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Daystar Foundation

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Transparency
This charity is up-to-date on the ACNC, and has financial reports available. It does not have annual reports available on its website. It does not have a privacy policy available.
Finances
This charity has more liabilities than assets, and has asset coverage of 1 months of expenses. It has made 2 losses in the last five years.
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About this organisation

Summary of activities

Daystar develops and implements a range of in-school and post-school programs under the acronym BLAST (Before Lunch and After School Transformation) programs in disadvantaged schools across South-West Sydney. These includes:- - Breakfast programs in thirteen (13) disadvantaged schools within our constituency feeding approximately 4500 students per week. - Mentoring Mates (MM) program involving six hundred and fifty (650) students across nine (9) schools and six hundred and fifty (650) corporate volunteers engaged in a penpal programs aimed at improving literacy. - Gardening programs in several schools teaching life skills and healthy eating/nutrition habits. - YouthSpace (YS) projects, such as, iCareer, iChoose, OneTRIBE, Empire Leadership, Drop-in Impact, Drop-in Jam, Drop-in PM, Performance Arts, Music and Culture, BYC Live Events programs in several schools and at the Bonnyrigg Youth Centre (BYC) aims to assist young individuals in training, development and education that leads to building pathways to employment and social cohesion. These YouthSpace (YS) projects/programs also motivates young people to re-engage or reconnect back into their communities and families as contributing and refined individuals and better citizens. - Programs like Drop-in Impact, a hands-on approach to training, development and employment focused programs for youth 16-24 years old who find difficulty transitioning from schools to work (career paths). - Work For The Dole (WFTD) programs for all ages. - Foodcare/Basic Needs programs catering for people with middle to lower socioeconomic backgrounds. - Work Development Order (WDO) program in association with Revenue NSW and LegalAid NSW to assist community members in paying off their state debts/fines through community volunteer work. - EzyWayEnglish (EWE) is a hands-on approach to rapid English learning program, designed for all ages including kindergarten, primary, secondary, college, teens, adults and all ESL communities.

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Charity ACNC information last updated: 2022-07-03
Charity website information last updated: 2024-01-20
Charity information updated by charity: No