Our history
JDRF globally has a history dating back over 50 years of advocating, campaigning and representing the T1D community and driving T1D research. In Australia, our journey began in 1982.
1970
JDRF founded in the US as the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
1982
JDRF founded in Australia (as the Diabetes Youth Foundation – DYF)
1984
Our first grant was allocated - $7,000 to Dr Martin Silink
1989
JDRF Australia employed first staff member
1994
First Walks held (Sydney and Melbourne)
2004
First Kids in the House event at Parliament House
2010
First Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN) funding from the Federal Government, totalling $5 million
2014
Further $35 million in funding to extend the T1DCRN confirmed
2016
$54 million in funding committed to CGM access
2019
$54.5 million committed for further T1D research and continuation of the T1DCRN
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