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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 and informed by regional eco-systems, including Cultural and Lived-Living Experiencing Leaders, it is a call by the community sector to deliver informed and tangible pathways 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 a keen interest in the military and aspirations for joining the Australian army, Aiden shares, “He’s a real-life person, a medic who helped a lot 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; it definitely is a feel-good story.” Darren, Outreach Team Leader, InCommunity Connect In recent months, inCommunity Connect’s Outreach Team has been partnering with a group 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 marred by volatility, and after being kicked out of home at the start of the year, he was determined to start afresh. While Martin was 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 different ladies and over the many years I’ve been attending, I’ve made some special friendships. One friend I can think of has always been there 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 their pathway to safe and stable housing. In the last 12 months, our team has delivered 14,635 bed nights, with 77% of young people and 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 channel to discuss what these days mean to us. Centred on a podcast featuring Elders discussing National Sorry Day as a starting point for the Read more