Stationery Aid is a Queensland-based charity that improves educational equity and reduces waste by redirecting unused school supplies to students who need them most. It collects new and gently used stationery that would otherwise be discarded, quality-checks and repacks it into ready-to-use kits, then distributes these supplies through community and school partners to families experiencing financial hardship. Stationery Aid also partners with schools to run student volunteering programs where young people help prepare kits for their peers, building empathy, leadership and practical skills through hands-on service. By combining immediate practical support with a circular approach to reuse, Stationery Aid helps more young people start school equipped, included and ready to learn.

What they’re pitching for:

Stationery Aid is pitching to strengthen and expand its school-based youth volunteering model by supporting a dedicated coordinator role to lead delivery across partner schools. This support will enable more young people to take part in hands-on volunteering that involves sorting, cleaning and assembling renewed stationery kits for disadvantaged students, while ensuring schools are well supported through logistics, training, mentorship and partnership coordination. The funding will help deepen youth engagement, improve program consistency across schools, and increase the number of children and young people who receive the supplies they need to participate fully in learning.