Meet Our 2026 Charity Partners
We are proud to welcome nine amazing charities to the People First Bank Foundation community that will benefit from $270,000 in grant funding.
DV Safe Phone
DV Safe Phone transforms unused mobile phones into lifelines for domestic violence victims, through registered DV agencies, police stations, safe houses and hospitals, offering safety and connection in their darkest moments.
Foyer Foundation
The Foyer Foundation is a for-purpose organisation that unlocks thriving futures for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. They do this by growing the reach and impact of Youth Foyers. Youth Foyers offer 16-24-year-olds a safe and stable place to live for up to two years, integrating housing, education, employment, and life skills support all under one roof. The Youth Foyer approach has a global track record spanning three decades. Every $1 invested delivers a $6 return in reduced housing, welfare, justice and health costs.
Baby Give Back
Baby Give Back’s mission is to give children an equal start by providing material basics, like clothing and nappies, to vulnerable families with children aged 0-5 years in partnership with support services. Since its establishment in late 2016, Baby Give Back has provided assistance to over 50,000 children.
Backpacks 4 SA Kids
Backpacks 4 SA Kids supports children and families across South Australia during times of crisis by providing practical, essential items that restore dignity and stability. Through their programs including Backpacks, Anchor Packs and Home Starter Packs they help children and families move from crisis toward safety, belonging and a stronger start for the future.
Catherine House
Catherine House provides crisis, longer term accommodation and support services to women experiencing homelessness in South Australia. As South Australia’s only homelessness and recovery service for women, Catherine House deals with the immediate issues created by homelessness and assists women in planning a future that helps them sustain housing and build purposeful lives.
Eat Up
Eat Up’s mission is to feed hungry students so they can grow, learn and succeed! They do this by providing free school lunches to disadvantaged kids, ensuring they have the food they need to grow and make the most of learning opportunities, breaking the poverty cycle.
KidsXpress
KidsXpress is a children’s mental health charity helping to transform the lives of children impacted by adversity. They deliver trauma-informed Expressive Therapy to children under 12, alongside Education Services for parents, teachers and professionals who care for them. Their evidence-based programs build emotional wellbeing in children, strengthen the adults around them, and break cycles of trauma, creating safer families, stronger schools, and a future all children deserve.
Our Village
Our Village collects donations of pre-loved nursery and children's items - things like cots, car seats, prams, clothes, books and toys - and partners with social workers and maternal and child health nurses to rehome them to vulnerable babies and children in need. They're turning pre-loved into re-loved, so every child thrives.
Youth Insearch
Youth Insearch runs one of the most successful youth intervention programs in Australia, working with at risk youth aged 14 to 20, enabling them to reach their full potential. The program has a peer focus, on young people helping young people.
People First Foundation Limited ATF People First Bank Foundation ABN 79 297 317 699. Registered under the Collections Act 1966 (QLD). People First Bank Foundation may be referred to as The Foundation across this website. The Foundation is not an authorised deposit-taking institution and its obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Heritage and People’s Choice Limited (People First Bank). People First Bank's support of the Foundation is limited to operational costs, donation amounts and in-kind employee and charity partner support.
