Fast facts on Endeavour Foundation
History
Endeavour Foundation is an independent ‘for purpose’ organisation founded in 1951, when children with a disability were excluded from state schools in Queensland. In response, a group of parents started their own school, and began teaching their children – raising funds and advocating for change so that their children could have a fulfilling and active life.
Today
Endeavour Foundation is a diverse community organisation providing person-centred support for people with a disability as part of the everyday community – through education, training and lifeskill development, employment, accommodation support, respite and recreation. Our productivity and quality is relied on by more than a thousand corporate customers – and together we contribute $480 million to the Australian economy every year.
Endeavour Foundation by the numbers:
2,350
people with a disability employed in 31 locations
Supporting
4,000+
people with a disability from more than
230
locations in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
Recycling teams processed
50,000
tonnes of paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, metals & textiles
1,049
tonnes of television, and computer parts saved from landfill
Endeavour Foundation has
1200
members
623,112
biscuits were made by 27 people with a disability employed at Kingaroy Kitchen Biscuits & Fine Foods
1,000,000
tubs of cleaning product and
1,500,000
bottles of sauce were produced by 256 Mt Druitt employees with a disability
100 people with a disability, employed at Seven Hills, packed
2 million
bottles of tablets
150 million
tablets in bottles
Our Environmental Sustainability Strategy saved more than
$171,943
in 2014 – 2015