StandbyU Foundation exists with one clear mission: to harness and embrace the power of human connections to build a better, safer world for people with stories of vulnerability in our communities.
Every day we work to bring friends and family closer together by fostering these connections.
We back
Families
Our families and friends aren't passive - they want to help. They're available 24/7, determined to support us.
We believe in
Communities
Our Connections exist within our social relationships - we believe in place-based approaches; we participate in our community and we mobilise communities as active relationships.
We value
Your Agency
We understand the impacts of abuse, violence and isolaction, but you are the expert in your own life. We support you to develop meaningful connections and response for peace of mind.
Our Wellness and Identity are foundationally linked to our Relationships. Particularly, those Transformative Relationships that change our lives for the better. Sparking Connections drives everything we do, because Connections Change Lives.
STORIES OF HOPE
"My family has come in like a strong support for me. Now they understand what we have gone through... I feel emotionally safer.”
Cheryl*
"It just gives me my freedom back to freely choose what I want to do, where I want to go.”
Sarah*
"When family or women are given something which they can hold and use instantly, it actually makes people feel listened to."
Toni*
“It helped connect with people. I have met the neighbours, they are lovely people and they are hopefully coming for Christmas as well.”
Pauline*