StreetSmart Australia

About StreetSmart

We established StreetSmart Australia in 2003 to support and strengthen smaller, grassroots community organisations helping the homeless, frustrated by the lack of action and support from Government. These smaller organisations are critical in helping many people in crisis. StreetSmart helps out by raising funds and delivering financial grants, raising community awareness of the issues of homelessness and assisting these organisations to connect across their communities.

We see StreetSmart as a unique bridge between those that want to help people experiencing homelessness and the grassroots agencies that are changing lives. We support critical services and emergency aid as well as projects that promote social inclusion, empowerment and sustainable change for the homeless.

When money is raised from the public through our fundraising events, 100 per cent of your donations is distributed in the form of grants. To date we have raised and distributed over $480,000.

We currently operate in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and ACT. In 2008 we will be continuing to expand our efforts.

StreetSmart News

	55 organisations funded With the tally in for the 2007 campaign, our grants committees in each state have finalised this year's grants. 14 April 2008

	The 2007 results are in! WOW, what a fantastic result! You’ve helped to raise $224,000 during our restaurant campaign in Nov – Dec ’07. That’s a huge effort by our participating restaurants and their diners and all our supporters. Well done and thank you. 10 April 2008

	Top Dogs! The staff and customers at Mecca Bah, Brisbane; Il Solito Posto, Melbourne; and Longrain, Sydney are our top dogs for 2007. Full details… 10 April 2008

	StreetSmart '07 We are well into the ’07 campaign. 185 great, community-minded restaurants are participating and there are other ways to donate and support. Thanks to everyone involved and we are hoping for another record breaking year. 14 December 2007

	StreetSocceroos go National Two and a half years after StreetSmart seed funded the Big Issue's StreetSocceroo project, the Federal government has joined the party with $3m of funding to expand the program around Australia. 6 November 2007

	'07 Off to a Ripper Start! Coast restaurant was the location for the 2007 launch and our friends the Sydney Street Choir made sure it was a great success. 26 October 2007