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Our first-ever Giving Day was a shining success! ✨

On Thursday 4^th of September, Barnardos hosted The Big Giving For Brighter Futures – a campaign to raise money for Australian children to have a brighter future, with every donation matched for 24 hours.

Donations to Barnardos Big Give for Brighter Futures came flying in from 8am on Thursday 4^th September, hitting our goal of $75,000 by 2:20pm, exceeding our bonus target of $120,000 by 6pm and then astonishingly smashing our DREAM target of $150,000 just before 8am!

Our final tally came a dazzling $156,551 ✨💚

From all of us here at Barnardos, the biggest thank you goes out to you! You shone bright to give kids in Australia the bright future they deserve!

Last but not least, a special heartfelt thank you goes to our incredible Matched Partners. Without you, this day would not have been a shining success! 🌟

✨Do you love art?
✨Do you love supporting a meaningful cause?
✨ Do you love sipping bubbles, nibbling capapes and listening to live music?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then the 3^rd Annual Unbound Art Show is the perfect sponsorship opportunity for you.

The Unbound Art Show is more than just an exhibition – it’s a movement of established and emerging artists and advocates coming together to create a real impact through creativity.

2026 marks the third show, and each year the event has grown exponentially. In just a short time, Unbound Art Show has become one of Barnardos boldest and brightest signature events that brings together community, creativity and purpose!

Your organisation could have the opportunity to be front and centre of this high-profile event, aligning your brand with innovation, culture and social impact.

📩 To learn more, email us at partnerships@barnardos.org.au

With the festive season around the corner, the Corporate Partnerships team is excited to bring back Gifts for Kids!!

This year, your company can bring joy to children and young people by creating an online toy drive. You’ll be able to:

✨ Customise your company toy drive page
✨ Set a gift goal
✨Share it around with colleagues and customers
✨ Access ready-to-use collateral to help promote the campaign

Best of all – you’ll get to choose the toys you want to gift online, ensuring that every child has something to unwrap this festive season. 🎁

We’ll be in touch soon with all the details, but in the meantime, you can register your interest by emailing us at partnerships@barnardos.org.au

On Thursday 10 July, the Giving Movement (TGM) team celebrated NAIDOC Week at the Auburn Children’s and Family Centre, marking the occasion not only to celebrate NAIDOC week, but also reflect on our first year of partnership together.

To do this, TGM provided art supplies and joined forces with Aunty Viv and the children to create a collaborative piece of artwork that was inspired by the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.” The artwork reflected not only the creativity of the children but also the power of community, collaboration, and culture.

This year marks 50 years of celebrating NAIDOC Week, honoring Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The involvement of TGM showed how corporate partnerships can meaningfully connect with community and help amplify the spirit of NAIDOC through creativity and collaboration.

On Wednesday 9 July 2025, children from the Yurungai Learning Centre joined HSBC at their head office in Barangaroo to celebrate NAIDOC Week.

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme was “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy”, marking 50 years of celebrating this important week and honoring Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. HSBC’s involvement embodied the spirit of the theme, empowering the next generation to step into new spaces and celebrate culture together.

The day began with a warm welcome from the HSBC team before four children from Yurungai suited up in corporate attire (generously provided by HSBC) and took on the role of interviewers in a lively panel discussion involving HSBC Australia CEO, Antony Shaw, as well as key members of HSBC’s Indigenous Advisory Group. Following the panel, the children performed animal movements with Uncle Bruce, sharing culture in a joyful and interactive way, with all in attendance joining in.

The celebration ended on a sweet note, as the children collaborated with HSBC staff to decorate cookies baked by the HSBC chef – a fun and memorable way to round off the day.

We’re excited to share, that with one final generous donation from longtime Foundation member, Australian Mutual Bank, the Australian Mutuals Foundation has officially reached their fundraising goal! Thanks to this support, the Yurungai Learning Centre will soon have a brand-new bus  – a vital part of the Centre’s success.

Each afternoon, the bus transports children safely from local schools, making it possible for families who struggle with school pick-ups to access the program.

This appeal has been a remarkable goal for the Australian Mutuals Foundation, and on behalf of the Barnardos and Yurungai Learning Centre team, we could not be more grateful and excited for the difference this bus will make!

Stay tuned for the bus reveal! 🚌

Barnardos iconic fundraising event is back and bigger than ever! Join us for the grand sale on Oxford Street, Paddington from Thursday 24 July until Sunday 27 July!

The Peter Pan Op Shop is a clothing sale that aims to raise funds for Barnardos programs. It is organised by the Peter Pan Committee who have been supporting Barnardos for over 85 years, with this event providing amazing fashion deals from top-item brands at incredibly low prices.

This year, all proceeds raised will be going directly to Beyond Barbed Wire Program – an initiative that supports children and families affected by maternal incarceration by providing services that help mothers stay connected with the children during imprisonment and after release.

Interested in volunteering for this event? Join us from Monday 21 July to Wednesday 23 July!

Looking to shop for a bargain and support us?  Come along to our sale from Thursday 24 July until Sunday 27 July!

Barnardos Australia is launching The Big Give for Brighter Futures — a Giving Day where every donation is matched to support children in need. We’re inviting corporate partners to join as Matched Giving Partners and help turn one donation into two. It’s a unique opportunity to lead with purpose knowing your support will have twice the power.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 limited-edition sass & bide ‘With Love’ t-shirt campaign – celebrating 10 years of incredible partnership between Barnardos and sass & bide.

This iconic campaign combines fashion with a purpose, with 100% of the ‘With Love’ t-shirt profits going directly towards supporting the Yurungai Learning Centre.

Shop the ‘with love’ t-shirt

We are so proud and honoured to share that AbbVie has awarded Barnardos with a generous $25,000 grant in support of the Yurungai Learning Centre!

This funding will go directly towards developing and supporting the programs supported at Yurungai Learning Centre to help young children thrive through after-school care, homework club, tutoring, cultural experiences and more.

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to AbbVie for the commitment to making a lasting impact. Opportunities like these are essential in helping us build brighter futures together!