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Community and social outreach
Giving back to the community and supporting the vulnerable and disadvantaged is part of our commitment to social justice at St John of God Subiaco Hospital.
Charity of Choice
Each year we support a Charity of Choice to help those experiencing disadvantage.
Our current nominated charity is Perth Homeless Support Group – a not-for-profit charity that funds food and necessities for those experiencing homelessness in Perth.
Our caregivers hold fundraising initiatives throughout the hospital to raise awareness and gather donations for the organisation.
Community partnerships
Our Community Support Leave Policy encourages caregivers to volunteer their expertise by participating in and supporting social justice causes. The hospital also provides funding for a number of not-for-profit organisations.
CanTeen camps, programs and recreation days
Our caregivers volunteer at Canteen’s week-long camps, weekend programs and recreation days.
Canteen supports young people with cancer allowing them to learn, explore and deal with their feelings about cancer, connect with others in the same situation and access specialist, youth-specific treatment teams.
St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas Appeal
Our caregivers generously support the St Vincent de Paul Winter and Christmas appeals by donating hampers and gift cards to help families and individuals who are in need of support.
Rafiki Surgical Missions
We contribute to the Rafiki Surgical Mission to Tanzania through our caregivers volunteering their expertise and funding pharmaceutical and surgical supplies. Local children benefit from surgery for cleft lip and palate and burns. Local doctors and nurses work alongside the Australian medical team to build their reconstructive surgical skills.
Operation Rainbow Australia Ltd
The hospital funds pharmaceutical and surgical consumables and supplies for Operation Rainbow’s annual mission to Cebu in the Philippines, where they perform cleft lip and palate surgeries for children who normally would not have access to such life-changing procedures.
Australian Doctors For Africa (ADFA)
We support an ADFA mission to Madagascar, with our caregivers volunteering their expertise and funding pharmaceutical supplies.
ADFA is committed to effect significant change in health care and wellbeing through the provision of overseas medical teams, teaching and training programs and in country support of infrastructure development.