StreetSmart Australia, organisers of the annual CafeSmart campaign, has revealed the group has raised $6 million in funding to address homelessness since its inception
“These funds provide essential and practical support to local, grassroots community organisations all around Australia,” StreetSmart says in an open letter.
This milestone was made possible by its 2019 DineSmart tally reaching more than $200,000. In 2019, CafeSmart alon supported 173 organisations with $205,092 of funding, taking its total tally to $1.2 million since it began.
“This is a phenomenal effort from all our venue partners and their loyal customers,” StreetSmart says.
CaféSmart will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2020, when it is held on 7 August during Homelessness Week.
“We are so proud to have been connecting cafés with their local community organisations for a decade,” StreetSmart says.
For more information, visit streetsmartaustralia.org/cafesmart
