February 21st, IGFF (In Good Faith Foundation) and our partners are bringing the National Redress Scheme information session to Warrnambool. Registrations are essential. If you are a front line worker in this field, you will find this session very helpful in assisting your clients and their path to justice and healing. The National Redress Scheme was […]
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who came along, shared the event, provided donations or helped out with our fundraiser evening on Friday 4 March! Without you, none of it would have been possible. The night raised awareness of the work we do, and all funds raised will go directly to supporting our front-line […]
On Sunday 21 March 2021, De La Salle College held a Dedication and Memorial Commemoration to acknowledge the survivors of historic abuse and to advocate for transparency and child safety for all future generations of De La Salle students. The school committed to supporting the Survivors and honoured this commitment with the unveiling of Memorial […]
In his new book, Armies of Enablers: Survivor Stories of Complicity and Betrayal in Sexual Assaults, Professor Amos N. Guiora shares the stories of sexual assault Survivors from USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University, Penn State University, The Ohio State University, and the Catholic Church, focusing on how the institutions and individuals allowed the abuse to […]
On Friday 29 November, IGFF held a fantastic comedy fundraiser, raising over $1600! We would like to again thank everyone for coming along and sharing the event with their circles, along with our generous donors who made for an extremely exciting raffle and silent auction. The night would have been nothing without the four comedians […]
We believe this is the first memorial of its kind in Australia, recognising survivors of sexual and other abuses by Jesuit clergy and lay staff from Xavier College and Burke Hall. A former student and survivor of abuses, Richard Jabara,is the catalyst for this memorial through his justice processes. It comes from a restorative commitment […]
‘Reach Out with Support and Care’ (to prepare for the November Royal Commission Public Hearings) Convened by the Melbourne Victims’ Collective (MVC) and In Good Faith Foundation Friday 16 October – 10am to 12:30pm The Multicultural Hub Orange Room With lift access to Level 1 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Our survivors’ community and professional supporters met […]
In Good Faith Foundation has emerged from eighteen years of significant service to thousands of survivors’, their families and community members in Victoria, Australia and internationally. The new charitable Foundation will sustain and support our services well into the future. We appreciate the following notable social justice contributors to the Launch event on August 20, […]
Forum: Criminal Abuse in Religious Institutions – Opportunities for Restorative Justice In Good Faith Foundation (IGFF) with the support of Victorian Association for Restorative Justice (VARJ), hosted a forum on current institutional responses with potential for restorative practice in the area of abuses by clergy, religious, spiritual and lay leaders. Experts and participants will consider: critical […]
On November 13, 2013, the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations released its report. To mark this major milestone, IGFF took part in a Rally of Hope on the steps of the Victorian Parliament Our Rally Flyer outlined our aims and the Social, Pastoral, Educational, Structural […]
