OUR WORK

No matter what stage of life you are at, where you come from, your preferences, persuasions, even your abilities, our work aims to bridge the gaps and eliminate the barriers that society has created. Touched by Olivia connects people together whether you are at play, at work or in your community. Its work focusses on creating positive social change at 2 levels –

1. delivering direct impact through the creation of inclusive places and programs; and
2. embedding system changes through the adoption of inclusive policies and procedures

It’s that simple – awareness + participation + connection + resilience = inclusion and belonging

INCLUSIVE PLAY

Fundamental building block
Come play with me

For over 16 years Touched by Olivia has strived to create spaces were everyone can play. It’s National Network of Livvi’s Place inclusive playspaces now spans over 40 playgrounds across Australia. It is now recognised as the leading authority on inclusive play around Australia.

WATCH AS WE SEE THE START OF OLIVIA’S LEGACY IN THE MAKING

INCLUSIVE WORK

Finding purpose & value
Come work with me

Just as Olivia would have grown in years, so is Touched by Olivia and its reason for being. With that comes constant evolution and purpose. By spreading its beautiful butterfly wings, that are in the image of Olivia’s hands, Touched by Olivia opened its first Livvi’s Cafe at Five Dock to provide opportunities for people with disability to gain meaningful work experience.

Livvi’s Cafe, Five Dock has been operating for about 7 years now and offers people with disabilities meaningful work experience in the hospitality business. We are so proud of the success of our Livvi’s Cafe in Five Dock where students come and train on a daily basis to gain skills and confidence. Expanding this offering with a community hub will enable us to bring collective impact to the people who need it most. The Living Room is a partnership with The City of Canada Bay.

The LIVVIng Room
The first project will kick off at Five Dock, Sydney and is called The LIVVIng Room which will be an activated space incorporating our social enterprise Livvi’s Cafe and an activated meeting space.

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

Building my community
Come connect with me

Touched by Olivia’s next chapter builds upon the incredible learnings of inclusion through play. By recognising that all people, no matter their age, ability, or background, have the right to belong, feel connected and valued, we, as a community, need to be doing more! And so, Touched by Olivia’s coming of age is all about driving community communities through community circles!

Community Circles

Communities are facing a massive recovery phase as we start to emerge from this pandemic. For purpose organisations are a critical element of this recovery and we are seeing many charities going over and above to provide basic human needs, as the well-being of people, particularly those most vulnerable in our community, continues to decline. Touched By Olivia is adopting an internationally proven model called “Community Circles” into Australia. Currently in its pre-production stage, Touched by Olivia is currently seeking funding to expedite the augmentation of the model for the Australian market as a best practice model that supports people within communities to live better lives.