Our Work.
MPF acts as an intermediary linking resources with unmet community needs. Our objective is to significantly reduce socio-economic disadvantage on the Mornington Peninsula.
Our small grants meet an immediate need, and improve the situation for a person or group in the short term. They create oppurtunities for trying new ideas and ways of doing things. Small grants also provide us with a window into the community, through which information about local assets and systems can be used for bigger projects.
To date we have funded 53 projects with 23 complete and 30 underway.
Grant amounts range from $500 to $1.05M and from stand alone events to multi-year projects.
Since starting operations in April 2017 MPF has raised $ 2,490,270 in grant funding.
Education
Homelessness
Community
No Limits
Addressing low levels of oral language in the pre school years
Feuerstein Program
Bringing disengaged young people back to education
Education Westernport
Co-ordinating innovation across primary and secondary schools
More than Music
Expanding learning through the language of music, and providing access to lessons
Education Southern Peninsula
Building a precinct of educational excellence
SPLaSH
Southern Peninsula Laundry and Shower Program) Outreach to people sleeping rough on the Rosebud foreshore.
Private Rental Assistance, Southern Peninsula,
Supporting people at risk of homelessness to retain secure housing
Housing and Homelessness, Westernport
Case management for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Family Case Management
A new model of family support
An indigenous community centre using cultural awareness and practice to support health and wellbeing.
Our Featured Project: No Limits
Contact Us
We are constantly active on the Peninsula and meet community agencies and donor partners in situ on a regular basis. Please contact us with any enquiries or if you would like to contribute in any way.