8 BHC Creating Liveable Communities A targeted grants program to assist households experiencing financial barriers to inclusion, participation and wellbeing. Grants awarded included assistance with employment and training fees, technologies to support digital inclusion, extracurricular activities for young people and cost of living support for vulnerable residents. Assisting residents through targeted grants KICKSTART GRANT Providing equipment and relief to assist residents with day-to-day living costs and to support tenancy sustainment. residents in grant funding 96 87% 100% $30,000 White goods, furniture, wellbeing costs including medical expenses, education and training expenses, technology needs and general cost of living support including cleaning products and food vouchers. of residents believe that this grant helped them move towards achieving their goals of residents said the grant has made a positive contribution to their overall wellbeing PROGRAM 1 “The driving lessons from BHC have helped with my confidence and mood so much. My goal is to pass my driving test and buy an affordable car within the coming months. Learning to drive is also helping me towards my goal of gaining employment and my own small studio. Driving has made me happy and is a big deal to me.” - BHC Kickstart Recipient “I was able to use this grant to pay towards my hospital excess fee. This enabled me to continue attending group classes held at hospital and provided access to key medical specialists that have supported me in maintaining and improving my overall health.” - BHC Kickstart Recipient My daughter has dyslexia and struggles with maths and English. She was falling behind in maths, and my goal was to get her back up to the Year 5 level. As a single mum, it was a big expense, and at the time, I had fractured my ankle and was unable to work. The Bright Futures Grant allowed me to cover a large portion of the tutoring expenses with specialised tutors who know how to teach children with dyslexia. The grant has made an incredible difference in our lives. Over the past two terms, I’ve seen a massive improvement in my daughter’s confidence and skills. She can now do her 2x and 9x times tables and is much more confident in her abilities. This progress has taken a huge stress off my shoulders, and I am so grateful and thankful for the grant.” Mother of Bright Futures Responsive Fund recipient. “
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