THE St John of God Midland Private Hospital community wellbeing grants program applications are now open and will offer small grants between $500 and $2500 to local organisations who are improving the health and wellbeing of the community.

To be eligible for funding, organisations will need to demonstrate how a project will contribute to the mental or physical wellbeing of the community.

Priority will be given to projects that positively impact one or more of the hospital’s key focus areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, youth or people living with a disability and their carers.

The grants have previously been provided to a life-skills development program for at-risk teenagers, an art recovery group for people living with a mental illness and a camp for families of children with autism, amongst other programs.

St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Paul Dyer, said the grants are designed to provide additional support to groups who are providing much-needed services to the local community.

“As a not-for-profit organisation, we take pride in supporting the communities we serve in a variety of ways,” Mr Dyer said.

“Programs like the community wellbeing grants and our charity of the year initiative aim to ensure our care and values of hospitality, compassion, respect, justice and excellence are felt beyond our hospital walls.

“It is our privilege to support the many wonderful organisations running programs that enhance local health and wellbeing.”

The community wellbeing grants are a biannual program and have run since 2013.

The grant program was developed by St John of God Health Care to provide a much needed boost for grassroots groups delivering programs that provide tangible outcomes within the catchment that the hospital serves.

Between 2013 and 2023 the grants have supported almost 60 initiatives.

The deadline for applications is April 21, 2025.

For further information on the community wellbeing grants program, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the SJOG website.