About
Killara Foundation

Our Organisation

Killara Foundation supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing pathways to employment, cultural connection and mentoring, and support in navigating the housing and labour markets.

We work closely with key partners in the Private, Public, and Non-for-Profit sectors to promote cultural practice and awareness, diversity, and inclusion to support employment, connectedness, and social cohesion.

Killara facilitates a wide range of support programs services that address systems that negatively impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, women, and children. Our focus is stability, skills, and connection, with our Life Skills Coaches and Program Leaders building lasting relationships with the people we engage with.

Our Mission

Killara’s work is underpinned by our Founder Kyle Vander-Kuyp and his passion to “empower and connect families and communities.” We strongly believe that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples possess the means to advocate within their communities and drive economic and social change.

Through an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach to service delivery, Killara focuses on mobilising individuals, communities, and institutions, to build on strengths rather than centring on deficiencies.

We exist to facilitate a self-determined ecosystem for wealth creation and prosocial life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.