The Today Show provided us with a remarkable opportunity to promote the work of Triple Care Farm in the hope of gaining further donations.
For the first time, a reporter and camera crew were permitted onto the Farm to follow the progress of a couple of our students. It was a very honest portrayal of the difficulty of the program and the breadth of vocational, educational and counselling programs provided during their stay.
The Today Show followed the student’s journey from when they arrived until after they returned home. In terms of donations, it was very successful but what we didn’t expect was the enormous number of calls from young people in need.
At this stage, we can only offer 80 places a year at Triple Care Farm. Yet in January alone, we received in excess of over 500 calls requesting access to the Farm’s award winning programs.
Jannine Jackson, General Manager of Sir David Martin Foundation says “The calls for help can be overwhelming. We have been talking about plans for a second Triple Care Farm style program but now we really would like to action this plan. We are really starting from scratch so we will need help with everything, from purchasing land to the construction of buildings. Once this is done, we will need to ensure we have sufficient funds to cover the ongoing costs to run the second farm and its programs.”
Typically, a student takes 3 months to complete the program at Triple Care Farm and has another 6 months of on-going support once they leave. This costs $25,000 per student and has an 80% success rate.
Our Goal
Our vision is to help more young people in crisis through another Triple Care Farm you can help with this dream through your support. We are aware it is ambitious – requiring significant funding. Once we have a property established, we will need a steady income stream to fund the programs. Currently, Triple Care Farm costs $2 million per year to run so it will be an enormous challenge to finance a second facility.
We know it is a significant commitment as the dream is so great but there are so many desperate young Australians that need our help. We would appreciate anything you can do to help us help young people make permanent changes to their lives.
