Help those who have experienced trauma access life-changing care

The last four years have challenged all of us to dig deep and find our personal resilience. On top of global and community challenges, people have suffered financial hardship, loss of business, career or income, and personal traumas including grief, the diagnosis of a serious or chronic illness, or experienced the terror of the fires and floods – then having to rebuild a life in the aftermath.

These are the people that Quest for Life assists to find meaningful ways of navigating their challenge in the best way possible.

I hope you will support Quest to help more people and communities around Australia who are doing it tough. The Quest for Life Foundation educates and supports people to find hope, healing and peace during or after trauma, grief, loss, illness or other disaster.

“I’ve never experienced such genuine kindness in my life. For the first time, I felt seen and heard. This program gave me something that I saw as impossible.” – Celjina

Quest’s self-help programs at the Quest Centre in Bundanoon and community-based workshops encourage, educate, and empower people to improve their resilience and peace of mind during their most challenging moments – whether due to physical or mental illness, domestic, community or family violence, financial strain, loss and grief or the after-effects of floods and fires.

As a charity, Quest relies on donations to subsidise the cost of services. Your tax-deductible donation assists people in need of support by contributing to the cost of their attendance on our residential programs. Donations are also used to fund community outreach workshops in regional areas affected by drought, floods, fire or other disaster.

Quest's vision: To assist individuals, families, and communities to heal

“There aren’t enough words to fully explain the profound experience that I heard others say they experienced as well. I’m so very grateful I found the courage to make Quest a part of my journey.”?– Adam

Quest makes a positive difference to our fellow Australians. Well over 125,000 people have attended face-to-face services and many more have benefitted through Quest’s online courses and social media.?

We know that unexpected and unthinkable things can happen to any of us. Quest takes a whole-person and recovery-oriented approach to establishing wellbeing, utilising the latest research into neuroscience and epigenetics along with evidence-based approaches to health, healing, and post-traumatic growth.?

Most of us are not open to change until we feel that our suffering is deeply understood

We all need someone who ‘gets’ us, especially when we’re going through a difficult time – that people understand our feelings of despair or defeat. This is something we do well at Quest. People who are struggling with some unexpected trauma in their lives are so grateful for the kindness and warmth they feel when they attend a Quest program or workshop.?

“I not only gained my confidence back, I received validation that the emotions, self-doubt, and behaviours I’d been feeling and experiencing were understandable and accepted, and that a way forward was possible.” – Bek

68% of people who attend a Quest program live with anxiety, 54% experience depression, 51% suffer with sleep issues and 50% are generally stressed. Excellent outcomes reflect how effective the programs are in improving health and wellbeing of program participants.?

For example, participants from the Moving Beyond Trauma program experience a 24% improvement in quantified mental wellbeing one month after the program – and this figure continues to rise over the following 6-months. Participants take home practical strategies and skills to create life-long healing, peace, and resilience.?

“Quest for Life offered me a place where my deepest troubles are accepted and nurtured in an atmosphere of love, kindness, and tranquillity. This atmosphere is created by Petrea’s unique and courageous life experiences and seeps down into all staff members. Quest offers a place to breathe, connect, and be comforted. You will not regret spending a week here, no matter what difficulties you are facing.” - John

Quest is committed to making our services available for everyone in need, regardless of their financial circumstances. Please donate whatever you can as every dollar goes to help people and communities in need.?

Donations over $2 are tax-deductible.

Donate Online to Quest's EOFY Appeal before 30 June