Today is National Sorry Day, a day where inCommunity Inc., and our brands of inCommunity Connect, Tenancy Skills Institute and Beddown, respectfully recognise the sorrow and trauma experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People from the forcible removal of children from their families. In 2026, it has been almost thirty years since the first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998, one year after the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in Read more
Now settled into a new home, Judy shares here how she met inCommunity Connect when she and her young son were experiencing housing insecurity. Moving through our Assertive Outreach Program to our Immediate Housing Response programs, in partnership with the Department of Housing, Judy reflects on the courage it took to ask for help and the boost she felt after connecting with her case manager on her family’s pathway to stable housing. Listen to Judy’s Read more
Today is Youth Homelessness Matters Day, a national day that asks the Australian community to pause and reflect on youth homelessness. Sadly, across Australia in 2024-2025, 42,763 children and young people (under 25 years) presented on their own to a specialist homelessness service seeking support. As an organisation originally founded in 1982 to support young people in Ipswich experiencing homelessness, inCommunity Inc., and our brands inCommunity Connect and Tenancy Skills Institute, remain committed to doing Read more
Affirming our organisation’s commitment to inspiring our case managers to gain broader perspectives as practitioners from other specialist housing and homelessness services, our inCommunity Connect Study Tour recently took place in Cairns for the third consecutive year! Five members of the inCommunity Connect Team, including our two case manager interns, flew to Far North Queensland to gather insights from respected community organisations delivering services to people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. A Breadth of Read more
Another fantastic skill-building session for the senior students at The Busy School – Shailer Park Campus last Friday, with the inCommunity Connect joining our sister brand the Tenancy Skills Institute for their mock interviews with real-world professionals. An opportunity to support these senior students develop effective communication skills. It was fantastic to contribute to this important session, preparing soon-to-be school leavers for future professional conversations. Thanks to their Employment Pathways Officer Jaime, pictured here with Read more
Today is National Close the Gap Day. A day when we can reflect on the progress we have made as a community to reduce disparities in health, education, employment, housing, and justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Here at inCommunity Inc., we remain committed to doing our part in creating positive change in the lived experience of First Nations Peoples. As a specialist housing and homelessness service, we note there is a Read more
To celebrate this year, we asked inCommunity Connect’s Women’s Club, who are the women who inspire them? Watch this video and be reminded that when women thrive, we all rise.
Fantastic to have Dignity Homeless Services Australia, Founder and CEO Suzanne, visit inCommunity Connect yesterday! Pictured here with our CEO Paul and Deputy CEO Nerissa, Suzanne visited The Club to see our Dignity Food Relief program in action and visit our youth crisis accommodation, Hargreaves House. In 12 months alone, via our partnership with Dignity, we supported 744 households in Ipswich experiencing challenges in making ends meet with 6,500 nutritious meals. Embedding practical initiatives like Read more
Here at inCommunity Inc, as led by our brand, the Tenancy Skills Institute, we’re committed to delivering strategies that prevent households experiencing challenges from becoming vulnerable to homelessness. This work is made more pressing by the current pressures the specialist homelessness system is experiencing nationally, as shared in the recent Everybody’s Home survey and highlighted in this week’s Local Ipswich News. Read more on this issue from our CEO Paul on page 4 of this Read more
Another fantastic afternoon at Women’s Club today with attendees participating in a Cyber Safety Talk (plus Tasty Treat Tuesday!) Thanks to Senior Constable Shantelle Dowell from the Ipswich Crime Prevention Unit for joining the Women’s Club today to share tips on how to build confidence while staying safe online. An informative session with lots of questions answered and helpful resources shared. Positive conversations, yummy mini pizzas enjoyed, and great connections made. Thanks to everyone who Read more