Live4Life selected as recipient of 2024 Kindness In Community Fund grant
Kindness in Community Fund is launched by Born This Way Foundation, and made global with support from Cotton On and Cotton On Foundation
Live4Life is thrilled to announce it has been selected in a worldwide process as a recipient of a 2024 Kindness in Community Fund grant.
Launched by Born This Way Foundation, and made global with support from Cotton On and Cotton On Foundation, the grant was announced following direct input from young people worldwide. From nominations to identifying the shortlist, and all the way to final selection, young people in each region were engaged at each step of the grant process, ensuring their input and perspectives were central to the decision-making and reflecting their genuine needs and priorities in mental health.
Live4Life CEO Bernard Galbally said: “Live4Life is very proud to be announced as one of just 65 recipients worldwide of the Kindness in Community Fund. We will be putting the Fund to immediate use in helping to bring young mental health ambassadors together for our 3-day Crew Camp, where they will learn leadership, advocacy and media skills. Additionally, the Fund will support a positive mental health messaging social media campaign — presented by the young people of our alumni group Crew4LIfe — to be launched on World Mental Health Day.”
65 organisations worldwide have been announced as recipients of the Kindness In Community Fund grants
Live4Life Crew Camp will run from 23–25 September, providing a unique opportunity for Crew members to meet and make friends with Crew from Live4Life communities all around Victoria — all while participating in a fun program which develops leadership skills and teaches more about mental health.
Former Live4Life Crew and current Crew4Life member, Laura Crozier, is excited about the opportunities the grant opens up. “Crew Camp is such an invaluable experience for Crew members from across the state to come together and share in their passion for youth mental health. It provides young leaders with the opportunity to build their skills as public speakers and advocates, and it is the perfect chance to create ongoing connections with likeminded people. This funding is so amazing. It actually supports young people from rural and regional communities to attend the camp — something they might not have been able to do otherwise. The Crew Camp is an unforgettable experience and a true highlight of my time as a Live4Life Crew member.”
Live4Life expresses its gratitude to Born This Way Foundation and Cotton On. We’re so proud of the thousands of young people who shared their nominations for organisations like ours, helping us receive support and funding to enhance our programs through the Kindness in Community Fund.
Born This Way Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2012 by American artist and activist Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta. Named after the singer's 2011 album and title song Born This Way, the foundation is committed to supporting the wellness of young people and working with them to "make the world kinder and braver".