This month, Newy live music venue King Street debuts a brand new initiative specifically established to support local charities and organisations pouring into the community. 

As a venue, King Street has remained dedicated to supporting live music and amplifying the good vibes of Newcastle as a whole. With the announcement of the Applause For A Cause initiative, King Street hopes to extend such energy and support to many orgs doing incredible work.

Throughout October, King Street will be supporting Jenny’s Place – an organisation that has been assisting women and children in crisis since 1977. Via the Applause For A Cause initiative, King Street will be donating $1 from every ticket sold. The $1 donation is coming directly from King Street’s ticket split, as a way to give to such a worthy cause. 

Punters who attend each show in October at King Street will also have the opportunity to donate if they feel like it, via some in-house campaigns that will also take place during the month.

Says King Street’s Angus Harper, “We are Newcastle people, committed to our city and its people. There is a rich culture in Newcastle of supporting one another, especially those in need. This is our way of giving back to the community that has supported us and live music for so long. In October, buying a ticket to a show will not only support the artists, it will also support Jenny’s Place thanks to the Applause For A Cause initiative. We’re encouraging everyone to get out and about in October, buy a ticket to see your favourite artist and help a great cause.”

Jenny’s Place provides direct relief and support to women and children experiencing domestic and family violence and/or homelessness; the non-profit organisation also assists women and children who are at risk of homelessness. 

Offering a range of services including a Women and Children’s Crisis Refuge, Single Women’s Crisis Refuge, Supported Transitional Accommodation, Outreach Homelessness Support Program and a Domestic Violence Resource Centre, the team at Jenny’s Place provide a crucial resource and sanctuary for those in need. King Street’s Applause For A Cause initiative aims to bolster and support their work moving forward.

Jenny’s Place Communications and Engagement Specialist, Nicole Morwitch, says, “Jenny’s Place is very excited to be the very first charity partner of the Applause For A Cause initiative! This kind of community-led support is so important to sustaining our service delivery, allowing us to provide critical trauma-informed care to women and children impacted by domestic and family violence and homelessness.

Last year our service helped 1211 women and 526 children through our Domestic Violence Resource Centre, our homelessness outreach program and our crisis refuges – we simply couldn’t provide this extensive care without the incredibly generous support of the Newcastle community. So, to all those coordinating the Applause For A Cause campaign and to every person in our community buying a ticket this month, please know that your help is genuinely life changing and we are so very grateful for your support.”

Stay up to date with the full gig guide at the King Street in Newcastle, here.
For more information on the work Jenny’s Place do for women and children, visit their website here.