Supporting young people impacted by cancer to build resilience that will last a lifetime is an incredible gift. Linking your passion to help with critical areas of need can make all the difference.
Ensure cancer will not define a young life
Across Australia, a quiet crisis is unfolding. While overall cancer survival rates have improved, young people are increasingly facing aggressive, life-threatening cancers, and many are diagnosed when disease is more advanced and treatment more complex. Survival does not mean a return to normal life.
In the next four years, around 100,000 young people will be impacted by a cancer diagnosis, and 4 out of 5 feel distressed and alone.
Cancer can become a lifelong burden, touching every part of life, from health and wellbeing to relationships, education and financial security. Without specialised, age-appropriate support, too many young people try to cope alone.
The role of major philanthropy or the role YOU can play
Canteen is the only organisation in Australia delivering free, vital, individualised, age-specific wraparound services to young people aged 12 to 25 impacted by cancer, guided by evidence, evaluation, and youth-led direction.
For nearly 40 years, Canteen has stood beside young people impacted by cancer. Now, philanthropy can help us go further.
Major philanthropy enables what is often not possible through government or short-term funding alone: timely support and the long-term investments that reshape outcomes for generations.
97%
say Canteen gave them the cancer support they needed.
86%
feel less isolated after accessing Canteen services.
88%
said they could cope better with cancer’s impact.
83%
felt Canteen support improved their mental health.
Your philanthropic investment can turn this evidence into reach, ensuring more young people have the right support at the right time, through crisis and recovery, and where needed, profound loss with compassion, care and dignity.
A life changing investment opportunity
Canteen’s philanthropy team can work with you to create a bespoke program of support across the most critical care needs of our young people, including:
- Help young people survive the crisis with immediate psychosocial, peer and financial support, so they can get through the hardest moments.
- Rebuild their future with education, career and long term wellbeing pathways that restore confidence and direction.
- Change the story for generations to come through evidence-based research, advocacy and youth leadership that transforms systems and improves outcomes.
- Enable transformative initiatives to reach more young people with greater impact, focusing on innovation, survivorship research and improved equity and access.
Hear about the Dwyer family's philanthropic journey
For us, Canteen has been an amazing experience. From the moment we met with Canteen's CEO, and got an appreciation for his passion, we knew that we wanted to be involved.
It came down to how we could best help out with our skill set. We decided to start from the beginning and assist Canteen with updating their ageing computer system and database. This included bringing in new IT expertise to support the changes, all in an effort to better understand the young people Canteen works with and the donors they rely on.
Travelling to Sydney to visit the Canteen office with our children was a wonderful experience for all of us. We met some of the staff and you could feel the commitment and joy they had for their work. It was an added bonus to also meet some of the young people we're helping. Listening to their stories over lunch was very sobering – if only we could bottle their enthusiasm, energy and optimism! It is very humbling to see the resilience of the human spirit firsthand.
Canteen is such a remarkable organisation that helps guide young people through such a stressful time in their lives. We would actively encourage those who are able to donate to give to this wonderful charity. You won't regret it.
Our commitment to you
As a major donor, family foundation or Private Ancillary Fund supporter, you will receive:
- Tailored impact updates aligned to your preferences
- Transparent reporting and measurable outcomes
- Meaningful opportunities to see the impact your investment makes possible
Respect for your privacy and your giving and acknowledgement preferences
Speak with our Philanthropy team
If you are considering a major gift, giving through a family foundation or Private Ancillary Fund, our Philanthropy team would be delighted to speak with you. We can discuss the life changing investment pillars in our Case for Support, giving and acknowledgement preferences, and the best way to align your gift with the outcomes you want to achieve.
Please reach out to our Senior Philanthropy Manager, Dimi Rayner: 0402 188 693 or [email protected]
Are you ready to give now?
If you’re ready to make your gift by electronic funds transfer, here are our secure bank details.
Bank NAB
Account name Canteen Australia
BSB 082 001
Account number 518 822 412
Please use a reference that includes your surname or foundation name followed by MG, and email a remittance advice to [email protected] so we can issue your receipt promptly.
Canteen is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient. ABN 77 052 040 516.