Empowering Communities
Enriching Lives
Nhanya Foundation is a registered Australian charity supporting women, children, young people, people with disability and families facing hardship, housing instability, family violence and disadvantage.
Our community programs, including emergency housing pathways, crisis outreach and youth programs, are free for the people we support. We also provide advocacy, life readiness, capacity-building and employment pathway support, with a particular commitment to culturally and linguistically diverse communities and respectful support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our fee-supported disability and allied health services help fund this work.
Where Every
Voice Matters
We support people who may be experiencing hardship, isolation, unsafe or unstable housing, disability-related barriers or difficulty accessing services. Our work particularly focuses on women, children and young people, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, families and carers.
Programs That
Make a Difference
Our services and practical initiatives respond to barriers affecting wellbeing, safety and independence. They include advocacy, accommodation support, support for women and families, outreach support, life readiness, capacity building, employment pathways, activities that help children and young people build confidence and connection, and disability support and allied health services. Our community programs are free. They are funded by donations and by surplus from our fee-supported disability and therapy services.
Advocacy & Service Navigation
Help to understand options, organise referrals and navigate services.
Accommodation & Wellbeing
Practical support to explore housing pathways, tenancy matters and safer transitions.
Life Readiness & Community Pathways
Support with life skills, outreach, capacity building, employment readiness and community connection.
Creating an
Inclusive Future
At Nhanya, inclusion means making support easier to understand, culturally respectful and accessible. We work alongside individuals, families, communities and service partners so that people are not left to navigate hardship or complex systems alone.
Make an Impact Today
You can support Nhanya Foundation by making a referral, donating, connecting us with community partners, sharing our work or contacting us about volunteering and collaboration. Every connection helps us reach more women, children, young people and families experiencing hardship.
Charitable Governance & Funding Reinvestment
Nhanya Foundation Ltd (ABN 42 690 605 102) is an ACNC Registered Charity, Public Benevolent Institution (PBI), and DGR Item 1 endorsed. Any surplus generated from our fee-supported community services (including NDIS allied health and support coordination) is directly reinvested into our charitable mission—funding emergency housing pathways, crisis outreach, and youth programs for families facing disadvantage.
Prefer to talk it through? Call our team on 03 8595 9012.
Latest updates
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Common Job Interview Questions for Young People, and How to Prepare
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