Wallara Australia is a disability service provider that also runs a logistics social enterprise. The Foundation’s support has enabled Wallara’s supported employment staff and clients to move into open employment. The benefits from this shift include personal growth and confidence, expanded experiences, social inclusion and award wage remuneration. Employers have lifted their understanding, capacity and desire to hire people with disabilities.
The Sydney Opera House has a deep commitment to access and inclusion. With philanthropic support from BFF and others it scoped and created 10 permanent roles for people with intellectual disabilities, trained staff to become disability confident, and established a volunteer staff social mentor program to create ongoing internal supports. SOH is now sharing its experience with other arts organisations, expanding opportunities for other people with disabilities wishing to enter employment in the arts.
Hotel Etico is Australia’s first social enterprise hotel, employing and training young adults with disabilities in hospitality and independent living skills. Based in the Blue Mountains in NSW, this award-winning enterprise continues to graduate cohorts of young Australians with disabilities to work in the hospitality industry.
Arts Project Australia is a creative social enterprise that supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promotes their work, and advocates for their inclusion in contemporary art practice. Through their efforts works are exhibited and collected around the world.
APA recognises, encourages, and celebrates artists via their studio and gallery. BFF support has expanded opportunities for artists to gain employment by curating exhibitions, facilitating art workshops, and developing skills to make public presentations.