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Flood Relief

2022 Quick Response Flood Relief Grant Recipients

Northern Rivers Community Foundation, in partnership with the Byron Community Centre, launched the Flood Relief Fund to offer quick response grants of up to $10,000 to community organisations to provide flood relief and recovery for the Northern Rivers.

As of May, 2022 an incredible $964,139 had been funded via 106 Quick Response Grants  for community organisations who are already imbedded, connected and trusted to provide disaster recovery support in their local communities.

Winsome / Lismore Soup Kitchen

Lismore
Rebuild kitchen for feeding the homeless and residents in need in the Lismore region. There has been a significant increase in needs for meal service in Lismore.

Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre

Evans Head, Woodburn, Coraki, Broadwater
Vouchers to support immediate needs and recovery for local residents around Woodburn, Coraki and Broadwater.

Vibe Care Pantry

Tweed Heads
Industrial fridge to store bulk amounts of donated pantry fresh food supplies, to support distribution of free meals in the Tweed region.

Australia Seabird & Turtle Rescue

Ballina
Emergency filtration equipment to assist with rescuing and rehabilitating sea turtles suffering from poor water quality, parasites and micro-plastic ingestion.

NRCG Food Pantry & Laundry

Lismore
Re-fit of facility, including food pantry and laundry, to support welfare and community capacity building programs for disadvantaged people and communities.

Rekindling The Spirit Community Services

Lismore
Temporary office setup to ensure immediate continuity of wide range of community support services.

Autism Camp Australia

Girards Hill
Autism Recovery Event - A gathering to provide support, information, recovery and celebration for flood-affected families with autism. Supporting around 350 people.

Arts Northern Rivers Inc

Lismore & Northren Rivers
Immediate and direct rapid response support to flood impacted musicians of the Northern Rivers.

Aussies4Aussies

West Ballina
Rebuilding homes.

BayFM Community Radio

Byron Bay
From Recovery to Prevention Communications.

Bonalbo Community Mens Shed Inc

Bonalbo
Bonalbo Community Mens Shed replacing equipment and tools damaged in floods.

Border Ranges Richmond Valley Landcare

Kyogle
Supporting those in the Landcare community that are affected by landslides.

Broadwater & Rileys Hill Area Community Hall

Broadwater
Flood relief - resourcing community through supplies,  community events and services hub.

Budjaram Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal)

Lismore
Refit Office to continue service provision.

Bundjalung Tribal Society Ltd

Goonellabah
Relocation and establish office and service provision to clients and community members.

Byron Bay Community Association

Byron Bay
Flood Relief and Recovery Support for Northern Rivers residents impacted by the 2022 Floods.

CASPA Services Ltd

Lismore
Flood Support: to provide additional support services to the community via our Community Wellbeing Hub.

CHESS Connect

Richmond & Clarence Valley Regions
Business Resilience and Recovery.

Christian Life Church

Kyogle
Flood Recovery Donation Space Coordinator.

Container of Dreams

Tabulam
Operation Tiny Homes - Flatpack tiny house kits for flood survivors.

Coraki Flood Recovery Hub

Coraki
The delivery of much needed goods and support to Coraki community.

Creative Caldera Inc

Murwillumbah
Replacing Art Trail sponsorship lost as a result of 2022 flooding.

Evans Head Preschool Association Inc

Evans Head
To replace lost resources and bring in trained counsellors to support children to heal from flood trauma.

Evans Head - Casino SLSC

Evans Head
Replacing vital lost and damaged equipment due to flood.

Give Them A Chance Inc.

Lismore and Woodburn
Creating respite homes for displaced fostered teenagers

Grant A Gift

Broadwater, Woodburn & Coraki

Getting children back into day care and preschool.

88.9 Community Radio

Woodburn

Agape Outreach Food Supplies

Tweed Heads

Baby Give Back

Varsity Lakes (for Northern Rivers)

Bangalow Koalas Tree Recovery

Bangalow

Lifeline Northern NSW Call Centre

Lismore

Lismore Basketball Association

Lismore

National Disaster Management Services

Mullumbimby

Nimbin Community Centre

Nimbin

North Coast Community College

Alstonville

The Owl & The PussyCat Farm Animal Sanctuary

Crabbes Creek

The Buttery - Community Counselling Outreach

Binna Burra

Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre

Pottsville
Mould kits and personal protection equipment for distribution in the community, to support residents moving from evacuation centres back into healthy and safe homes.

Bunjum Aboriginal Corporation

West Ballina
Providing flood recovery support and services to the local Aboriginal Community, including restoring the Community Homework Centre which assists families and children in crisis centres with food, clothing, electronics, school resources, so they can get back to school and transition out of crisis response.

North Coast Community Housing

Lismore
Supporting the continuation of trauma support for community housing services. Around 120 homes (10%) were lost during the floods. Their team of 22 staff are currently displaced and working from homes and cars.

RiverTracks

Murwillumbah
Replacement vehicle and repairs to drop-in centre and workshop to assist with urgent voluntarily flood repairs and building works around Murwillumbah.

Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation

Grafton

Replacing stock and equipment to help recommence key activities that support their programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in the Clarence Valley region.

Spaghetti Circus

Mullumbimby

Supporting refurbishment of the premises and replacement of equipment to ensure a safe and hygienic space for the community to return.

Gunawirra

Coraki

Support the preschool and community to rebuild its damaged school.

