Our Timeline

1991YouthCare, formerly Open Family

Outreach worker for vulnerable youth
The only service in Canberra providing a dedicated outreach worker. Promotes self worth and connects youth to housing, education, legal services.  Recently appointed second worker. Provided $380,000 over 25 years.

1992Food Programs

9 food programs

Breakfast Club at Ainslie Primary School introduced in 1991 through St Johns Care and continuing. Stacia’s Soup Kitchen in 2007 and ongoing. OzHarvest in 2006, via seed funding OzHarvest’s feasibility study and later operational support. In 2008, Early Morning Centre in the City. St Phillips Anglican Church in O’Connor in 2009. In 2012, Gungahlin Community Centre Food Pantry, and Canberra High School Breakfast Club.

1995Mental Health programs

Youth mental health programs
First supported Lifeline in 1995. Followed by others from 2003 including Mental Health Foundation, Messengers Program, Boys to Men in Cooma (YMCA), Menslink, Mental Illness Education ACT and Uplifting Australia.

2002Karinya House

Caseworker for women and babies
Support for an outreach worker. Karinya annually assists 92 residential and 509 outreach clients. To date, provided $240,000 over 14 years.

2003Billabong Aboriginal Corporation

Machinery
Purchased a bobcat for at risk indigenous youth for use in a commercial nursery at Holt, ACT. First time the Foundation was public about giving.

2007Whole Family Involved

Terry hands over CEO role to his daughter Georgina Byron. Corpus doubled in size increasing our capacity to help people in need. Commenced closer engagement with community.

2007HOME in Queanbeyan

A loving supportive home for 20 people with chronic mental illness
A genuine partnership and strong friendship were formed working closely with HOME to get it built and running. 600 people attended the official opening.  At the time, our largest grant yet, $400,000 over 4 years, which helped catalyse further community and government funding. Continued our support of an additional $140,000 over four years

2009Medical Research at Macquarie University

Motor Neurone Disease
Research to cure or prevent Motor Neurone Disease by generating zebrafish models of the disease. Commitment of $1.3 million over 9 years.

2010Kids Under Cover

Build of two portable studios to support youth homelessness
New to Canberra providing unique accommodation in response to young people at risk of becoming homeless due to extreme conflict or overcrowding within the family home.

2010Common Ground Canberra

Supportive housing for people who are homeless
Permanent supportive housing model for 40 residents, half of whom are homeless, half on low-income. A first to Canberra. Provided $10,000 for a feasibility study in 2010 followed by a $500,000 commitment over five years which helped catalyse Government funding in 2013. The late Liz Dawson was instrumental in establishing Common Ground.

2011One Disease at a Time

Elimination of crusted scabies
Helped establish an on the ground team in Yirrkarla, East Arhnem land in 2011, as their first funder. Increased funding as One Disease expanded to 28 new communities across the Northern Territory. Empathetic approach, providing healthy skin care. First time giving outside the Canberra region. Five year commitment of $450,,000.

2012Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)

Mentors for indigenous students
AIME’s program mentors indigenous students with the goal of increasing the year 12 completion. Helped bring AIME to Canberra by funding a feasibility study in 2012. Extended support to operations following launch in 2014 with partners the Australian National University and Canberra University who offer 80+ mentors to 100+ indigenous students. $180,000 over 4 years.

2012Homes for Homes

Raises new funds for social and affordable housing
Seed funding of $300,000 to further develop this initiative. Within the Snow family business, Homes for Homes is being implemented across Denman Prospect, 2,000 dwellings, the first entire suburb, plus contributing $500,000 to the initiative.

2013Canberra Grammar School

Snow Centre for Education in the Asian Century
Built the Snow Centre, along with a complete Asian Studies experience to develop excellence in Chinese and Asian Studies for the next
generation of future leaders in Australia.

2014Good360

Connects excess products from corporates to charities

Good360 enables charities to receive excess new products in bulk from businesses via an online platform. The Foundation contributed to the IT platform, and operational costs for 3 years. Led a philanthropic collaboration to secure $1.5 million dollars over 3 years with 8 funders

2016Project Independence

Home for people with a disability
A social housing development for people with an intellectual disability. Contribution of $400,000, inclusive of a $100,000 loan to the third Project Independence home in Phillip.