Can I Help
You can make a difference.
Yooralla relies heavily on financial support from the community and a network of loyal supporters to ensure that we can continue to deliver essential services for people with disabilities and their families.
Through your donations, corporate gifts, sponsorship, bequests and volunteering, Yooralla is able not only to survive in challenging times but continue to expand and improve our high quality services for people with disabilities.
There are many ways that you can make a valuable contribution towards the continuation of the fantastic work that Yooralla provides.
Donate
Your donation today will help guarantee Yooralla's future and an improved quality of life for people with disabilities.
We understand that not everyone can donate at the same level and frequency. However we value every donor and every dollar provided, no matter the amount. Every donation counts and makes a difference.
There are different ways for you to make a donation:
- On Line
- You can make a secure online credit card donation to Yooralla via the GiveNow donation web site.
- By Telephone
- Call Yooralla's Fundraising Department during office hours on 1800 666 010 to make a credit card donation.
- By Mail
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Send your cheque or money order to:
Yooralla
Fundraising
PO Box 200
Flinders Lane Victoria 8009
If you would like more information on how you can donate to Yooralla please contact:
- Yooralla's Fundraising Department
- Tel: 1800 666 010
- Email: fundraising@yooralla.com.au
Raffles
Winner of Yooralla's Spring Raffle
Mrs Allsep of Mount Waverley - Ticket number 19735 drawn 14/10/2011
Previous Raffle Winners
View pictures of previous raffle winners.
Bequests
A bequest is a gift made in a Will, which is a legal document specifying how a person wishes his or her property to be distributed after they die. A gift can include money, shares, jewellery, real estate and a range of other items.
By leaving a gift to Yooralla in your Will, you can, with the stroke of a pen make a lasting difference and lessen the impact of disability in the lives of Victorian children and adults who live with disabilities.
Yooralla has produced a brochure called Your Will, Your Way, Your Yooralla which covers all the legal questions and explains how to leave the gift of a lifetime to a great Victorian cause while still caring for your own family. To download a copy of this brochure, please click on the photo of the brochure. The PDF version will open in its own window.
We also have a "Personal Record Book", this is not meant to take the place of your will but is a place to record the details of how you want to pass on your personal items. For your free copy of both Your Will, Your Way, Your Yooralla brochure and Personal Record Book please contact John Bot on 03 9666 4531 or john.bot@yooralla.com.au.
Bargain Shop
Yooralla has a Bargain Shop located in Carlton where we sell a range of quality pre-loved clothing, books, jewellery, and other items. The Bargain Shop not only enables us to offer quality goods at low prices to local community members, the profits also fund our work for people who live with a disability. To help raise vital funds, we are always grateful to receive your unwanted items in good, clean condition to sell in our shop including:
- clothing in good, wearable condition
- books
- jewellery
- paintings, pottery, knickknacks
If you would like more information on Yooralla's Bargain Shop please contact:
- Yooralla's Marketing Department
- Tel: (03) 9666 4529
- Email: fundraising@yooralla.com.au
- Carlton Bargain Shop
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135-136 Elgin Street
Carlton Victoria 3053 - Tel: (03) 9347 2848
Volunteer
There are a wide variety of opportunities for Volunteers to use their skills to help us support our clients to participate in various activities and increase their independence. Volunteering is a wonderful commitment that we hope you will consider.
Volunteers help our staff by providing support and physical assistance to children and adults whose disability may have occurred at birth, or by accident, ill-health or age. According to need, Volunteers can choose to work in a range of Yooralla services and we will try and match your interests and accessibility with the needs of our clients.
What sort of services?
- Accommodation, Respite
- Early Intervention, School Children's Intervention and Outreach Services
- Independent Living Services
- Day Services
- Recreation Services
- Employment Services
- Equipment Services
- Public Relations and Fundraising Services
Our services are located throughout the metropolitan area of Melbourne with regional sites in Gippsland and the Lodden Mallee areas.
What can Volunteers do?
Tasks could include:
- Providing mealtime assistance
- driving children to and from pre-school sessions
- assisting clients to participate in education and therapy programs
- helping on outings in school holiday programs
- offering friendly companionship
- performing clerical and office tasks
- or acting as a link between people who have a disability and their local community
What qualities do Volunteers need?
Anyone willing to be a volunteer must be:
- Reliable
- patient
- encouraging
- positive, friendly attitude
- respectful of client and staff confidentiality
- honest and ethical
- and must respect diversity
Support and training will be provided and all Volunteers are required to undertake a Police Check and a Working With Children Check.
How much time is required?
Days and times are negotiable -any amount of time Volunteers are able to give is valuable.
More Information?
Please contact:
The Volunteer Coordinator
PO Box 200
Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 8009
Email: volunteers@yooralla.com.au
Volunteering At The Bargain Shop
Volunteers operate a Yooralla Bargain Shop in Carlton. They sell a range of donated clothes and household items. If you wish to donate goods to sell or volunteer your time to work in the shop, please contact:
The Volunteer Coordinator
P.O. Box 200
Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 8009
Email: volunteers@yooralla.com.au