Friend In Me Friend In Me

Australia > VIC > Regional

Field of Interest

  • Community and economic development
  • Individual/family services and support

Target Population

  • People with a disability, illness or disease
  • Early years (0-5)

Organisation Summary

At Friend in Me we promote inclusion and acceptance for at risk and disadvantaged children through sensory friendly events, workshops and programs. We bring together children of all ages, nationalities and abilities to dance, play, sing and create. By being apart of the Friend In Me community children make lifelong friends and take home memories they will cherish forever. We would love you to join us our next event.

Friend in Me is a registered Australian charity that promotes inclusion and acceptance in at risk and disadvantaged children through sensory friendly events, workshops and programs.

After learning about how worrying it can be for parents who have a child that struggles to make friends or get invited to parties, our founder, Louise Larkin, decided to host an all inclusive party for families within her neighbourhood and her extended community.

The Friend in Me organisation brings together children of all ages, nationalities and abilities to dance, play, sing, create and most importantly, make lifelong friends and memories they will cherish forever.

The Friend In Me mission:
Responsibility – to empower disadvantaged and ‘at risk’ children and young people to establish, commit and achieve their identified goals.
Possibility – To expand the perspective of young people to make them aware of life’s possibilities.
Support – An individual is dramatically influenced by their support system. Friend In Me wants to surround young people in a caring, inclusive environment.

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Level 6, 126 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Australian Communities Foundation is a proudly inclusive organisation and an ally of LGBTQIA+ communities and the movement toward equality.