Help us make sure no one has to navigate adoption alone

Last year, 863 people reached out to VANISH for guidance and support. By April, our specialist counselling programme was fully subscribed with a growing waitlist.

For many people impacted by adoption, the journey to understanding who they are can take decades. Finding others who’ve walked the same path, or a counsellor who genuinely knows what adoption-related trauma looks and feels like, can be the turning point someone has been waiting for. As Julie, an adoptee who found her way to our peer support group, put it:

For almost 40 years, VANISH has been that place for Victorians. We provide free counselling, peer support groups, and family tracing services to adoptees, mothers and fathers separated from a child through adoption and other family members. We also provide support to care leavers and donor conceived people, because everyone has the right to know where they come from.

Your generosity helps us keep these services free and accessible to everyone who needs them. We receive some funding from the Victorian Government, but demand far outstrips what we can deliver, and right now, funding for our peer support and counselling brokerage programs ends in June 2026.

Your donation can be a once-off to support our core programs and services, or a recurring commitment to help build long-term support for awareness-raising, community education, and advocacy efforts.

All VANISH donations over $2 are 100% tax deductible.

Prefer to donate via bank transfer?

If you’d like to make a donation via bank transfer, you can use the details below:

Account Name: VANISH Inc.
BSB: 013-259
Account Number: 4982 353 91

Thank you for considering a gift to VANISH. We’re so grateful for your support.

Other ways to support our work

Recycle for VANISH

Every drink container you return through the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme is worth 10 cents — and you can donate your refund directly to VANISH. It’s a simple way to support our community.

Host an event or take on a challenge

Fundraise for VANISH by hosting a morning tea, organising a team event, or taking on a personal challenge. Get in touch at info@vanish.org.au to let us know and we’ll support you along the way.

Leave a gift to VANISH in your will

A bequest is one of the most meaningful ways to support VANISH’s work for the long term. A gift in your will — of any size — helps ensure that future generations of families affected by separation can access the support they need.

You can find out more about leaving a gift to VANISH in your will here.