Not long after the inception of the Adelaide Crows Football Club over 25 years ago, star players Chris McDermott and Tony McGuiness met two young lads living with cancer, Nicholas Berry and Nathan McLean.

The resulting friendship, bravery, and tragic passing of the young boys inspired the launch of McGuinness McDermott Foundation, to raise funds for cancer facilities at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

In 2010, through a partnership with Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation, the organisation shifted its focus to youth mental health and changed its name to Little Heroes Foundation.

More recently, a partnership with the Childhood Dementia Initiative is opening a new commitment and opportunity for the dedicated team at Little Heroes.

A compassionate approach

Little Heroes Foundation CEO Chris McDermott says the fact that both his parents died from cancer in his teenage years probably played a significant role in his choice to work in the not-for-profit sector, although it didn’t quite register at the time.

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