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“One day you wake up and it’s now just me. I’m calling the shots, what do I want for myself? I had to move quick.” Ashlee, 20, reflects on the moment she decided to commence participating in inCommunity Connect’s programs when she was 16. At the time, she was a Year 11 student working at a fast-food chain, “I was nervous and unsure if I wanted to enter the program. But I took that big Read more…

InCommunity Connect Case Managers hit the road in the first part of this year, travelling from Far North Queensland to Victoria, meeting with fellow practitioners from other community organisations for the inCommunity Connect 2024 Study Tour. Our Case Managers rarely have the opportunity to step away from their on-the-ground work to enquire about others’ practices, so when the team came together for their Planning Day we took a moment to hear their insights and reflections Read more…

Since May of this year, the One Bridge team of registered nurses has been working alongside Beddown and InCommunity Connect teams within the Ipswich community. Their impact has been incredible! Providing an invaluable medical service to people sleeping rough including through connections made via inCommunity Connect’s Assertive Outreach Team – dressing wounds, facilitating links to scripts, and providing on-the-spot medical care. The One Bridge team has also dropped into other programs delivered by inCommunity Connect Read more…

It’s always valuable to step out and be inspired by the work of other community service practitioners. In this case, learning about the impactful programs being delivered to the communities of the Fraser Coast Region. A great visit to the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre. Thank you to Tanya and the HBNC team for generously sharing their time during this visit.

Building practical tenancy skills, confidence and developing broader life skills is key to the tenancy education courses delivered by the Tenancy Skills Institute, especially for young people embarking on their journey as tenants. Two residents of InCommunity Connect‘s Hargreaves House, Bailey and Tori, recently graduated from the Tenancy Skills Institute, so it was great to join the Tenancy Skills Institute to celebrate their success! An immensely proud day for the graduates, inCommunity Connect Case Manager Rachel Read more…

The Tenancy Skills Institute and inCommuity Connect teams joined a long line-up of stalls filled with fun activities for the kids and stallholders to connect with at the Ipswich NAIDOC Family and Cultural Celebration. This well-supported community event included Cultural performances, a dedicated Elders’ area, food and entertainment and children’s rides. During NAIDOC Week, across our organisation we reflected on this year’s theme: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. We recognise the special importance of Read more…

Whilst it might be hard to believe, we’re almost halfway through the year. So it’s a great time to reflect on our partnership with Dignity. Via our Dignity Food Relief Program, inCommunity Connect has provided delicious Youfoodz meals to 490 people across 169 households seeking food relief in 2024 so far.| Delivering food relief is essential, as the food budget is often the first thing cut when times get tough for households. Please join us Read more…