Community

Making a positive impact in the community.

At Capspace, community is core to who we are. Our business is built on the foundation of giving back and making a meaningful impact.

We believe good business means creating opportunity where it's needed most. That’s why we use our time, resources and relationships to open doors. From founding charity Most Important Meal to ensure children start the day with a nutritious meal, to supporting initiatives that amplify and uplift young voices, we’re committed to making a difference that matters.

With Matildas star Kyah Simon as our Community Ambassador, we’re extending that impact even further, reaching more young people and amplifying the work we do.

As we grow, so does our ability to give, and the greater the impact we can make together.

For us, building a better future is more than finance. It’s part of the legacy we’re proud to be building.

Kyah Simon

Joining forces to drive positive change together.

Kyah Simon

Capspace Community Ambassador

Kyah Simon, a proud Anaiwan and Biripi woman and professional footballer, has been a defining force on the Matildas since 2008. She made history as the first Indigenous Australian to score at a FIFA World Cup and also led the Matildas to their first international trophy at the 2010 Asian Cup.

Excelling in a male-dominated industry, Kyah is committed to challenging the status quo.

She is a passionate advocate for inclusion and diversity, serving on Football Australia’s National Indigenous Advisory Group and the Australian Olympic Indigenous Advisory Committee, and uses her platform to champion social acceptance and inspire future generations. In 2016, Kyah launched the All Girls Football Clinics to empower young female athletes.

Alongside her distinguished athletic career, Kyah is a respected keynote speaker and successful media personality, who has appeared regularly on networks such as Channel 10, 9, Fox Sports, and Optus Sport.

Balancing her career, social advocacy, and business pursuits, Kyah exemplifies resilience, determination, and a commitment to giving back – qualities we celebrate at Capspace.

Her dedication to social causes and commitment to making an impact align seamlessly with Capspace’s community initiatives, including Most Important Meal, which provides meals to school children across NSW.

We are proud to welcome Kyah to the Capspace team, united in our commitment to making a lasting and meaningful impact together.

Get to know Kyah and her motivations for working with Capspace, and her vision for our community initiatives.

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Ensuring that every child has access to healthy food at school.

Most Important Meal

Founded by Capspace and Living Hope Missions

Foodbank research shows that 1 in 5 children in Australia experience food insecurity.
The reality for many kids is that they are starting the school day on an empty stomach.
Breakfast is the fuel young minds need to improve focus and learning, feel energised for the day ahead, and provide the nutritional needs to grow and develop.

That’s why we want to make sure that every child has access to the most important meal of the day, breakfast.

“It’s not good enough that any child goes without food, let alone many children. When I joined the Living Hope Missions team on a school food delivery run, I saw first-hand the number of children going to school every day, hungry. The reality is that they can’t change their circumstances alone and schools don’t have enough resources to meet demand. It opened my eyes to what was happening on our doorstep, and I knew we needed to get involved. Our mission with the Most Important Meal project is to provide kids with nutritious, healthy, and fresh breakfasts that aid in their growth, development, and learning.”

Julio Labraga,
Co-founder and Director
Capspace.

 

Our promise

We offer full transparency and accountability in how funds received are being used.

All monetary donations 100% support the purchase of food for school children.

Any supplementary expenses such as overheads, insurance, and operational costs for vehicles are covered separately. Organisations and individuals that support this side of the project are aware that they are directly contributing to these specific administrative costs.

How you can help

With the help of our partner and volunteer network, we are able to make regular deliveries of food and other essential items to schools within Sydney.

We have big goals though. We want to continue expanding our support network to transform even more young lives and end food insecurity.

Find out more about the Most Important Meal project and how you or your organisation can get involved.

Capspace and Eat Up Australia team up to combat food insecurity

Official fruit supplier for Sydney schools.

Capspace and Eat Up Australia team up to combat food insecurity

Capspace partners with Eat Up Australia as official fruit supplier for Sydney schools.

This partnership reflects our shared commitment to tackling food insecurity among school children by ensuring they have access to nutritious food.

Eat Up is an Australian charity that provides free lunches to school children in need.

Since 2013, when Lyndon Galea founded Eat Up, the organisation has delivered close to 4 million lunches to school children who would otherwise go without. Each week, with the help of partners and volunteers, Eat Up prepares and delivers over 30,000 lunches to over 900 schools nationwide.

Capspace is proud to support Eat Up’s 2025 expansion plans. In Sydney, Eat Up’s school program will grow to assist approximately 200 schools by Term 1 of 2025. Capspace will contribute over 30,000 pieces of fruit each term, going directly to school children who need them most.

Our mission

At Capspace, we believe that no child’s potential should be limited by hunger. By co-founding Most Important Meal and through collaborations with impactful organisations like Eat Up, we are on a mission to end food insecurity.

Together, we strive to ensure every child has the nourishment they need to grow, thrive, and succeed, creating meaningful and sustainable change in the community.

Partnership to help end the cycle of abuse

New children's book, Little Lionheart.

Partnership to help end the cycle of abuse

Capspace has partnered with author, illustrator, and child protection advocate, Melanie Jai, to distribute and raise awareness of her new children's book, Little Lionheart.

Written for children, the book demonstrates a communication system that children can use to alert their carers that they need help without the use of words. Recognised by Kids Helpline as a valuable childhood protection resource for early childhood, the book also provides tangible steps carers can take if there are concerns for a child’s safety.

Aimed at empowering, informing, protecting, and supporting children to speak out against abuse, the book uses simple, easy to comprehend language and illustrations to help children understand and navigate the difficult pathway of getting help.

We understood the impact Melanie’s book could make in helping end the cycle of abuse. So, we were proud to fund the publishing of 2,000 Little Lionheart books and purchase of 1,000 to be given away for free to communities who need them most.

“Little Lionheart is a wonderful gift to the community. It offers parents and carers a valuable resource to help navigate a very difficult subject matter with their children.” – Tracy Adams, Kids Helpline CEO.

Find out more about the project and book. 

Principal sponsor of Abbotsford Juniors Football Club

Abbotsford Juniors Football Club

Principal sponsor of Abbotsford Juniors Football Club

We are proud to be the principal sponsor of the Abbotsford Juniors Football Club since 2023.

Recognising the important role physical activity plays in the development of children, we are committed to supporting initiatives that encourage an active and healthy lifestyle. In addition to that, we are proud to align with initiatives that foster a sense of teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship amongst children.

We believe it’s important to invest in the health of the younger members of the community as it contributes to a healthier, happier future generation.

“Capspace has a longstanding history with Abbotsford Juniors Football Club. We have been coaches, managers, and volunteers at the Club. And our children are past and present players. This partnership is exciting for us as it will see us working together on a range of community initiatives over the coming years.”

John Encina,
Director,
Capspace.