Thank you for supporting Toora

It takes more than houses to help women out of homelessness and into stability.

It takes community change, and your workplace or school can be part of that change by raising funds for us during Homelessness Week.

How you can help

Homelessness Week is on 5 to 11 August, with the theme “Homelessness Action Now”. Sadly, too many Canberrans are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. In just the first five months of 2024, Toora Women supported 300 women and children, providing over 20,000 nights of accommodation. That is over 20,000 nights too many. However, with the rising rate of domestic and family violence and the continued lack of affordable housing in the ACT, this number will likely only increase. We need action on homelessness, both in the long term and right now. If you believe in a world where everyone has a home, please help by fundraising for Toora in your workplace this Homelessness Week.

What we do

Every day, Toora changes Canberra women’s lives; for some, we save them.

In 2023, kind donations from our community contributed to us being able to provide 91,576 days of service to women across the ACT, with many instances of women coming to us in crisis.

Our work is about more than homelessness. Many of our clients who are impacted by homelessness are also affected by other factors including domestic violence, substance dependency and poor mental health.

At Toora, we work holistically with women and see the intersections between all these things. Our aim is to support women and feminine-identifying people through these life altering events and provide them with the tools to break cycles, in turn, creating better life outcomes.

Find out more reasons and ways to support Toora.

What your donation will go towards

Donations raised this winter will support us to continue to run our fundamental life skills programs, providing women with basic knowledge on cooking, financial literacy and physical exercise. The funds will also go towards education and employment pathways, ensuring that women and feminine-identifying people can continue to access further education and meaningful employment.

In addition, funds raised will help Canberra women and feminine-identifying people 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.

Can you raise funds for us in your workplace or school? Together, we can change a woman’s trajectory out of the cycle of homelessness and into a stable living environment and a brighter future, for both them and their families. Not sure how you could fundraise for Toora? Here are some ideas:

 

Small to medium businesses: Donate a percentage of sales or profits during Homelessness Week to Toora. Host an event like a trivia or movie night. Hold a morning or afternoon tea or bake-off. Hold a themed clothing day (e.g., “On Wednesday we wear pink”). Challenge your team to a physical challenge or fitness event. Challenge your team to give up something they love for a period of time. Fill a jar with lollies and charge team members to guess how many there are, with the winner getting the jar.

Large businesses: Host an event like a trivia or movie night. Host a fundraising breakfast, lunch or dinner. Host a raffle or auction. Have an ‘office jargon’ jar, similar to a swear jar, in your workplaces and ‘fine’ people for using jargon. Donate a percentage of sales or profits during Homelessness Week to Toora

We can provide a range of materials to help your fundraising efforts, such as event invitation and poster templates.

Contact us today at communications@toora.org.au to discuss how you can help fundraise for Toora during Homelessness Week.