Ruth's Womens Shelter Cairns Inc
ABN 19 796 021 412charitySocial Welfare
CairnsQLD4870Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 3
ProcurementJusticeDonationsCharityFoundationEvidenceATO2 of 7 systems
Power Score
3.0
2 systems
Total Dollar Flow
$9.5M
All sources
Justice Funding
$9.5M
12 programs
QLD Jurisdiction Context
Youth justice outcomes for QLD — how this entity’s operating environment is performing.
Detention rate
5.1/10K
Indigenous overrep.
26x
Cost/day (detention)
$2,162
Cost/day (community)
$382
↑QLD Indigenous detention rate +45% over 4 years
↑QLD nightly detention population +19% over 3 years
Recent Policy Changes
2025-11QLD Child Rights Report 2025 published
2025-11Justice Reinvestment Framework launched
$5M grants for place-based alternatives
2025-03Wacol Youth Remand Centre opens
+76 detention beds, adult-standard design
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Charity Details
Purposes
Social Welfare
Beneficiaries
First NationsAdultsAgedChildrenEarly ChildhoodEthnic GroupsFamiliesFemalesFinancially DisadvantagedHomelessness RiskChronic IllnessDisabilityPre/Post ReleaseRural & RemoteUnemployedVeteransVictims of CrimeDisaster VictimsYouth
Government Funding
| Program | Total | Grants | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic and Family Violence | $5.2M | 16 | 2018-19 – 2023-24 |
| Housing and Homelessness Services | $1.0M | 2 | 2008-09 – 2009-10 |
| Homelessness | $736K | 3 | 2017-18 – 2017-18 |
| Homelessness — Base | $686K | 1 | 2015-16 – 2015-16 |
| Social Inclusion | $605K | 1 | 2012-13 – 2012-13 |
| Homelessness Services | $589K | 1 | 2011-12 – 2011-12 |
| Housing & Homelessness Services | $556K | 1 | 2010-11 – 2010-11 |
| DFV Rent Assist Brokerage Grants | $45K | 1 | 2023-24 – 2023-24 |
| Gambling Community Benfit Fund — Community Benefit Fund | $35K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Gambling Community Benfit Fund | $35K | 1 | 2022-23 – 2022-23 |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | $9K | 1 | 2020-21 – 2020-21 |
| Service System Support & Development | $8K | 1 | 2018-19 – 2018-19 |
Relationships
| Entity | Type | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $929K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $884K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $849K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $807K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $770K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Social Inclusion | grant | $605K | 2012 | justice_funding |
| Homelessness Services | grant | $589K | 2011 | justice_funding |
| Housing & Homelessness Services | grant | $556K | 2010 | justice_funding |
| Homelessness | grant | $547K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Housing and Homelessness Services | grant | $521K | 2009 | justice_funding |
| Housing and Homelessness Services | grant | $489K | 2008 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $419K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $209K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Homelessness | grant | $182K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $72K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $68K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $55K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| DFV Rent Assist Brokerage Grants | grant | $45K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $40K | 2019 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $36K | 2023 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benfit Fund | grant | $35K | 2022 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $21K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $20K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Gambling Community Benefit fund | grant | $9K | 2020 | justice_funding |
| Service System Support & Development | grant | $8K | 2018 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $7K | 2021 | justice_funding |
| Homelessness | grant | $7K | 2017 | justice_funding |
| Domestic and Family Violence | grant | $4K | 2021 | justice_funding |