As CEO of Festival City Adelaide, The Wyatt Trust’s newest Governor, Justyna Jochym, is one of the city’s biggest cheerleaders. Hailing from Poland, Justyna first visited Adelaide in 2017 as part of an arts, culture and festival tourism delegation from Krakow, a sister UNESCO-designated city. “It was a four-day visit and by day three it was clear to me that there’s a bit of magic here in Adelaide,” Justyna says. After the city had cast its spell, Justyna decided to... Read more

Social entrepreneur Sarah Gun has a reputation for being able to imagine the impossible and bring it to life. Founder of SA’s premier event management business, GOGO Events, Sarah uses every opportunity she can create or curate to make the world a safer and more equitable place. The work of the business’s charitable arm, the GOGO Foundation, aims to “bring the margin to the centre” in all that it does. “If we can create safe, loving, enriching and brave spaces... Read more

City of Marion / City of Charles Sturt / City of West Torrens This grant fund is made possible through the team of Lions Club of Richmond volunteers who run the popular op shop warehouse in Camden Park. Lions Club of Richmond partners with The Wyatt Trust (Wyatt) to distribute the proceeds of their fundraising to support local children and young people. Who can apply? Grant applications can be made by public schools (preschools, primary and secondary) or organisations focused... Read more

Since 2021, The Wyatt Trust has partnered with the Economic Media Centre to bring diverse voices to the public debate about economic policy. “By training and supporting people experiencing poverty to engage with media, the Economic Media Centre gives South Australian communities facing economic disadvantage a voice in the mainstream media,” explains Wyatt Grants Manager, Jo Edwards. “It also helps people with lived experience of inequality to share ideas and solutions for more inclusive economic policy making.” A project of... Read more

Three years into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Australia’s oldest charitable trust, The Wyatt Trust, Stacey Thomas is the type of leader who pays homage to the past while always looking towards the future. It’s a trait that has helped Wyatt break new ground through a range of significant, and often sector-leading, initiatives. These have included a Truth-telling project to examine Wyatt’s history through a First Nations lens; a Climate Statement of accountability; the expansion of impact investing;... Read more

“If you focus on poverty, the light is on ‘the poor’; let’s instead shine a light on wealth,” Professor Fran Baum said in the opening session of the recent SACOSS conference on Alternative Futures: Ending Poverty. The conference, supported by The Wyatt Trust, focused on hope and possibility, rather than the fatalism that usually accompanies talk of poverty. How is that the poorest half of the population owns just 2 per cent of the global wealth, with 76 per cent... Read more

City of Marion – City of Charles Sturt – City of West Torrens Applications open until funds are exhausted, or until Thursday December 8. This grant fund is made possible through the team of Lions Club of Richmond volunteers who run the popular op shop warehouse in Camden Park. Lions Club of Richmond partners with The Wyatt Trust (Wyatt) to distribute the proceeds of their fundraising to support local children and young people. Who can apply? Grant applications can be... Read more

A grant round offering up to $15,000 per grant has been launched to support projects that improve digital inclusion for South Australians on low incomes. Digital inclusion means ensuring everyone can access and use technology and the internet to enhance and improve their daily lives. Digital technology has become an essential part of life, work, learning, accessing essential services and family and social connection. We believe everybody should be able to learn about and access the online services and platforms... Read more

Single mother families are disproportionately impacted by poverty and violence. Their experience of inequality and hardship has persisted for decades as a result of policy failure says Terese Edwards, CEO of the National Council for Single Mothers and their Children (NCSMC). “The effects of violence, low paid work, full-time parenting and the pandemic have all taken their toll,” Terese explains. “What we’re really dealing with here is government-sanctioned poverty.” Established 50 years ago, NCSMC connects single mums to information, support... Read more