Fraser is just one community in which Life Without Barriers is doing the big things and the little things that contribute to a sense of safety, familiarity and connection to identity and culture for young children fleeing Afghanistan.

St Columbas is just one of the 2,300 schools around Australia that are eSmarter and safer thanks to the work of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation.

Downs syndrome and arthritis can’t stop Damien dancing like Swayze.

He loves the ballroom dancing lessons his Life Without Barriers independent living support team in Victoria organised for him so much, that he’s working with his physio to increase his movement.

When 19-year-old Saran was told not to come home, she panicked. It was Mission Australia in Watson that was there for her in one of her darkest moments.

‘I got dealt with what I got dealt with… and I’m just making the best of my hand.’ Uli’s story.

A powerful story of finding purpose with a disability.

In Hughes, it’s the collective and personalised support of charities large and small that makes all the difference.