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Gay And Lesbian Community Services
- [email protected]
- (08) 9486 9855
- http://glcs.org.au/
GLCS has been providing support, information and resources to the West Australian gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community for almost 35 years.
- Type:Charity
- Charity:Education & Training,Employment & Training,Fundraising,Information & Referral,Mental Health
Details
Description
We are the longest running organisation of our kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
As WA’s main community based GLBT service provider our main focus is on providing essential services to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, including our peer counselling phone line and social support groups. We also offer a number of training options for the general community, ranging from one-hour personal perspectives talks to half- and full-day workplace training in diverse sexuality and gender. We also have a successful history of running funded projects, often in partnership with other community groups.
Mission
Gay and Lesbian Community Services of WA (Inc.) is a non-profit organisation which aims to promote the wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and other sexuality, sex and gender diverse people in Western Australia.
Brief History
GLCS was established in 1974 as the Homosexual Counselling and Information Service of WA. In 1984 the name was changed to the Gay Counselling Service of WA and the organisation became an incorporated body. In keeping with worldwide trends to recognise the contribution and needs of women in the community, the name of the service was changed in 1990 to the Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of WA (Inc). In 1999 the name was changed again to the Gay and Lesbian Community Services of WA (Inc) to reflect the wider range of services that GLCS provides. We are the oldest service of our kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Funding
GLCS receives some funding from the Health Department of WA. While this money is much appreciated and essential, it covers only our basic costs. Our ability to provide our essential services is dependent on the efforts of our volunteers and additional income from financial memberships, donations and fundraising.

MAN: Men's Advisory Network
- [email protected]
- (08) 9218 8044
- http://www.man.org.au/
Our vision: "The flourishing of the Men’s Health and Wellbeing Sector in Western Australia"
- Type:DGR 1 Status
- Charity:Drugs & Alcohol,Employment & Training,Information & Referral,Mental Health
Details
Description
M.A.N. the peak body for service providers, organisations and individuals concerned with men’s health, well-being and other issues affecting males of all ages in Western Australia. It is a not-for-profit non-government organisation that receives financial support from the Department of Health.
The primary role that M.A.N. plays is resourcing the sector through supporting service providers, organisations and professionals from various disciplines, who work with males of all ages. In addition, M.A.N. provides information to individuals about appropriate services and professionals, plus provides general community education and raises awareness of the issues affecting males of all ages.
The aim of M.A.N. is to raise awareness of issues impacting on males of all ages and to advocate on their behalf in order to promote their health and well-being in a holistic sense covering physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual components. This is based on the World Health Organisation's 1986 definition of health and encompasses all aspects of a person's life.
The primary role that M.A.N. plays is resourcing the sector through supporting service providers, organisations and professionals from various disciplines, who work with males of all ages. In addition M.A.N. refers individuals to the most appropriate services, plus provides general community education and raises awareness of the issues affecting males of all ages.
In 2002, M.A.N. received funding from the Department of Health to investigate the options for establishing and maintaining a viable network for community based men's groups in Western Australia. The rationale for this funding may be found in the government's election commitments contained in the Men's Health Direction Statement.
Our Goals are:
Community engagement, stakeholders, and grassroots
Networking hub
Commercial alliances
Training development
The current service agreement with the Department of Health requires MAN to deliver the following outputs:
1. Information Services
1.1. Website
1.2. Newsletter
1.3. Services data base
1.4. Promote events, issues and contact among men’s health groups.
2. Partnerships
2.1 Form and strengthen partnerships with other agencies, organisations and community groups to advocate and progress issues related to men’s health.
3. Program Delivery
3.1. International Men’s Health Week.
3.2. Coordinate and conduct one major conference or seminar/workshop on men’s health and wellbeing related topics per year.
3.3. Conduct a minimum of ten men’s health information sessions per year
3.4. Conduct a minimum of 3 Pit Stop programs per year
4. Evaluation
4.1. Evaluation of the overall services provided, including the impact of MAN activities and advocacy on service providers’ and partner agencies’ involvement/capacity to support men on health and well-being issues.

