Variety NSW/ACT provides assistance towards the purchase of a community coach that caters for children living with a disability, chronic illness, financial hardship or geographic isolation. Sunshine Coaches provide transport for children to access their community and/or to experience a range of special programs and activities they would otherwise be unable to attend. Coaches can be fitted with wheelchair modifications, ensuring that all children can attend excursions and extra-curricular activities together.
Applications are now closed 2022 and currently being reviewed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Applicants must:
- Be based in NSW or ACT
- Be a School, a Not-for-Profit organisation or Community and Disability Support groups
- Support kids aged 0 – 18
- Directly support kids or young people living with a disability, chronic illness, financial hardship or geographic isolation.
Applications are open for one month, which means you can submit your application anytime in March 2022. We recommend you start the application as soon as possible so you can gather all the information required and submit as soon as possible. We cannot accept any applications after 31st March 2022.
- Name and contact details of applicant and representative
- Selection of coach including any specifications/modifications
- Description of applicant and service objectives
- Desired outcomes
- Funding and financial information.
Following the assessment of an application, Variety may contact you to discuss the contribution amount being made towards it if applicable.
Special considerations may be made for an applicant’s fundraising capabilities in regards to their contribution amount, including but not limited to their socio-economic service area and/or geographical location, however this is at the discretion of Variety and their assessment of the applicant.
Successful applicants will receive an info pack to help with fundraising ideas (e.g.: sponsorship, fundraising events etc.).
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