If you missed it, WATCH US (here) on CHANNEL 7 NEWS! The story features our m.a.d. kid ambassadors Maddy, 12, and Teegs, 10, as they showcase their amazing efforts to help 1000 Australian kids with our Pencil Case Project (and the Hair to Help Project which is helping...
Spreading winter warmth by working together
Another HUGE day at the m.a.d.woman Foundation HQ today! More than 3000 items were distributed - including 228 winter care packs for Australian women, kids and men in need. Thanks to Meagan, Sue and Josie from Bunnings Warehouse Australia for doing the first...
Sew much thread goes into our donations!
A lot of love - and a lot of thread, pins, fabric, clips and time goes into our charity sewing! Another empty 5km spool on the overlocker! On the left is how it starts.... Another 50+metres of fabric is currently under the needle... thank you immensely to Glynis for...
150 more care packs have gone out!
Another 75 of our beautiful care packs have gone out to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) this week. They are joining another 75 we sent last week for some deserving women. We’re so proud to have distributed 2575 stunning care packs in the past two weeks!...
We are helping 700 women RizeUp
We sent 700 of our care packs to RizeUp to distribute to women fleeing domestic violence. By working together we can make even more of a difference. Thanks to everyone who contributed
Help needed for our Mother’s Day care packs
WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are soooo close - please help us get our Mother’s Day project over the line. We had a HUGE day today sorting more than 45,000 gifts for our care packs for 2500 women around Australia fleeing domestic violence. We are packing on Wednesday to send...
Dental care and toiletries needed
Does anyone know any kind dentists who can help us urgently source dental care items (even sample sizes) for our 2500 Mother’s Day care packs for women around Australia fleeing domestic violence? (And we also need general toiletries!). After a huge burst of giving, we...
Fostering kindness with 4000 gifts to kids
WE DID IT!! Today we finished packing nearly 4000 gifts into beautiful handsewn drawstring bags for a special party for more than 260 Melbourne children in foster care this weekend. Our Founder Melina (centre) was thrilled to hand over the special packs to George and...
A special shopping trip!
Thank you to everyone who has supported us through the The High Tea Party this year! Here’s some shopping we did today with some of the money you raised for us. It’s just a fraction of what we are giving to around 260 kids in foster care at the end of next week for a...
Another day, another dispatch!
Two large boxes of woollens headed to women and kids fleeing domestic violence in Tasmania and fabrics are going to some of our amazing volunteers who are sewing for our ongoing projects. Can you sew, knit, crochet or know someone who can and would like to make a...