BE THERE FOUNDATION
This is what it means to Be There.
For women experiencing
domestic and family violence.
For the people who want to help.
For a community that refuses to look away.
REGISTERED CHARITY • PBI • DGR
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How can we Be There?
Four ways in. You don’t need to understand how we’re organised to find the right one.
THE GAP
Queensland has extraordinary specialist services filled with extraordinary people. But when beds are full, workers are carrying enormous caseloads and funded programs have criteria, there will always be needs that don't fit neatly into a box.
Sometimes what she needs doesn’t fit a funded program, an eligibility criterion or service window.
We exist in the gaps.
$80 for petrol
Someone beside her at court
Clean clothes for her children
A bed. A couch. A table.
Someone to answer the phone
Sometimes the difference between falling through the cracks and getting through the night is simply that somebody is there.
We’re not a refuge. We’re not a crisis line. We’re not trying to replace the remarkable specialist services already doing this work.
We’re the people who can sometimes say yes, when everywhere else has had to say “not yet”, “you don’t meet the criteria” or “we’re at capacity”.
WHAT WE DO
We help when someone needs us, and we give everyone else a way to Be There.
Two halves of the same idea
PRACTICAL SUPPORT
Care packs
Emergency Payments
Petrol
Clothing
Court support
Advocacy
Referrals
When someone needs us.
Practical, immediate, in real time.
Practical support for women experiencing domestic and family violence. We move at the speed of need. That might mean answering the call on a Sunday night, driving across town, or sitting in a courtroom at 8am.
COMMUNITY ACTION
Volunteers
Donors
Community supporters
Corporate partners
Fundraising
Donated goods
When someone wants to help.
Turning goodwill into something useful.
Almost everything we have been able to do this year came from somebody offering what they already had. A Saturday. A warehouse. A truck. A skill. A room full of people. Our job is to turn that into help that actually reaches someone.
MEN AND BE THERE
You don’t have to have all the answers to be part of the solution.
Maybe a woman you care about has told you something and you don’t know what to say.
Maybe you’re worried about someone.
Maybe something was said at work, at the footy club or in a group chat and you’re wondering whether you should step in.
Maybe your mate’s behaviour doesn’t sit right with you.
Maybe you just want to understand what being a good ally actually looks like.
Our Worried About Someone? guide is a practical, plain-English place to start:
what to notice, what to say, and what you can safely do. Fathers, brothers, sons, friends, colleagues, managers, coaches, teammates, employers. This is your invitation in.
OUR FIRST YEAR (SO FAR)
A family. A moment when someone realised they were not alone. This is our first year. We're a new charity and we won't pretend otherwise. But this is what showing up has looked like so far.
Every number is a person
800+
Care packs packed and delivered
13+
Women and families supported directly
35+
Volunteers who make this all happen
Organisations, refuges and community groups we are supporting
17+
Figures reported for 2025–2026 in the Be There Foundation Impact Report.
6+
Court days attended beside someone
12+
Emergency payments made
PARTNERSHIPS
A partnership with Be There isn't a sponsorship tier and it isn't just writing a cheque. Your organisation almost certainly has something we need, and often it isn't money.
There are lots of ways to
Be There.
Funding
Products
Furniture
Professional expertise
Transport
Logistics
Warehousing
Venues
Event support
Employee volunteering
Workplace Fundraising
Community reach
In-kind services
Campaign collaboration
For corporates, local businesses, employers, brands, sporting organisations and community groups.
VOLUNTEER
Be someone who shows up.
Thirty-five volunteers make this happen. What we need changes depending on what the community needs that week. We'd rather know what you're good at and what you can spare than hand you a fixed roster.
Packing care packs
Events
Collecting donated goods
Delivering goods
Fundraising
Community activities
Administration
Skilled volunteering
Upcoming events
Come together.
Have a brilliant time.
Help us Be There.
From volunteering to fundraising, there’s always a way to get involved.
Here’s what’s coming up next.
Christmas
Packing Day
Volunteers needed
Friday 13 November 2026
Yatala, Queensland
Help us prepare our
Know Your Worth campaign packs for distribution to refuges and domestic and family violence services in time for Christmas.
Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser
Volunteers needed
Saturday 13 March 2027
Bunnings, Pimpama
Everyone loves a Bunnings snag! We’re firing up the barbie to raise funds and would love a few extra helping hands.
Can you spare a few hours?
Charity Golf Day
Event partners, sponsors and
prize donations needed
May 2027
Gold Coast
Help bring our Charity Golf Day to life. We’re looking for sponsors, event partners and prize donations ahead of tickets being released closer to the event.
She should
never have to
do this alone.
Every act of support here started with someone deciding to do something. A donation that filled a tank. A Saturday spent packing. A business that had furniture sitting in a warehouse. A person who noticed, and didn't look away.