Border Trust extends a special thanks to the Scanlon Foundation for providing more than $300,000 in grants to the Border region over multiple years, with a focus on supporting a welcoming and cohesive transition of migrants into our community.
The Scanlon Foundation aspires to see Australia advance as a welcoming, prosperous and cohesive nation particularly related to the transition of migrants into Australian society. The Foundation supports ongoing longitudinal research into the indicators of social cohesion and the results of this research inform the Foundations activities. The Foundation makes grants to improve social cohesion in areas of greatest need within Australia.
For more information about the Scanlon Foundation: Scanlon Foundation
Border Trust strives to show our donors firsthand their direct impact within our community.
In November 2023, Border Trust had the pleasure to spend a day with Anthea Hancocks, CEO of the Scanlon Foundation, showcasing some of the local projects they have supported through Border Trust, with over $300,000 in grants distributed.
These include:
• Albury Wodonga Regional Foodshare’s Feeding our Community
• Albury Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau’s Multicultural exercise class
• Albury Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau’s Kitchen (now Coffee!) in the Hood mobile food van
• Parklands Albury Wodonga Bhutanese Community Garden’s Improving Water Pressure and
• Murray Valley Sanctuary Refugee Group’s Fuelling Social Inclusion.