KU Marcia Burgess Foundation

KU Marcia Burgess Foundation is the charitable entity of KU Children’s Services (KU) and was established as a means for reaching more children and families through initiatives that promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and affect social change. It was named in honour of the late Marcia Burgess, a KU luminary dedicated to child wellbeing, social inclusion, and equality of access to early education for all children.

KU is a not-for-profit leader in quality early childhood education and takes pride in its commitment in delivering programs that have a profound social impact and premised on a framework of evidence-based best practice to meet the needs of individual children.

Marcia’s commitment is what underpins initiatives KU Marcia Burgess Foundation supports, for children who may miss out on access to early education or face limitations in reaching their best potential. Programs to date include:
– Financial assistance for children from low-income families to access early intervention developmental assessments and therapy before starting school,
– Multi-year program in Wagga Wagga strengthening connections and collaborations with local Wiradjuri Peoples and Aboriginal community groups and services, and with locally led programs in KU’s preschools,
– Locally led Wiradjuri and Dharawal Languages programs,
– Fee assistance, creating opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families to access KU’s early education,
– Early learning resources for a toy library established in Manor Lakes in Melbourne’s high growth western suburbs, and
– Distribution of Sound Amplifications Systems to over 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early education services in Australia.

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