Paraplegic Quadriplegic Association of WA
- [email protected]
- (08) 9381 0111
- http://www.paraquadwa.asn.au
For over 50 years, the Paraplegic Quadriplegic Association of WA (Inc.) has been serving members of the Western Australian community afflicted with spinal cord paralysis or disease and related conditions. In addition, the Association provides advice, information and advocacy to enable people with a range of disabilities to participate in community life.
- Type:Charity
- Charity:Disabilities,Employment & Training
Details
Description
The Association can trace its beginnings back to a meeting in November, 1955 attended by paraplegic patients from the Royal Perth Hospital Spinal Unit, medical practitioners and nurses to discuss opportunities for spinal cord injured persons after the acute phase of their hospitalisation. During the Association's early years, sport was seen as having an important role in rehabilitation and as a means of promoting the abilities of people with paraplegia. This activity resulted in a team of paraplegic athletes form across Australia competing in the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games in the United Kingdom.
The Association was incorporated in 1959 as the Paraplegic Association of WA (Inc). One of the early aims of the Association was to provide a hostel for persons with paraplegia seeking to re-establish themselves in community living. A house was bought in Subiaco in 1960 and converted to accommodate ten persons. A small workshop was established in an outbuilding to provide vocational employment. The house was named Jack O'Keefe Hostel in memory of the Association's first President.

Read Write Now Adult Literacy Program
- [email protected]
- 1800 018 802
- http://www.read-write-now.org/
46% of the adult Australian population has problems with everyday functional literacy. If you can read this, perhaps you can help an adult to read.
- Charity:Employment & Training,Family,Local Community,Aboriginal,Education & Training
- Type:Charity
Details
Description
Read Write Now has operated in Western Australia for over 40 years. The program trains and supports volunteer tutors to work one-to-one with adults who come from all walks of life and who want to improve their reading and writing skills.
- Some run their own businesses
- Some need additional skills for a promotion
- Some are unemployed
- Some are TAFE students needing help with courses
- Some are parents who want to read to their children, assist with homework or correspond with the school.
There should be no shame attached to problems with literacy, yet many people have suffered humiliation. Read Write Now provides a flexible learning environment where confidentiality is assured.
There are volunteers throughout the metropolitan area and in some regional centres throughout WA. If you would like to be a volunteer in this program or you know someone who would benefit from the assistance offered, call 1800 018 802 or check out the website at www.read-write-now.org

Ruah Community Services
- [email protected]
- 13 78 24
- http://www.ruah.org.au
It is committed to working in partnership with citizens marginalised by mainstream society to enable them to overcome their disadvantage, improve the quality of their lives, enhance their spirit and participate more fully in the community.
- Type:Charity
- Charity:Education & Training,Employment & Training,Local Community,Mental Health
Details
Description
Ruah aims to empower vulnerable and disadvantaged people to create meaningful change in their lives through the provision of quality support services in the areas of housing and homelessness, family and domestic violence, and mental health. Ruah’s vision is to build flourishing communities through active participation and wellbeing of people with complex needs.

Save the Children Australia
Save the Children is Australia's leading independent emergency relief and development organisation for children. We save and protect children's lives and strive to give every child a safe and happy childhood.
- Type:Charity
- Charity:Child Welfare,Emergency Relief,Employment & Training
Details
Description
Our vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Our values
Accountability
Ambition
Collaboration
Creativity
Integrity
Our Work
Save the Children is Australia's leading independent emergency relief and development organisation for children. We save and protect children's lives and strive to give every child a safe and happy childhood.
Our programs in Australia and overseas aim to ensure that children:
no longer die from preventable diseases
have the opportunity to learn through access to education
are supported and assisted in an emergency, such as a natural disaster
are safe and protected from harm
understand their rights and responsibilities.
Globally, Save the Children touched the lives of over 100 million children in 2011 in more than 126 countries. In Australia, we work in every state and territory with programs in more than 90 locations.

The Amanda Young Foundation
- [email protected]
- (08) 9227 4237
- http://www.amandayoungfoundation.org.au/
The Amanda Young Foundation is a non-profit community organisation dedicated to reducing deaths in WA from meningococcal disease, and supporting survivors of the disease.
- Type:Charity
- Charity:Employment & Training,Fundraising,Mental Health