Avista Foundation

Avista Foundation (the new name for Respect) is the fundraising arm of Avista, the s.38 disability support service. Our mission is to develop and fund projects to build more inclusive lives and futures for our supported individuals.

First founded by Sr Martha Hegarty in 1995 under the name Respect, we have a long history of driving new developments across the Avista service (previously known as the Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services). Avista Foundation represents a new chapter in the organisation's history as we focus on delivering more projects across all regions to improve the lives of over 3,000 children & adults with disabilities supported by Avista.