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In 2024-25, 78,800 children and young people aged under 18 were assisted by specialist homelessness services (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Homelessness and homelessness services 2025).

On the 10 September 2026, during National Child Protection Week, we will shine a light on this reality and host The Big Give, a powerful opportunity for the community and corporate Australia to unite in protecting children. Every dollar raised will support the issues that matter most to your organisation — whether that’s domestic and family violence, homelessness, poverty, or strengthening families before crisis escalates. Together, we can help children feel safe, supported, and seen. 

Become a BIG GIVE Match Partner

We are seeking to secure $100,000 in matched funding by EOFY. Match Partners are the driving force behind the campaign — doubling donations on the day, inspiring greater generosity, and significantly increasing the overall impact. 

In return, we offer genuine engagement opportunities for your organisation – from campaign visibility and brand alignment during National Child Protection Week to meaningful ways to involve your staff.  

Giving Day 2025 – Barnardos Australia 

The Unbound Art Show has quickly become one of Barnardos most exciting and inspiring events attracting extraordinary artistic talent and a passionate, sold-out audience.  

In 2027, Unbound is set to be bigger and brighter than ever.  

What we need now is a visionary corporate partner ready to stand alongside us as Principal Partner, helping ensure that every single dollar raised goes directly to protecting children and strengthening families.  

By partnering with Unbound, your organisation can:  

• Align with a leading child and family welfare charity  
• Be front and centre at a high-profile cultural event attracting high-value audiences  
• Demonstrate authentic commitment to social impact and community wellbeing  
• Help fund programs that keep children safe, restore families, and break cycles of disadvantage  
• Demonstrate your organisation’s commitment to supporting and empowering emerging artists 
• Leverage the event as perfect networking opportunity to entertain clients in an uplifting, creative and innovative environment 

This is more than a sponsorship – it’s a leadership opportunity; the chance to visibly stand for something meaningful, in a way that hasn’t been done before.  

If your organisation is ready to combine brand impact with real social change, we’d love to start the conversation with you.  

Contact partnerships@barnardos.org.au to explore becoming the 2027 Unbound Art Show Principal Partner.  

We are thrilled that YSG Studio has signed another three-year agreement with Barnardos to support the Aboriginal Early Years Program. 

This program plays a vital role in providing culturally responsive early childhood support, ensuring Aboriginal children have access to safe, engaging learning environments that nurture development, identity, and wellbeing. 

A big thank you to Tom and Yasmine and the whole YSG team, we are excited to continue this meaningful partnership.

Barnardos is proud to continue our partnership with Yancoal, who has generously provided a $25,000 grant for a second consecutive year. 

The funding will support our Domestic & Family Violence (DFV) Caseworker in Mudgee, enabling tailored, hands-on support for families experiencing DFV. 

With Yancoal’s ongoing commitment, Barnardos can continue to deliver safety planning, advocacy, and case management for children and non-offending parents, helping reduce risk and strengthen family wellbeing in the local community. 

We look forward to attending the Yancoal’s morning tea and meeting in March. 

With only 14 days left until Christmas, Barnardos is working hard to ensure that every child in our care feels the joy and excitement of the festive season. For many families, Christmas can be overwhelming and financially difficult. Our Gifts for Kids Appeal helps provide toys, books and gift cards, which are delivered directly to our children and family centres, just in time for Christmas.  

We’ve partnered with Simply Giving, an online toy warehouse that allows supporters to browse, purchase and donate gifts directly. Every gift you choose is delivered straight to the children in our care. 

🎁There’s still time to get involved 

Corporates can sign up and create their own company-branded giving page, complete with a QR code that can be shared around with their team and community. It’s an easy way for staff to select the toys they wish to donate!  

Setup your team toy appeal

Our 2025 Annual Review is now live and available, capturing a year of progress, resilience, and meaningful change for children and families.  

The review highlights the breadth of our work, including a message from our CEO, Deirdre Cheers, who will be retiring this year. We thank Deirdre for over ten years of leadership as CEO and her unwavering dedication to building a future where every child can thrive.

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We have just two weeks left to lock in our inaugural Unbound Art Show event partners. We offer bespoke sponsorship packages to suit any sized business. If you’d like to align your company with a one-of-a-kind special event that showcases the best emerging and established artists in Australia, please contact us at partnerships@barnardos.org.au.  

All proceeds from this event will support our services through the Bundaleer Community Centre in Warrawong. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR UNBOUND ART SHOW

*Trigger warning: the content on this page contains information about domestic and family violence.  

On 25 November, the first of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Barnardos Australia stood side-by-side with 27 other organisations for the Unite Against Violence: No More Empty Shoes Vigil held in Sydney’s Martin Place.  

42 pairs of empty shoes were placed carefully along the ground, each representing a woman killed by domestic and family violence across Australia in 2025. A stark, visible reminder of the lives stolen and the urgent need for change.  

The Vigil featured deeply moving speeches, including a powerful address from lived-experience advocate, Tabitha Acret, who shared the heartbreaking story of her daughter, Mackenzie, murdered in 2022 in a domestic violence attack. Her words echoed through Martin Place, reminding us of the human cost behind every statistic and the responsibility we share to prevent this from happening again.  

Speakers Corey Anderson from Healing Through Yarning and Delia Donovan, CEO of Domestic Violence NSW, also called for collective action, community responsibility and a renewed commitment to ending violence.  

The event was organised by the NSW Vigil Collective – a coalition of 28 organisations working together to end domestic and family violence. The Collective highlights the strength of community when we unite, with one powerful voice: No more empty shoes. No more stolen lives. 

 How Barnardos Supports Children and Families:  

Barnardos supports children and families experiencing domestic and family violence through specialist programs and services. This includes:  

• Crisis response and safety planning  
• Therapeutic support for children  
• Family casework and wraparound support  
• Safe housing pathways  
• Advocacy to break intergenerational cycles of violence  

Our goal is simple: every child deserves to live safely.  

Want to learn more about how you can help?
During the 16 days, Barnardos will be raising awareness of how domestic and family violence impacts children and the vital need for change. Join us and take action by supporting and sharing our posts on our social channels: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. 

To understand more about what must change, read our ‘Making children visible DV snapshot’ report here.  

If you would like to learn more, donate or partake in a Barnardos Corporate DFV Workshop, please contact us partnerships@barnardos.org.au

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