Building 1:
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies is a grassroots independent charity, exclusively dedicated to offering free, hands-on peer and ongoing support to those affected by breast cancer and their loved ones. We are the region’s sole provider of this essential service.
Our services are free and offer emotional support, practical guidance, and a supportive community, helping patients and their support network navigate the challenges of breast cancer with care and understanding.
Telephone: 0406 376 500
Email: admin@bosombuddies.org.au
Brain Tumour Alliance Australia
Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA) is a not for profit organisation that supports patients with any brain tumour (neoplasm) affecting the central nervous system, which includes the meninges, brain, and spinal cord.
BTAA seeks to provide peer support to people living with a brain tumour. We extend this to their carers, families, and friends. BTAA provides information resources for newly diagnosed patients and can assist with referrals to the most appropriate support services in their area.
Telephone: 1800 857 221 (a free call in Australia)
Email: enquiries@btaa.org.au
Canberra Circle of Women
Canberra Circle of Women is a small not for profit grass roots community organisation which works globally to reduce period poverty and to increase the uptake of education for girls in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
Through our programs we offer volunteers the opportunity to make a substantial difference to the lives of girls and women with sewing and knitting circles, and our packing days to assemble the Days for Girls Kits – a washable and sustainable solution which last for 4 years. We also run a number of programs for pregnant women and new mothers in Sri Lanka.
With 150 volunteers across the ACT and Australia, we are continuing to grow and support, not only girls and women globally, but also closer to home our most vulnerable Canberrans. We work closely with a number of Canberra based charities and nationally are involved with supporting our First Nations People.
Email: canberracircleofwomen@gmail.com
Eternity Design: Art Therapy
My name is Susan Hey, and I am an accredited art therapist with numerous years of experience working with individuals of all ages and backgrounds. I provide a range of services designed to help people use art as a means of self-exploration, emotional healing, and personal growth. These services are offered face-to-face in the Art Therapy Studio, in your home or online.
Telephone: 0407 901 677
Email: hello@eternitydesignarttherapy.com.au
The Little Capsule Co.
We are a female-owned, self-funded social enterprise, proud to deliver clothing circularity, community connection, and vital support services to women
and families in the ACT. We donate a portion of our profits to preterm birth prevention research, provide clothing to the Canberra Circle of Women, and offer free rent to Soft Darlings — a recycled plush toy adoption agency whose profits 100% fund care boxes with gently worn children’s clothing and medical supplies for families living in poverty in the Philippines.
Email: hello@thelittlecapsuleco.com.au
Women’s Health Matters
Women’s Health Matters is an independent, non-partisan think tank that works to improve the health and wellbeing of all women in the ACT and surrounding region. We seek to improve access to health information and enhance knowledge and understanding about the causes of health and illness among anyone who identifies as a woman.
We advocate on behalf of all ACT women, especially those experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. We want women to feel in control of and understand the determinants of their own health and wellbeing.
Please note: Women’s Health Matters is not a health service and we do not provide medical consultations or counselling to individuals.
Telephone: 02 6290 2166
Email: admin@womenshealthmatters.org.au
Women With Disabilities ACT
Women With Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) is a systemic advocacy and peer support organisation for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability in the ACT region. Established in 1995, WWDACT follows a human rights philosophy, based on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Convention on the Elimination of (All Forms Of) Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). We work with government and non-government organisations to improve the status and lives of women* with disabilities in the ACT and surrounding region. Our priority areas include: violence prevention, health, sexual and reproductive health, representation and empowerment of women with disabilities.
We are proudly majority owned and run by women* with disabilities. We use co-design principles and lived experience advocacy to advocate for better life outcomes for our community.
Email: info@wwdact.org.au
Building 2:
Kidsafe ACT
Kidsafe ACT has been helping save children’s lives in the ACT and surrounding areas for over 40 years through the provision of frontline services to parents, careers and families. These services include:
- Car seat checks, installation, sales, hires and advice
- Home and pedestrian safety and advice
- Research, produce and distribute safety materials
- Advocating to government and industry
Telephone: 02 6290 2244
Email: shop@kidsafeact.com.au
ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability
The ACT Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability Association (ACTDSID) aims to improve the quality of life for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities by providing support and information to their families, carers, schools, employers and other organisations.
ACTDSID also aims to increase awareness of the abilities and needs of people with Down syndrome and intellectual disability through our programs, events and activities.
ACTDSID actively works within the community to assist in the removal of barriers for people with a disability to access mainstream services.
Telephone: 02 6290 0656
Email: admin@actdsid.org.au
Building 3
Sharing Places
Sharing Places supports people with disability who have a primary intellectual disability that is likely to be permanent, results in substantially reduced capacity in the areas of functional life skills, mobility, communication, interpersonal and social skills, learning, work and leisure. Sharing Places provides for participation in community, social and civic activities which includes the development of daily living and life skills including work readiness transition skills training, the development and implementation of communication strategies and use of augmentative communication aids, and the development and implementation of positive behaviour support programs. Participants are supported by professionals who are committed to enhancing personal growth through a diversity of programs and quality of lifestyles within community environments.
Telephone: 02 6290 1964
Email: admin@sharingplaces.com.au
The Pearce Community Centre 