Sir David Martin Foundation

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Aunt’s letter of thanks

When John* lost his mum, his life started to unravel. His auntie tried her best to care for him, but was having difficulty getting through to him.

Our Programs

Tonight, across Australia, 36,000 young people will bed down in refuges, inner city squats, parks and other public places in our big cities.

For many of these kids, homelessness begins the descent into alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, violence, crime, prostitution and other behaviours damaging to their physical and mental health.

Sir David Martin, the late Governor of NSW, had a vision that all young people can grow up in safety, with hope and opportunity.

The Sir David Martin Foundation was set up to fund effective programs that help young people in crisis regain their health, get off the streets and achieve their goals.

Our Programs include

Feature Blog

I recently visited some of the case workers who help troubled kids in South West Sydney. We drove around Claymore, one of the most disadvantaged suburbs in Australia. While it was harrowing, there was some light in the dark...

Triple Care Farm

Triple Care Farm is the Foundation's major funding project, provides an ideal environment of peace and healing for emotionally hurt and troubled young people aged 16 to 24. Over a 12 week period, the Farm takes the first step in re-building broken lives.

Did you know?: Homeless youth are much more likely to have alcohol and drug problems, mental illness and trouble with the law...

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Sir David Martin Foundation - Helping young people in crisis