A key element to the success of place-based philanthropy is the connections made in communities between various organisations that are often nearby but working in isolation. Since the Western Port Learning Guarantee was formed in 2019, powerful connections between...
MPF is on the same page as Sorrento Writer’s Festival when it comes to early years reading. From Cradle to Grave: How To Inspire Children to Become Lifelong Readers, features authors Jane Godwin, Sally Rippin, and illustrator Megan Hess in conversation with...
Our community partner, Southern Peninsula Community Support (SPCS) is calling for specialist volunteers to assist with their work. As the weather cools and demand grows for emergency relief and intervention, SPCS CEO Jeremy Maxwell and his team need more volunteers in...
Effective education is a key focus of our work Since MPF started in 2017 it’s become clear that effective education for children and young people is key to achieving our mission to support communities on the Mornington Peninsula to break the cycle of...
Stories like Toby’s are why we do the work we do. Toby is in Grade 3 and has completed the No Limits program supported by MPF. As a baby and toddler Toby had significant speech delays and behavioural issues. His mum Kerry had him assessed and learned Toby has autism,...
At some point along the way we seemed to forget that children and young people need a roadmap, to know what’s in and out, a set of rules they can fit in with, or reject. Covid remote learning didn’t help any of this, but there was still the gradual decline...
