At the SALT Foundation, we believe justice isn’t optional—it’s essential. Our benevolent projects tackle poverty, isolation, and inequality head-on, creating real change for people who need it most.
These projects exist because everyone deserves dignity, opportunity, and hope.
Over 750,000 meals served since 2011. And counting.
We provide 400+ meals every week to NDIS participants, their families, and friends in our community. While our primary focus is supporting people living with disability and those close to them, this support is open to anyone who needs it.
Food insecurity destroys mental health. The constant stress of wondering where your next meal will come from creates anxiety, depression, and shame. Our food relief removes that burden, giving people breathing space to focus on recovery, connection, and moving forward.
Where to Get Help:
Asha House, Frankston – Walk in during business hours to collect frozen meals.
Oldies & Goodies Op Shop – Food parcels available for pick-up late Tuesday afternoon and throughout the week. We provide 25 parcels on a rolling basis—you can access one every two weeks.
This project is proudly sponsored by Bethel Funerals, who share our commitment to caring for our community.
Real change starts with real opportunity.
Our work in India targets the root causes of poverty through three focused initiatives that transform lives and communities.
Microfinance for Women in Need
We provide microloans to 65 women escaping domestic violence and extreme poverty. A donation of $350 helps one woman start a small business—and when she repays that loan, it helps another woman, then another. This creates a cascading cycle of empowerment and economic independence.
Financial independence is mental health. Women who control their own income experience dramatic reductions in depression and anxiety. They gain confidence, safety, and the power to build better futures for themselves and their children.
Anti-Trafficking Education
We deliver education programs that protect vulnerable children from trafficking and slavery. This work isn’t comfortable—trafficking is brutal and often sanitised in public conversation. We tell real stories because people need to understand what’s actually happening.
Knowledge protects. Educated communities recognise trafficking tactics, protect their children, and break the systems that enable modern slavery.
Education for Children in Slums
We provide weekly education to children living in slums, giving them the tools to escape generational poverty. Education transforms everything—health outcomes, economic opportunity, and life expectancy.
Learning builds hope. Children who access education develop resilience, self-worth, and the belief that their lives can be different. That psychological shift is as important as the academic skills they gain.
Experience It Yourself:
Join our yearly trip to Nepal to learn about trafficking, meet the people we support, and become an advocate who can tell this story with authority and passion.
Volunteer – Help pack meals, support our op shop, or contribute your skills to our projects.
Donate – Financial contributions directly fund meals, microloans, and education programs. Every dollar creates measurable impact.
Raise Awareness – Share our work, tell real stories about trafficking and poverty, and help others understand why this matters.
Join Our Nepal Trip – Experience our anti-trafficking work firsthand, then return as an informed advocate who can inspire others.
Absolutely. We welcome everyone who wants to contribute, regardless of ability. Volunteering builds connection, purpose, and community—benefits that work both ways.
Food Relief – Purchases ingredients, packaging, and distribution costs for our 400+ weekly meals.
Microfinance – $350 provides one woman with a loan that gets repaid and recycled to help more women escape poverty.
Education Programs – Funds teachers, materials, and safe learning spaces for children in India's slums.
Anti-Trafficking Work – Supports community education, awareness campaigns, and protection initiatives.
We do both. Our local food relief serves our immediate community, while our India projects address global poverty. Justice doesn't have borders—we respond to need wherever we find it.
Our food relief primarily serves NDIS participants, their families, and friends, though it's open to anyone in genuine need.
Asha House: Walk in during business hours at our Frankston location.
Oldies & Goodies Op Shop: Pick up food parcels late Tuesday afternoon or throughout the week. Parcels are available on a rolling basis—you can access one every two weeks.
No application, no judgement. Just turn up.
Yes. Contact us to direct your donation to food relief, microfinance, education, or anti-trafficking work. We'll ensure your money goes exactly where you want it.
We're not interested in charity that creates dependency. We fund initiatives that build capacity, independence, and dignity. Our microfinance model proves this—one loan helps multiple women because it gets repaid and recycled.
We also tell the truth. Trafficking isn't comfortable dinner conversation, but sanitising it helps no one. Real stories create real change.
Our benevolent projects are led by Roger and Catherine Donnelley, who bring decades of experience in community development and social justice. They're supported by volunteers, donors, and NDIS participants who share our commitment to ending poverty.
Our food relief began in 2011 and has served over 750,000 meals. Our India projects have provided microfinance to 65 women and weekly education to children in slums. This is sustained, committed work—not a short-term initiative.
SALT exists to combat poverty and isolation in all its forms. Our NDIS work supports people living with disability. Our benevolent projects support people trapped by economic poverty. Both address the same fundamental issue: everyone deserves opportunity, dignity, and community.
Visit our contact page to get in touch. We're passionate about this work and happy to discuss how you can get involved, whether through volunteering, donating, or joining our Nepal trip.
Ready to make a difference?
Visit our contact page for all the ways to reach us.
Because justice is everyone’s responsibility.
