Impact
As a social enterprise, Yiayia Next Door is a cause driven business inspired by first hand experience and established to ignite, promote and share the work being done to address family violence and, in doing so, serve the common good.
We are guided by our vision for an Australia where people experiencing family violence feel supported. Our mission is to support initiatives and people who inspire communities where people feel safe and neighbours connect and care.
Our plan is to donate up to 50% of funds to support initiatives and people who inspire communities where people feel safe, and neighbours connect and care.
While we are not set up as a not for profit with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, like other social enterprises, we initiate campaigns and products designed to intentionally tackle social problems and improve communities and that help support other not for profit organisations.
We are unique in the space of domestic violence as we approach the subject with kindness, compassion and a light heartedness that is grown from our firsthand experience with family violence.
Changemakers
We are committed to making positive change. Since our story was profiled in The Age in May 2019, our impact includes building awareness.
Gathering a growing community of 100,000+ people who have collectively become a movement who supports #lovethyneighbour and #bekindtoeverykind
Gifts of Kindness
To our community thank you! Together we have donated over $35,000 to help support the legends at Australian Childhood Foundation, Our Watch and Safe Steps.
Every donation helps us provide life-changing services to women and children escaping domestic violence. With your donation, these organisations can help ensure women and children at high risk are able to become – and stay – safe from family violence. Your donation will help us provide:
The creation of research and evidence to further primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia.
Emergency safe accommodation for women and children
Care packages for families in temporary crisis accommodation
Specialist support for children and pets
Safety measures and support for women planning to leave a violent relationship
Mother’s Day
We are so proud and forever grateful to raise $1,500 with the chef and restaurateur Philip Vakos at Bahari | The Hellenic Palate for our Mother's Day Lunch - Tribute to YiaYias and Mums.
The money raised will be donated to the legends at Australian Childhood Foundation, Our Watch and Safe Steps. Thank you again for all who chose to celebrate Yiayias and Mums with us on Sunday, 9th of May 2021.
We loved having you and can’t wait for next year.
Australian Childhood Foundation
Last year we reached over the fence to be ambassadors for the Australian Childhood Foundation and have partnered up with The GPT Group | Highpoint Shopping Centre to launch Christmas Acts of Kindness.
Acts of Kindness is a unique gifting experience for people of all ages to participate in. From 28th November up until Christmas 2020, Highpoint Shopping Centre provided local shoppers with the opportunity to support children who are receiving counselling from the Australian Childhood Foundation.
All of the money raised from the donations helped provide Christmas gifts and resources to these children and support services to help them overcome their trauma.
Carlton Respects
We joined Carlton Football Club in 2019 (and still present) as we pulled our socks up to promote gender equality for the prevention of violence against women. We are proud ambassadors of Carlton Respects program which is closely aligned with Our Watch.
Carlton Respects is the flagship community program of the Carlton Football Club that aims to educate the community about gender equality to prevent violence against women. Carlton Respects was to established in response to the alarming statistics around family violence in Australia, where on average one women is killed every week at the hands of her current or former partner. Research from Our Watch identified that sport has the capacity to influence, inform and shape attitudes about important issues, such as gender equality.
Polished Man by YGAP
One child dies every 5 minutes as a result of violence. Every October Polished Man challenge all men and women to paint their fingernails. Fingernails that spark conversations. Conversations that inspire donations. Donations that allow for trauma recovery and trauma prevention for children around the world, because it shouldn't hurt to be a child.
We joined a collective of ambassadors in 2019 and 2021 which raised over $1,833,482.24
to help end violence against children. Funds are channelled into some of the best trauma recovery agencies in the world including the Australian Childhood Foundation, SAMSN, Hagar Australia and the New York Center for Children.
In 2019 and 2021, our Instagram community raised $3,465 and 100% of funds were donated to ygap and donated to Australian Childhood Foundation.
Gifts of Kindness
With every purchase from our merchandise range, up to 50% of gross profits will be donated to:
A leading not for profit organisation, supporting children to recover from the trauma of abuse, neglect and family violence.
We thank you in advance for your support and kindness. Our mum loved to cook up a storm and we know that this is the ultimate legacy and tribute to the love she shared cooking for us, we now extend it to you too.
Pro Bono Supporters
Our heartfelt thanks go to the following organisations for their support on our journey.
Flight Centre
A legendary company that helped YiaYia return home to see her sick sister in Greece in August 2019.
Hall & Wilcox
We’re grateful recipients of the Frank Lab 2020 social enterprise program and thank you for your help with all legal matters.
Business Supporters
National Australia Bank
We value your moral support and thoroughly enjoy speaking at your ‘It’s Time for A New Conversation’ series.
Get Active Victoria
We’re proud ambassadors of the Get Active Victoria 2020 campaign because we appreciate the importance of an active body in creating a healthy mindset.