In 2016 Footscape devised a health promotion project empowering Homeless Persons, First Nations persons and Asylum Seekers through daily self-care practices and improved foot health. Footscape began assembling Foot Care Kits for distribution to such persons through project affiliate organisations. Footscape intends to continue expanding this project work and anticipates this total will reach 7,000 ...
Footscape
Foot Care Kits
GOAL
$10,000
Australia > VIC > Metro and Regional
Field of Interest
- Health/wellbeing and medical research
Target Population
- People experiencing or at risk of homelessness
- People experiencing socio-economic disadvantage or vulnerability
Footscape
Footscape is an Australian Podiatry charity that assists disadvantaged persons encountering debilitating foot problems. The organisation is registered with Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. Current projects include:
1. Provision of shoes and socks to disadvantaged population groups. Painful foot problems affecting homeless and other disadvantaged persons are accentuated as individuals are commonly forced to walk long distances upon poor shoes and poor socks. Footscape is collecting new and second-hand shoes ('Shoe It Forward' project) and new socks ('Sock It To 'Em' project) for distribution to recipients of care at project affiliate organisations.
2. Foot Care Kits: Footscape assembles basic foot care kits for distribution to persons seeking asylum, homeless persons and Aboriginal persons through project affiliate organisations. Through this project recipients of kits are empowered by accessing resources to undertake daily self care foot practices to promote health and well being.
3. Children's Orthotic Project: Footscape is funding orthotics (shoe inserts) for financially disadvantaged children attending project affiliate organisations for foot problems.
4. Asylum Seeker Resource Centre: Footscape has been providing volunteer Podiatry clinical services for recipients of care since 2012
5. Community Engagement: Footscape is endeavouring to inform and educate the greater community regarding foot health inequity encountered by disadvantaged persons.
Project Summary
In 2016 Footscape devised a health promotion project empowering Homeless Persons, First Nations persons and Asylum Seekers through daily self-care practices and improved foot health. Footscape began assembling Foot Care Kits for distribution to such persons through project affiliate organisations. Footscape intends to continue expanding this project work and anticipates this total will reach 7,000 kits by the conclusion of the 2025/26 Financial Year.
Footscape’s provision of high quality new/second hand footwear, new socks and foot care kits greatly improves the ability of project affiliate organisations to support clients as they work to achieve their goals. At the time of writing Footscape has distributed an extraordinary 14,000 pairs of new/second hand footwear, 94,000 pairs of new socks and 5,500 foot care kits to recipients of care at sixty affiliate organisations across Victoria and Australia. Affiliate organisations recognise that Footscape material aid orientated projects are helping to address health inequity by providing essential resources, delivering social justice and empowering affecting individuals.
Project Outcomes
The short term objectives and relevant measures of success for this project pertain to:
– Objective One: To enhance foot health for Homeless Persons, First Nations Persons and Asylum Seekers by improving access to necessary resources.
Measure of Success: Number of Foot Care Kits distributed throughout the project period.
– Objective Two: To empower Homeless Persons, First Nations persons and Asylum Seekers by facilitating daily selfcare practices.
Measure of Success: Feedback received from recipient clients at the conclusion of the project period.
– Objective Three: To promote quality of service provided by Community Health Service Podiatry Departments to Homeless Persons, First Nations persons and Asylum Seekers.
Measure of Success: Feedback received from recipient clients and participating Podiatry Departments at the conclusion of the project period.
– Objective Four: To strengthen relationships between Footscape and participating Community Health Service Podiatry Departments.
Measure of Success: Feedback received during the project review from Footscape and participating Podiatry Departments.
Budget Breakdown
TOTAL BUDGET: $40,000
FUNDING
| Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Funding Gap | $10,000 |
EXPENSES
| Expense item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Foot Care Kit materials | $40,000 |
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