Why Federal Advocacy Matters
Your support helps the St Vincent de Paul Society advocate for a more just and compassionate Australia. Every day, across the country, we see the realities of poverty, housing stress, energy hardship and social exclusion in communities. These experiences shape our advocacy, helping us bring the voices and experiences of people doing it tough directly to the Australian Government, policymakers and the wider community. Through research, campaigns, policy work and engagement with decision-makers, your donation helps turn frontline insight into lasting change.
Help us to:
Develop policies that are research-driven and informed by lived experience
Support legislative reforms through bipartisan engagement
Raise public awareness to drive social change
Fuelling Long-Term Systemic Change
Listening to Communities
We gather real-world insights from those on the front lines, ensuring our policy proposals are grounded in lived experience.
Driving Policy Change
We engage with decision-makers in the Australian Government to lobby for structural reforms in areas such as welfare, housing, refugees and energy.
Upholding Dignity
Our advocacy work ensures that the inherent dignity of every Australian is respected through fair and equitable systems.
About our Energy Advocacy Work
A fair energy transition for vulnerable households
