We’re a Sydney charity run entirely by volunteers.
We stand with refugees and asylum seekers, grow food for kids who need it, and back young people’s creativity.
Why “Valerio”
Named for a young traveller who believed in people.
Valerio Daniel De Simoni died on a fundraising voyage through Africa. His diaries became a book, and his friends and family became this association. Open, fearless, positive is how he lived.
Read Valerio’s storyOpen. Fearless. Positive.
Small, hands-on, and 100% community funded. Every dollar goes to programs.
What we do
Three programs, one community
2012the year we started cooking and visiting
50friends fed at a Tuesday lunch
Weeklyveggie deliveries to Jarjum College
100%of donations go to programs
Get involved
Three ways to be part of it
Give
Every dollar goes to programs. A gift feeds friends at the Tuesday lunch or plants a garden bed.
Donate nowVolunteer
Cook a lunch, spend a Saturday in the Bronte garden, or visit a refugee friend.
See how to helpVoices
In our own words
“This year three more of our friends became Australian citizens. We celebrated with cheers, hugs and food from many cuisines.”
CharityRefugee visits coordinator
“Fourteen years of lunches, and the kitchen still feels like a family.”
MariellaLunch group coordinator
“Every week the kids at Jarjum get vegetables we grew ourselves.”
AnneGarden coordinator
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