Like many young people, Moa* expresses herself through fashion, especially through her incredible nail artwork. More like miniature sculptures, her creativity shines through in her intricate acrylic nail work. A cinnamon roll, a cat, a bowl of grapes – all bright and colourful, just like she is! Moa shares, “I Read more
As National Homelessness Week comes to a close, we reaffirm our organisation’s commitment to ending homelessness, as demonstrated by inCommunity Inc., including our brands inCommunity Connect and the Tenancy Skills Institute’s contributions to the PIVOT Movement Queensland. Led by Homelessness Queensland, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Queensland, Upstream Australia Read more
Have you ever watched a movie and been so moved by the character that they personally inspired you? That’s what happened to Aiden, 17, when he watched Hacksaw Ridge. The story of Desmond Doss, a heroic medic who tirelessly worked to save lives on a battlefield during WWII. Already with Read more
“When you’ve been sleeping rough for so long, and you are presented with an offer of accommodation, we sometimes see in their posture a level of apprehension, like they’ve heard it all before. When it actually happens for them, you can see the meaningful change it has made for them; Read more
New Year’s is often associated with new beginnings, and none more so than for Martin. A young person who arrived at Hargreaves House, inCommunity Connect’s youth crisis accommodation, at the start of the year after a short stint of couch surfing. Up until this point, Martin’s home life had been Read more
inCommunity Connect’s Women’s Club has been open for several years now, with some women attending since its very early days. Rose is one of them. Originally recommended to attend by a local craft group, Rose found something special the first time she arrived at The Club. She says, “There were Read more
This week is National Homelessness Week, a chance for communities across Australia to galvanise together to strengthen partnerships and commitments to end homelessness. Here at inCommunity Connect, as part of our specialist housing and homelessness organisation, we are committed to this goal and work tirelessly alongside Ipswich community members on Read more
In acknowledgement of National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week, here at inCommunity, we undertook a whole-of-organisation reflection. As a busy specialist housing and homelessness service with teams delivering a variety of services across different sites and at different times, we set up a culturally safe and respectful online team Read more
Every day, inCommunity Inc. and our brands, inCommunity Connect, Tenancy Skills Institute, and Beddown, seek to work as an organisation not only to support First Nations Peoples to thrive, but also to recognise the important space that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ histories and cultures have within our community. Read more
This week, the Queensland Homelessness Conference is happening in Gimuy/Cairns, and our CEO Paul and Deputy CEO Nerissa are contributing to this important event. Gleaning insights into homelessness responses from a diverse and deep pool of expertise across the state, whilst contemplating how we move forward to deliver an informed Read more