What is Hands Across Canberra?
Hands Across Canberra is the ACT’s community foundation.
- We raise funds for Canberra’s most vulnerable people.
- We invest the money to make it grow
- We give it back in grants.
Community foundations are about giving where you live, for the long-term benefit and enhancement of a community.
Hands Across Canberra is only 13 years old but community foundations in Canada, the United States and New Zealand have become powerful tools for giving grants and making investments in their community’s future, sometimes for a century or more.
Canberra is the most generous community in Australia. With your help, big or small, we can make a lasting, transformative difference for all our neighbours and friends right here where we live.
Make
an Impact
There are many ways you can contribute to Hands Across Canberra and it’s network of community organisations. You can give your time and talent through volunteering, attending events, spreading the word about the work of organisations, or running fund-raising events and activities. There are also a range of ways to donate funds, such as directly through one-off donations, regular contributions such as workplace giving programs or by participating in fund-raising activities and events.
You can give in several ways:
- Hands Across Canberra (fcsuite.com) at any time. This money funds our grants to 350 local charities.
- Donate to the charity of your choice through our platform
- Establish a named fund, distributing interest each year to causes you care about. Named funds are professionally managed long term investments.
- Contact us to offer your services as a volunteer or a community partner.
For many veterans, connection and purpose matter deeply after service.
Through the GreaterGood x Hands Across Canberra Connected Communities Grant Round, Soldier On Australia received support.
This project will bring veterans and their families together through music, creativity, and shared moments of belonging, helping reduce social isolation and strengthen community connection.
Because support can come in many forms.
Sometimes, it starts with a rhythm, a shared space, and the reminder that no one has to navigate life after service alone. … See MoreSee Less
Every child deserves the opportunity to take their next step. 💙 Amazing result for Running Rare, a Named Fund supported by Hands Across Canberra, who's first grant recipient has hit a major milestone.
Head to Toe Therapies has brought the first Trexo Robotics Trexo XL in Australia to Canberra, an innovative robotic walking device that helps children with disability experience the joy of walking while building strength, confidence and independence in a safe, supportive environment.
Canberra kids using the Trexo XL have already taken more than 6,000 steps in its first three days, an incredible milestone made possible through the generosity of the Running Rare community.
Congratulations to the team at Head to Toe Therapies on this exciting achievement. We can't wait to see the difference the Trexo XL makes for children and families across our region.
#runningrare #handsacrosscanberra #givewhereyoulive #communityimpact … See MoreSee Less
💚 Canberra Raiders fans, we need you! This Saturday, we're taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs and we're aiming for a BIG WIN of our own!
Our challenge? Sell all 20,000 raffle tickets and make this our biggest 50-50 Charity Raffle yet.
Every ticket sold helps us support local charities across Canberra to continue their vital work, and if you're the lucky winner you'll takes home half the prize pool for yourself,
🎟️ Grab your raffle tickets early, or find our volunteers at GIO Stadium on game day.
5050charityraffle.com.au/current-games#game-2670
Let's sell out the raffle, break a record, and show what Canberra can do when we #givewhereyoulive. 💚 … See MoreSee Less