We have joined the 2024 Canberra Day Appeal to raise much needed funds for our charity!
This year, the Canberra Day Appeal’s 48-hour Hands Up for Canberra Giving Day begins on Wednesday, March 6. So please, give where you live and donate here during the 48h Giving Day donation drive.
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Your donation will be doubled
Every $1 you donate will become $2 with matched funding available for the first $2,500 we fundraise ($5,000 total)
Please help us reach our goal #HandsUp4CBR
Raised so far
$11,092
Our goal
$10,000
** Tally above includes matched funding and donations. Matched funds have been provided by Hands Across Canberra and the Chief Minister's Charitable Fund.
About Us
Toora changes Canberra women’s lives and for some, we save them.
Toora is a feminist, secular, not-for-profit organisation that has been delivering some of the largest gender specific services to women, trans women, and other feminine-identifying people and their children in the ACT and surrounds since 1982. Our purpose is to support, connect and advocate for women in the ACT and surrounding regions who are impacted by domestic violence, homelessness, institutions, and substance dependency to create better life outcomes and community change.
We are proud to support more than 500 women and their accompanying children each year, however demand for our services has and continues to escalate, with a 20% increase in reported domestic and family violence related incidents alone in the ACT in the last year. Your donation counts more than ever before.
When you donate to Toora, you can be assured that your money will go towards providing better circumstances for Canberra women.
In 2023, we provided clients with 91,576 days of service, with many instances of clients coming to us in crisis. We rely on Government funding, philanthropic donations and importantly, donations from individuals and organisations to ensure every woman in Canberra receives the support they need.
How your donation will help
With the generosity of the Canberra community, we can make a difference this Canberra Day Appeal to support women out of homelessness and into stability. Many of our clients who are impacted by homelessness and domestic violence are also affected by other factors including substance dependency and poor mental health. We work holistically with our clients and see the intersections between homelessness, domestic violence, mental health and substance dependency. Our aim is to support women through these life-altering events and provide them with the tools to break cycles, in turn, creating better life outcomes.
Primarily, funds raised for Toora will support us to continue to run our fundamental life skills programs, providing women with basic knowledge on cooking, financial literacy and physical exercise. Funds will also go towards education and employment pathways, ensuring that women can access further education and meaningful employment in conjunction with our partners, Quest, Bond Hair Religion and Care Financial.
In addition to the above, donations raised through the Hands Across Canberra Day Appeal will help our women with things like:
- Simple meals for families in need
- Basic household items like bedding, toiletries, and furniture
- Transport to help women and children get around independently and safely
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A big thank you to our Supporters
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Alo Enlightened Women
Thank you for your hard work and dedication for the vulnerable women at-risk. Alo Enlighten wishes you the best in your invaulable services.
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Thanks for the work you do.
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