PROGRAM 01
Youth Employment Pathways
Wrap-around support for young Western Australians taking their first steps into work — mentoring, skills training, and employer partnerships across metro and regional WA.
A Western Australian community foundation
We pull up a chair for every story in the room.
Strengthening Communities Across Western Australia Twelve programs, four thousand people each year, eighty-five volunteers, and one long table that grows a little wider every season.
What we do
Twelve programs. One commitment.
We work alongside communities — never on top of them. Every program starts with listening, and stays grounded in the people it serves.
PROGRAM 02
Digital Literacy for Seniors
Patient, plain-language workshops in libraries and community centres. Tablets, smartphones, internet safety, and the small wins that make a real difference.
PROGRAM 03
Community Health & Wellbeing
Mental health first aid, peer support groups, and healthy-living workshops co-designed with local health services and lived-experience advocates.
Impact at a glance
Numbers from the long table.
4,200
People reached each year
85
Active volunteers
12
Programs running
14yrs
Of community work
Where we are right now
Beyond Grants
Horizon has grown steadily on government grants and corporate sponsorships, but funding is becoming less certain. Two major grants are up for renewal with no guarantee of continuation. The board is pushing to diversify revenue through social enterprise expansion and individual giving, but the team is built for program delivery, not commercial operations or fundraising. Meanwhile, demand for services is increasing post-pandemic, and a successful regional expansion pilot is creating pressure to scale programs the organisation may not be able to sustain.
“Every program decision should start with one question — what does the community actually need?”
— Maya Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
- Grant dependency vs. revenue diversification
- Program expansion vs. organisational capacity
- Mission focus vs. commercial activities
- Perth metro vs. regional delivery challenges
- Volunteer workforce vs. need for professional staff
- Impact measurement vs. story-telling for donors