We are feeling very excited and humbled to share that our co-founders Linda Fisk and Anna Kemp have been nominated for the Australian of the Year – SA Local Hero Award for 2026. They have been nominated for what is approaching their 20 years of ongoing work with Seeds of Affinity since establishing the organisation in 2006. Information about the nomination is included below, and the full post can be found here.

“Linda Fisk and Anna Kemp established Seeds of Affinity in 2006 to support women exiting prison by providing a place and community where they feel a sense of belonging.  

Seeds is peer-led and driven by women affected by the criminal justice system. It helps women to navigate the transition from prison to community and provides advocacy and support to women in prison. Each week Seeds hosts a community lunch where women learn from each other’s experience and can access resources such as clothes and food. 

Linda and Anna have touched hundreds of women’s lives and are tireless advocates for the rights of women in and out of prison. They have contributed to research and written book chapters to educate professionals and the wider community, challenging negative stereotypes. 

Importantly, their program creates a community ‘feel’ that some women have never felt before. This helps women to feel valued and able to develop their self-belief and confidence to go on and live positive lives with their families.”

Seeds have been awarded the DCS Community Partnership Award for our “dedicated, generous, and exceptional support to the women at the Adelaide Women’s Prison”. The award was received by our co-founder and CEO Linda Fisk on August 6th, 2025. Seeds runs programs, distributes essential items, and provides individual support to the women inside AWP on a twice-weekly basis and relies solely on donations, small one-off grants, and volunteer labour to do this work. We’re appreciative for this award, and for the recognition of our work.

With thanks to the Minister for Corrections, the Hon Joe Szakacs MP, Seeds are again able to donate directly to the women in Adelaide Women’s Prison. The women in prison rely heavily on donations to meet their everyday needs. We donate clothes, dvds, books, arts & craft supplies. Thank you to everyone who has made this happen and thank you to everyone who has donated to Seeds over the years.

We often do public call outs for donations from the community. Keep an eye out on our social media for the next call out for things the women need.

Seeds now has a regular column in the Adelaide Women’s Prison’s monthly magazine, Womag. Womag is a monthly magazine produced by women in the prison. The magazine has news, advice, health and well-being content as well as activities in it. Our column hopes to share hopeful and achievable experiences of formerly incarcerated women in an attempts to show the women inside whats possible. We are looking forward to writing positive stories and narratives beyond the prison experience. We will write about what’s happening at Seeds, feature women’s successful transitions into the community, with the aims of creating connection between us and women in prison, and developing a more positive mindset for women leaving prison.

Thanks to the hard work of Seeds members and a community grant from Port Adelaide Enfield Council, we have diversified out micro business to include screen printing tea-towels and other products. We have had a fun and challenging time designing the image, learning how to print and selling the final products. We cannot keep up with demand!

Keep an eye on our Facebook for updates on when we’re doing our next print run or contact us here if you would like to place an order, volunteer for the program or partner with us.