Melissa Parke (Fremantle, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to share the story of the Fremantle Foundation and its philanthropic program, the Impact 100 awards. Impact 100 pools the annual donations of $1,000 made by 100 local people to make a difference, by providing a 'game changing' $100,000 grant to a deserving project or charity in the Fremantle area. The recently announced 2014 winner was FORM's 100 Hampton Road project. FORM, an independent, non-profit cultural organisation established in 1968 that develops and advocates for excellence in creativity and artistic practice in Western Australia, will use the Impact 100 grant to install a commercial-grade kitchen and expand its cooking program at Foundation Housing's 192-bed lodging house. By embedding skills, training, and employment opportunities within this community-building project, FORM aims to provide some of Fremantle's most vulnerable residents with pathways out of homelessness. Driven by the irrepressible energy and vision of its lone paid employee, CEO Dylan Smith, the volunteer-directed Fremantle Foundation this year sought to address the pressing issues of mental wellbeing and homelessness. Last year's inaugural Impact 100 winner was Dismantle, a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of disengaged and at-risk young people in WA.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members’ statements has concluded.