Home Assistance And Regional Transport Services Inc

Wollongbar

Replacing a flood destroyed community transport vehicle.

Human Nature Adventure Therapy

Ballina

Youth Flood Trauma Recovery Project.

Italo Stars FC

Lismore

Rehabilitate the soccer community club.

Keeping Our Freedom Youth Indigenous Corporation

Casino

Replacing stock and equipment to support the employment program for the immediate livelihood of local Indigenous youth.

Kyogle Family Support Services Neighbourhood Centre Inc.

Kyogle

Sift n Sort - a space to be heard, resourced, connected and nourished.

Lismore Environment Centre

Lismore

Trees Not Bombs Community Recovery Café.

Little Wings Limited

Lismore

Immediate flood support for flood affected families.

Living Schools Global Ltd

Lismore

To re-establish the canteen, Jabay, at Living School.

Louisa Johnston Centre

Kyogle

Restoring our Centre as a Community Safe Space.

Mental Health Support Group

Northern Rivers

Whitegoods for flood victim families experiencing mental illness.

Mental Health Support Group

Northern Rivers

Whitegoods for flood victim families experiencing mental illness.

Mullum Cares Inc.

Mullumbimby

Assisting property owners in the Byron Shire to implement flood resilient adaptation materials and strategies when rebuilding their damaged homes.

Murwillumbah Community Centre Inc.

Murwillumbah

Restocking and replacing emergency resources.

Ngulingah Local Aboriginal Land Council

Lismore

Ngunya Jarjum Aboriginal Child and Family Service

Lismore

Re-establish the family room so that families can spend time together in a safe, family friendly environment.

Nimbin Neighbourhood & Information Centre Inc.

Nimbin

Increase capacity to distribute essential supplies to isolated people in the Nimbin area.

RealArtWorks Disability Service

South Lismore

The Colony Bees Association

Lennox Head

LightnUp Inc. ‘The Healing Heart’ Lanterns

Lismore

Windara Communities Facility

Casino

Multi-Task Human Resource Foundation Ltd - Disability Support

East Lismore

Byron Youth Theatre - Therapeutic Drama Sessions

Wilsons Creek

Big Scrub Music Healing

Casino

Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corp.

Broken Head

Burringbar Community Association

Burringbar

Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital

Knockrow

Heart2Heart Meal Distribution

Uki

Rebuild kitchen and food stores to enable free meal distribution to continue in most needed areas of the community.

Daisi Disability Services

Ballina

Mobile counselling and immediate support service for flood victims with disability.

RED Disability

Lismore

Replacing essential equipment for the health and safety of disability clients.

Shed of Hope

Tabulam

Temporary housing for urgent housing needs for flood affected families in the wider surrounding area.

It Takes a Town

Murwillumbah

Emergency Relief Coordinator to support flood recovery for 2500 homes in the Tweed, identifying needs and engaging solutions across the region.

Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Programs

Mullumbimby

Care outreach programs for flood affected families of the Northern Rivers in the stages of pregnancy and / or with children up to around 5 years old.

Nimbin Rocks For Teens

Nimbin

Connecting youth in community through music, arts, culture and adventure.

Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers Inc.

Northern Rivers

Disaster relief support for Northern Rivers wildlife.

Northern Rivers Women and Children's Services Inc.

Northern Rivers

Mobile service support van offering outreach support to flood displaced people in need.

Our Two Hands

Casino

Providing beds for our homeless community.

Queer Family Inc.

Mullumbimby

Regional Queer response with for local LGBTQIA+ community.

Resilient  Byron

Northern Rivers

Support the emergence and training of a Northern Rivers Community Carers and Responders network.

Resilient  Lismore

Lismore

Lismore Community Rebuild Project.

Richmond Landcare Incorporated

Far North Coast

Landslide management and maintenance education project.

Richmond Tweed Regional Library

Lismore

Replacing our kids reading programs.

Shedding Community Workshop

Mullumbimby

Rebuilding Shedding for Community Recovery.

Social Futures

Ballina

re-equip Mijung Jarjums Kids in Mind.

St Vincent De Paul Society NSW

Northern Rivers

The Returning Indigenous Corporation

Uki

Coordinating community response to floods and starting connection for healing.

Tweed Valley Early Childhood Intervention Services LTD t/a Shaping Outcomes

Tweed Heads

Flood Relief and support.

Wardell Core

Wardell

Supporting mental health recovery in Wardell.

We Al-Li

Lismore & surrounds

Northern Rivers Mobile Community Healing Hub.

Women Up North Inc

East Lismore

Mobile office support for WUN team.

Wyrallah Road Food Hub Quality Used Furniture

Wyrallah

You Have A Friend

Chinderah

Supporting our local homeless community.

Byron Region Community College

Mullumbimby

Lismore Home Modification Service & Wellbeing

South Lismore

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre

Mullumbimby

Natural Death Care Centre

Brunswick Heads

Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre

Lismore

NSW Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service

Bonalbo

ReForest Now Environmental Flood Recovery

Brunswick Heads

Bangalow Community Children's Centre

Bangalow

Liberation Larder

Byron Bay

Pure Bhakti Service Association

Murwillumbah

Lismore Challenge Ltd Recovery and Cleanup

East Lismore

Kyogle Together Inc.

Kyogle


Supporting Partners


The Portland House Foundation

James Frizelle Charitable Foundation

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Global Giving