FebFast is a national health and charity initiative, now in its third year of operation.

We work to reduce the impact of alcohol and other drugs by raising funds to support organisations working in research, prevention and service delivery concerning alcohol and other drugs use by young people in Australia.

We conduct a national education, awareness and fundraising campaign that invites people to sacrifice their alcohol consumption during February, and at the same time raise funds to support youth alcohol and other drug services.

Over the past three years we have seen more than 10,700 people take up the FebFast challenge to give up the grog for a month. Collectively these people have raised more than $1,700,000 to support our cause.

Funds from our campaigns have been distributed to 14 organisations around Australia.

Proceeds from our 2010 registration and fundraising efforts have been shared amongst the Australian Drug Foundation (a national body), Mater Health Services Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service in Queensland, The Ted Noffs Foundation in NSW and the ACT and YSAS (the Youth Substance Abuse Service) in Victoria.

FebFast’s annual grants program distributes further funding across Australia’s alcohol and other drugs service sector