Your generous gift will change lives.
The Western Australian Government’s contribution of $5 million has provided the critical seed funding but Guide Dogs WA urgently needs to raise an additional $5 million to cover the full cost of establishing the Breeding and Cadet Training Programs.
Give a remarkable gift to Western Australians living with low vision, disability and illness.
Will you make a financial gift of which you can be proud? A gift that will enable people to live a life of greater independence. A gift that will transform lives for generations to come.
Do you wish to have a confidential discussion about your support of the Changing Lives campaign.
All enquiries about this campaign can be directed to our Campaign Manager on 08 9311 8232. Guide Dogs WA will be happy to talk to you about your intentions and provide you with further information about the campaign and its progress.
Future-proofing this unique new WA asset.
Guide Dogs WA has a strong track record in securing income to support its programs through fundraising initiatives such as events, puppy sponsorship, bequests and donations from generous Western Australians. However, the new Breeding and Cadet Training Programs elevate the need to generate significant additional income to a whole new level.
As a forward-looking organisation, Guide Dogs WA is currently exploring a number of new income streams to support these costs into the future. These include the potential to generate ongoing (commercial) income from the Facility Dog Program and to utilise the ever evolving NDIS funding stream.
One of the key sources of future income for the organisation is the independently-constituted Guide Dog Foundation: a charitable endowment fund established through generous funding from the late Stan Perron and other significant individuals with a single purpose of providing funding to the organisation in perpetuity. Guide Dogs WA aims to grow this endowment fund to a minimum of $15 million through philanthropy.
Building the Breeding & Cadet Training Programs.
Guide Dogs WA is a proud member of both the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International. The new Breeding and Cadet Training Programs have been developed in close collaboration with these international accreditation bodies.
Changing lives in Western Australia.
Guide and Assistance Dogs create a future where so much more is possible, and the benefits are far-reaching for more than just individuals. These dogs have the power to transform the lives of entire families and even whole communities.
3x
Australians with vision impairment will experience depressive symptoms.
1 in 100
People in Australia have Autism, a complex lifelong neurodevelopmental condition.
$27.6b
Vision loss has significant social and economic costs on the Australian economy annually.