome to Country.org:
Health:
Children’s Ground (health, education, social and economic development)
The Glen Centre (drug and alcohol rehabilitation)
Nutrition Plus (working with remote/regional areas children to provide education about health and nutrition)
The Purple House (helping provide kidney dialysis)
Activism:
SEED (environmental activist against fracking and mining)
Education:
The Cathy Freeman Foundation (boosting school attendance in remote communities)
Yalari (boarding school scholarships)
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (helping boost literacy and provide books)
Women’s Support:
Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre (Sydney region legal support)
Angel Gowns Australia (not-Indigenous specific but helps women dealing the trauma of miscarriages)
Homelessness Support:
Sydney/Brisbane – The Movement Crew
Adelaide – Hutt Street Homless Centre
Perth – Perth Homeless Support Group Inc
Healing:
The Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation (set up by Stolen Generations Survivors)
