Your donation helps young Australians aged between 12-25 deal with the immense challenges cancer brings. Whether you give once or regularly, your donation plays a role in funding vital support services, including:
Free and tailored counselling - providing young people with a safe space to talk to trained staff who understand the challenges of cancer, helping them express their feelings and develop healthy coping strategies.
Programs and events - fostering peer connection and offering much-needed respite from the everyday stress of cancer.
Youth leadership training - empowering young people to build skills, confidence and resilience that will serve them long after their time with Canteen.
Education and career support - helping young people manage the disruptions cancer causes to school, university and work.
Every dollar makes a difference. Your gift helps provide young people with emotional support, connection with others who "get it", and access to resources at a time when they need it most.
With your help, no young person has to face cancer alone.
97% of young people say Canteen gave them the cancer support they needed
99% would recommend us to a friend dealing with cancer
9/10 feel less isolated after accessing Canteen's services
Every year, another 23,000 young people have their world turned upside down by a loved one’s cancer, or their own cancer diagnosis. That’s where your support through Canteen can make a difference - in our last financial year, we delivered almost 32,000 support services!
Thanks to generous Australians like you, young people impacted by cancer can access:
Every one of these services helps young Australians cope, connect, and rebuild their lives after cancer.
Monthly giving provides a predictable and stable income stream, allowing us to effectively plan ahead and invest in long-term programs and support services. One-off donations play a vital role in helping us respond to the immediate needs of young people - like providing urgent counselling for distressed teenagers facing a diagnosis.
Thanks to your support - whether monthly or one-off - we’re able to reach thousands of young Australians impacted by cancer every year. Together, we can make sure no young person faces cancer alone.
Canteen is a dedicated national charity focused exclusively on supporting young people aged 12 to 25 who are impacted by cancer. Its specialised services include professional and tailored counselling, education and career support and peer support programs designed to address the emotional and practical challenges young people face. As a registered Australian charity and Deductible Gift Recipient, donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible and contribute directly to delivering these services.
Yes. Donations to Canteen help fund free counselling, education and career support, and peer support programs for young people aged 12 to 25 who are dealing with cancer in their lives. By focusing specifically on this age group, Canteen delivers targeted support designed to address their unique emotional and social challenges.
Charities that make the biggest difference are those that provide direct, specialised services to people in need and operate with clear purpose and accountability. Canteen delivers free counselling and peer support programs tailored specifically to young people impacted by cancer. Donations help fund these professional services and programs, supporting young Australians during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
