11/06/2026
Thursday evening reflection. ✨
We wanted to take a moment tonight to personally thank you for being such an important part of the Step Into Action Foundation community.
Whether you have donated in the past, laced up your shoes to join us at a community event like the Walk Festival or Charlotte’s Wish Walk Week, or shown up to back our major milestones like the Mayor's 24-Hour Challenge for Mental Health, the upcoming Bondi to Barrenjoey Walk, or the Whizsticks Hockey Challenge, your support is the heartbeat of everything we do.
Our Founder, Chris barton, is also preparing for his next massive endurance challenge, a 226km walk adventure from Newcastle to Penrith to raise vital awareness. If you are keen to check out his upcoming journey, you can view the details here:
👉 https://stepsforloveofliving.com.au/
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, we wanted to share some incredible progress that you helped make possible, and ask for your continued support to help us reach even more young people.
The Impact of Your Support: Charlotte’s Wish Scholarships
Because of the incredible generosity of this community, our first cohort of young people are currently benefiting from these life changing programs.
These comprehensive, two year Charlotte's Wish Scholarships provide the genuine, wraparound support young people actually need, covering sports, recreation, and therapy fees, plus dedicated mentoring and guidance.
We have established a strong partnership with Australia who are actively delivering these programs to ensure our scholarship recipients get the absolute best care. We have been working closely behind the scenes with them to ensure the Charlotte’s Wish scholarships can scale, make a true national impact, and continue to honour Charlotte's legacy.
Looking Ahead
This is just the beginning. At the start of the upcoming financial year, we are launching a new cohort of scholarships, and this is only the start of what we intend to achieve.
We know that 75% of mental health conditions emerge before the age of 25, yet only 6% of government funding goes toward prevention. That is the critical early intervention gap Step Into Action is filling.
How You Can Help Before June 30
To keep this vital momentum going and help us fund beyond these first scholarships, we need your support.
As a registered charity, every donation made to Step Into Action before June 30 is fully tax deductible. Your end of financial year gift will go directly toward giving a young person the tools, connection, and support they need to thrive.
If you feel moved to make a tax deductible donation or set up a small monthly contribution, you can do so here:
👉 https://stepintoaction.com.au/donations/
Thank you for walking alongside us and for believing that young people matter. Every person matters, every single day.
With gratitude,
The Step Into Action Foundation Team
Chris Barton Charlotte’s Wish BREED Australia Jerome Buck The Australian Man Cave Public Page Lou Greco
