Friends of HAFC
Meet our sponsors and supporters
Our wonderful supporters allow us to put disadvantaged locals on a path to financial independence through employment. We are endlessly grateful to the individuals and organisations who embrace our mission and help fund these goals.
Sponsors
Hunter Adults Financial Collaborative Inc. receives valuable support from its sponsors, who contribute significantly to our education, mentoring and training initiatives.
Our sponsors make our services and programs possible. Our education and training programs supported by our sponsors prepares unemployed isolated and at-risk adults to gain some form of employment.
These valued sponsors ranging from large corporations to local community groups and enterprises, each play a unique role in our network. Their contributions—whether financial, in-kind, or through volunteering—help us deliver innovative programs.
We are proud to collaborate with organizations who share our passion for community development and empowerment. To further strengthen these partnerships, we regularly reach out to our sponsors to share stories of impact, express appreciation, and explore new ways to work together. By maintaining open lines of communication and recognizing each sponsor’s contributions, we cultivate lasting relationships that benefit both our organization and those we serve.
The Ian and Shirley Norman Foundation’s generosity has enabled us to place a number of people in long-term employment and start multiple businesses.
They are an amazing organisation, you can read more about other projects they support here https://isnfoundation.org.au/partners/.
Orica provided financial support for our education and training programs to prepare long term unemployed and at-risk adults in our community.
Port of Newcastle financially supported a new program in mind skill that assists improve the mental health of long term unemployed and at- risk adults in our community gain some form of employment.
Newcastle Coal infrastructure group provided financial support for our interview and resume writing skills workshops to support long term unemployed and at-risk adults in our community gain some form of employment.
Hillview op shop provided financial support HAFC conduct advanced sewing skills for long term unemployed and isolated refugee women in our community so that they have a better chance of gaining some form of employment.
City of Newcastle Council
The City of Newcastle Council continually support HAFC with grants for our current projects within the local areas of Newcastle, contributing to our local communities.
Lake Macquarie City
Medtech Services
In-Kind Support
Sparke Helmore
Providing our business start-up participants with expert legal advice is essential to their success and we are extremely grateful to Sparke Helmore for the pro bono legal services that they provide.
MEX Club
MEX Mayfield Ex Services Club kindly provides us with spaces to meet and hold events, free of charge. This support is essential to keeping our costs down so all funds raised go directly to our participants.
Emergent Group
The emergent group requested our Chair, Pat & Bridget run a leadership course within their Business Group on Lean Training.
Omnia
Omnia, formerly Rotacaster, worked with HAFC and the wonderful organisation SSI, to employ refugees to aid with manufacturing for a large corporate contract.
More Friends of HAFC
We recommend the businesses below who we’ve enjoyed working with. When booking any of these businesses’ services, you won’t pay more, but we may get a small commission or in-kind service provision from them which helps us fund more programs.
If you wish to engage these businesses please do it via info@hunteradultsfc.org.au.
Want to help?
See our How You Can Help page to learn about sponsorship and other ways you can help.