Funds give a hand-up to Hunter charities helping most vulnerable

Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation chair Jennifer Leslie in 2022. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

VULNERABLE families will be given a hand-up thanks to almost $650,000 in funds for seven regional community groups and charities, including four in the Hunter.

Among those projects is Family Inclusion Strategies Hunter (FISH), which helps local families strengthen their connections and identities.