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Located at Shellharbour on the NSW South Coast, Stansfield House has been a cornerstone of much that has been achieved over the last three decades in that seaside community.  But it would not have been so without Richard Stansfield’s generous gift in his Will.

This home stands as a legacy to Richard’s lifetime commitment to supporting vulnerable children, young people and families.

Bequests account for around one quarter of income raised each year for Barnardos.  Everyday Australians leave a percentage of their Estate or gifts of money in their Will to ensure Barnardos mission continues beyond their own lifetime.

Gifting a house, as in Richard’s case, is particularly valuable in enabling Barnardos to carry on our life-changing work, whether it is used as a residence for families in dire need of accommodation to live, or as a space to run programs and services.

Every gift in Will makes a difference.

You can learn more here about leaving property, shares, a residuary gift or a specified sum to Barnardos in your Will. Or you can chat to our Bequests Manager, Kingsley Edwards, on (02) 9218 2311 or email kedwards@barnardos.org.au

This week we launched our latest live stream fundraising campaign, to help raise vital funds for children living in poverty in Australia.

We’re working with live streamers from around Australia, who will be raising donations for us through their own online communities whilst they live stream.

If you like to live stream, that could be playing games, tabletop crafting or just having a conversation with your mates, and would like to get involved then click this link and hit ‘start fundraising’

Come and help us change the game for children.  One stream at a time.

COME STREAM FOR US

Thanks to Child, Youth & Family Services (CYFS) and Family Connect Support (FCS) Auburn for providing merchandise and facilitating activities at Guildford Public School that centred around this year’s important theme: “Conversations Matter.”

Young participants engaged in meaningful conversations about safety and emotions with our Trusted Adults activity sheets, featuring fun templates. They learned to identify 5 trusted adults they can turn to when worried or scared, all while decorating their own creations.

Children also engaged with our emotion posters, identifying various emotions, how to navigate challenging conversations and discussing who to turn to for assistance and how to seek help.

Together, we empowered our future generation to connect, share, and seek support.

The Central Coast Carer Recruitment and Intake Team took part in the annual ‘Central Coast Kids Day Out’ last Sunday for a great community day and opportunity to spruik Barnardos and the great work we do with children and families, as well as talking to community about the need for foster carers.

The theme ‘Shining Brightly’ ‘Healthy Minds + Strong Bodies + Resilient Kids = Happy Families’ reached many families, in a fun-filled, family focused day. Our Airbrush Temporary Tattoos and coloured hairspray were a great hit with the children as well as some of the adults. 😊 We received lots of comments about our Barnardos Green stall and how well we stood out in the crowd.

We would like to thank everyone who participated and contributed in making it such a great day of sharing and raising awareness of Barnardos in our local community.

We’ll be back at this event again next year.

Make your End of Financial Year donation count and help us drive children to their brightest future!

Donate to the Yurungai bus appeal here.

A huge thanks to Australian Mutuals Foundation for supporting the launch of our Yurungai bus appeal, with a generous $50,000 donation!

The Yurungai Learning Centre supports children with a nutritious after-school meal, literacy, numeracy and homework support, as well as cultural activities. Without supervised transport, many children would not have the means to attend the Learning Centre, or take part in associated educational visits, cultural excursions, and sporting events.