About Us
Treasure Boxes is a South Australian based not-for-profit children’s charity, established in May 2015.
We provide vital essentials to babies and children living in disadvantage within South Australia.
We are an environmentally conscious organisation that actively promotes sustainability ensuring valuable, high-quality resources are redirected from landfill.
In the face of poverty, homelessness, and domestic violence, South Australian families often find it challenging to meet their children’s basic needs. Treasure Boxes, born from this reality, is a compassionate team dedicated to averting hardship by providing essential items, from bedding to toys, for kids in need.
Treasure Boxes opened in May 2015 and is a South Australian based not-for-profit children’s charity. We provide vital essentials to newborns, babies and children living in disadvantage within our community.
Through gifting essential children’s goods to families at risk of poverty, homelessness and domestic violence, we alleviate severe hardship, financial burden, reduce the risk of poverty and homelessness, ease trauma and provide hope to those most vulnerable.
We are an environmentally conscious organisation that actively promotes sustainability ensuring valuable, high-quality resources don’t go to waste.
About Us
In the face of poverty, homelessness, and domestic violence, South Australian families often find it challenging to meet their children’s basic needs. Treasure Boxes, born from this reality, is a compassionate team dedicated to averting hardship by providing essential items, from bedding to toys, for kids in need.
Our History
Treasure Boxes opened in May 2015 and is a South Australian based not-for-profit children’s charity. We provide vital essentials to newborns, babies and children living in disadvantage within our community.
Through gifting essential children’s goods to families at risk of poverty, homelessness and domestic violence, we alleviate severe hardship, financial burden, reduce the risk of poverty and homelessness, ease trauma and provide hope to those most vulnerable.
We are an environmentally conscious organisation that actively promotes sustainability ensuring valuable, high-quality resources don’t go to waste.
Founder
In 2015, Rikki Jackson founded Treasure Boxes Incorporated.
Borne from her experiences with children from all areas of disadvantage, she recognised the need for vital, basic essentials to be provided to parents and caregivers that were at high risk of poverty and homelessness, and women fleeing from Domestic Violence situations.
With a passion and strong environmental focus to rehome preloved baby and children’s essentials, Treasure Boxes has been one of the fastest growing children’s charities in South Australia.
Rikki is the Founder and CEO of Treasure Boxes Incorporated. Borne from her qualifications and experiences with children from all areas of disadvantage, she recognised the need for vital, basic essentials to be provided to parents and caregivers that are at high risk of poverty and homelessness, and women fleeing from Domestic Violence situations.
Coupled with a strong environmental focus to rehome preloved baby and children essentials, Treasure Boxes is now one of the fasted growing children’s charities in South Australia.
Rikki Cooke is a registered social worker who holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science degree and a Masters in Social Work, works as an Emergency Carer with DCP children in residential care facilities across Adelaide and is a registered foster carer.
Our Team
staff
Gena Notley
CEO
Erika Fuller
Warehouse Manager
Estha Kleinig
Volunteer Manager
Partnerships and Engagement Manager
Natalie Norman
Office Manager
Tracy Richardson
Floor Coordinator
Belinda Grossman
Floor Coordinator
Kira Bidgood
Floor Coordinator
Ainslee Raven
Administration Assistant
board
Justin Sharman
Chairperson
Ben Preston
Treasurer
Alexei Fey
General Member
Tracy Schulze
General Member
Lynda Schenk
General Member
Our Board
Justin Sharman
Chairperson
Ben Preston
General Member
Tracy Schulze
General Member
Our staff
our supporters
Our Impact
We provide children with the essentials they need to thrive including clothing, shoes, toys, books, warm bedding, cots, car seats, nappies and feeding equipment.
We focus on providing immediate help to babies and children who are in difficult circumstances, with a mission to make sure they are healthy, safe and well cared for with an aim to reduce the number of children facing serious challenges in our state.
Our Mission
Our mission is to actively reduce the number of South Australian babies and children living in severe poverty.
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In 2022 we
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received our support
Treasure boxes & other
items were ditributed
Were provided to families
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