Stewart House

Stewart House provides a range of caring experiences within a quality health, education and recreation environment, designed to improve the self-esteem, resilience and general wellbeing of children in need from NSW and ACT public schools.

We want children who come to Stewart House to:

• Have a wide range of rich and rewarding experiences;
• Be inspired to see beyond their present circumstances;
• Have real hope and positive aspirations. 

Each year, up to 1,700 public school children in need are cared for by Stewart House. These children have special needs due to ill health, emotional or other distress, family problems, financial or social difficulty, lack of care or isolation. We recognise that through no fault of their own, some children are doing it tough for a whole range of different reasons and are in need of some extra support.

Children are nominated to attend by their own school principal who believes they are in need of a break from their current circumstance. During their 12-day stay at Stewart House, children are provided with optometric, dental and medical assessment and urgent treatment as well as emotional support. This is balanced with health and educational programs and out of school activities to boost their self-esteem and to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Children from across 2,200 NSW public schools who are in need of a break from their current circumstance.
These children are aged between 8-14 years old and attend the 12-day out-of-home program at no cost to their parents/caregivers. Every year we must raise $5 million to continue operating at capacity and rely entirely on charitable donations.

Detailed information about our 12-day health and wellbeing program for children can be found on our website here: 

https://www.stewarthouse.org.au/health-services/.

As of 31 December 2020, the Board comprises nine independent Non-Executive Directors, the CEO/Executive Director and the COO/Company Secretary. 

The names of the Directors and their respective qualifications, experience and responsibilities are available here: https://www.stewarthouse.org.au/stewart-house-board-directors/.

Established in 1931, Stewart House is one of the oldest and most reputable children’s charities in NSW and we rely entirely on charitable donations to care for the 1,700 children who come into our care every year.

By leaving a gift to Stewart House though bequest you are helping us ensure that NSW children who are experiencing difficult circumstance can access the Stewart House program.

A bequest can help us continue our important work by providing essential healthcare and wellbeing support to children in need.

Stewart House relies entirely on charitable donations to cover direct program costs for the 1,700 children who come through the program every year. This includes residential care, healthcare and wellbeing support, accommodation, transport and catering for their entire 12-day stay at Stewart House.

There are many ways you can help support Stewart House. These include:

• Making a one off or regular donation to Stewart House
• Attending one of our fundraising events
• Holding your own fundraising event for Stewart House
• Becoming a Friends of Stewart House (FOSH) member

More information can be found by contacting our office or by visiting our website www.stewarthouse.org.au.

A list of our current supporters can be found on our website:
https://www.stewarthouse.org.au/supporters

Individual and corporate volunteers can help support us in a variety of different ways.  Should you be interested and would like some more information, please express your interest by contacting us at marketing@stewarthouse.org.au .