JMB Foundation

About

James Macready-Bryan was assaulted in Melbourne in 2006, on his 20th birthday. An act of senseless violence left James totally and permanently disabled, and left his family facing a nightmare as they attempted to find answers to the overwhelming question: "How are we going to look after our son?"

The James Macready-Bryan Foundation was set up in February 2007 and has two main aims: to provide financial support for care and rehabilitation, not only for James, but also for other young sufferers of an acquired brain injury (ABI); and to give a public voice to those young people - who all too often literally cannot speak for themselves - and to their families and carers.

The Foundation aims to improve the shortfalls in the medical, financial, political and social services systems, in which young lives are saved but then not adequately supported.

Our fundraising has allowed us to contribute significantly to the development of new, age-appropriate residential options for young Australians who might otherwise have no choice but to live in an aged care home.

Most importantly, it allows us to provide vital financial support that can be accessed for a range of purposes, such as:

- additional services/therapy for individuals residing in acquired brain injury care facilities;

- the provision of better and more appropriate home care;

- participation in community activities that are otherwise out of financial reach for many; and

- equipment and home modifications that may mean the difference between an ABI sufferer living in a care facility and being able to live at home.