The Inner North Community Foundation has recognised 13 local community organisations working to break down employment barriers facing people in the inner north.

The Pathways to Employment Fund is a partnership with IntoWork Australia in collaboration with the Cities of Merri-bek, Yarra and Darebin.
Foundation Chair, Carolyn Phiddian, congratulated all the recipients and acknowledged their “deep links” to the inner north and their “care, commitment and skill”.
The 13 organisations which received $20,000 funding from the 2025 Pathways to Employment Fund are:
Reynard St Neighbourhood House
Sustain – the Australian Food Network
VACRO (Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)