A Sydney charity has developed a toolkit to make it easier for homeless Australians with severe mental health issues to apply for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Getting more vulnerable people accessing the NDIS could reduce homelessness and help those experiencing mental illness make strides in their recovery.https://bit.ly/2MXxtuZ @ideaspies

A study by UN Women found that more than 90% of women had been assaulted on public buses in Port Moresby, PNG. This high rate of violence was keeping women home from work and girls from school. In 2016, the Meri Seif Bus was introduced. This is a free women only bus which works on so many levels. It educates women about sexual violence, consent, street violence and women's empowerment while they sit on the bus. It creates a safe space for them to share stories and views. It offers referral pathways for women in need. All this happens whilst enjoying a safe ride on the bus to their final destination. The program has been expanding with new buses in both Lae and Port Moresby. https://unwomen.org.au/resource/meri-seif-bus-factsheet/

Did you know that 1/3 of produced clothing stock is dead stock and therefore cannot be sold? Or that 13% of Australia's population is below poverty? Thread Together is an organisation that solves the problem of fast fashion waste by giving back to the community. They take unused clothing and shoes from high-quality Australian fashion retailers and deliver it to less fortunate people who are in need, while saving new clothing from going directly to landfill. https://www.threadtogether.org/

Some people call it retirement, they call it Full Time Living. The team at Full Time Lives help people build meaningful, active and happy lives after full time work. There are 5.6 million baby boomers in Australia and the first wave of them are now leaving their full-time jobs. Our boomers are fitter, healthier, wealthier and will live longer than any generation before them. If we don?t value them and keep them engaged in society then we?ll all lose out. Our vision is an ecosystem that supports those with age, ambition and attitude to make a difference to their communities. https://fulltimelives.com/business

Thousands of students across NSW will be given free breakfasts every morning, with the government to roll-out a program to provide healthy meals in 500 schools. The breakfast clubs will run in partnership with Foodbank, Australia's largest food relief charity, to ensure children can start each school day with a nutritious meal. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/free-breakfasts-in-hundreds-of-nsw-public-schools-to-fight-food-poverty-20190616-p51y6j.html

WeThinkItMatters is a clever "philanthropic web app" designed to raise funding for nonprofits that you wish to support. With the tap of your finger, you direct the donations of campaign sponsors (companies who actually make the donations). There's also a way for you to have the chance to win cash prizes. More details are at https://wtim.co.