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Today, you can bring a sense of hope and connection for people when they need it most.
At this time of year, we come together with loved ones, share moments of joy, and find comfort knowing our loved ones are safe and close. But for many, this season can be challenging and lonely, a reminder of separation or hardship.
This festive season, your generosity can help bring compassion and connection to those who need it most, helping them know they are not alone.
Whether it’s reuniting families with missing loved ones, or bringing support to those feeling isolated, your donation can help give a sense of hope when it’s deeply needed and sorely missed.
Together we can create moments of connection and comfort during a season that can be filled with loneliness for many.
Because people like you care
Your generosity today can make a real-life difference to people in their time of need, helping them to feel a sense of compassion and connection when they need it most.
23,600+
people from 129 countries received help through our migration support programs in Australia.
43
Australian international aid workers were deployed to 22 countries.
78,401
hours connecting with older and vulnerable people through our Telecross and Telechat programs.
117,152
meals delivered to 1,077 older people.
Stats taken from FY23/24 financial year
How your gift today makes a difference
$40
can provide four older Australians with a high-quality meal, and with a side of social connection, delivered to their home by a volunteer.
$85
can help fund our service to reconnect families in disasters, reducing major source of trauma.
$250
can cover the cost of interpreters during a visit to an immigration detention facility so people can speak in their own language about their safety, health and wellbeing.
People share so much with me because they have confidence that the Red Cross will do whatever we can to help those families reconnect [in need]. I know there are people just like me all over the world who are committed to this effort to connect and support families, no matter the challenges.
Brian Batchelor, Restoring Family Links Volunteer
I see first-hand the impact that your support can make – it absolutely can be the difference between life and death, hoping and not coping, feeling supported and not feeling forgotten.
Ruth Jebb, Australian Red Cross Aid Worker
For some of those people, I might be the only person they speak to that day. We can discreetly see if they seem to be coping ok, we’re not just giving them the food – it's also another welfare check for them.
Penelope Sinclair, Telecross and Meals on Wheels Volunteer
Because you care, we can be there
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About your donation to Red Cross
Your donation will help Red Cross support the most vulnerable people in communities in Australia and across the world. Your gift will go to help wherever the needs are greatest. That could be:
- companionship for older people who are isolated and alone
- emotional and practical support to someone affected by a disaster
- emergency financial aid for a family who fled conflict overseas and is starting over
- and so much more.
Every year, in Australia, we help someone every 90 seconds. Here are some of the great things supporters like you made possible in the 2023/2024 financial year:
- support for 213,000 people before, during and after disasters.
- 78,401 hours of volunteers connecting with older and vulnerable people through our Telecross and Telechat programs.
- much-needed support for more than 23,600 people from 129 countries through our migration support programs in Australia.
- 43 Australian international aid workers were deployed to help in 22 countries.
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You must donate at least $2 and keep proof, such as a receipt or bank statement. When you donate to Australian Red Cross, we'll send you a tax receipt. The more you donate, the more you may claim back. Find out more »
Every day, people like you are helping to make a real difference in the lives of those who are vulnerable through our regular giving program.
Our regular givers support our work by automatically donating every four weeks, either by credit card or direct debit. Their ongoing support means we can be there for people facing crisis in Australia and beyond for years to come.
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