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Interns Belinda (online), Jasper and Carly are sitting with inCommunity Leaders and Mentors in boardroom.

Our Inaugural Internship Program launches today!

inCommunity Inc’s Inaugural Internship Program launches today! Belinda, Carly and Jasper are excited to join the inCommunity team as part of our paid 12-month Case Manager Internship Program for our Specialist Housing and Homelessness Service, commencing with their dedicated Induction Day. This session covers a range of foundational learnings for Belinda, Carly and Jasper including inCommunity’s Why, Just Cause and Values shared by our CEO Paul and Deputy CEO Nerissa. And meeting their Mentors including Read more…

Graphic image of map of Australia with Cairns, Canberra, Ballarat and Melbourne highlighted with inCommunity Connect Logo

Gathering insights, reflecting and collaborating!

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…

One Bridge Nurse with inCommunity Connect Women's Club Participant, seated receiving medical support.

Our Impactful Partnership with OneBridge!

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…

Hargreaves House Graduates Bailey and Tori with inCommunity Connect and Tenancy Skills Institute team memembers

Congratulations Bailey & Tori

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…

Team member sitting at inCommunity Inc stall for NAIDOC celebrations.

Celebrating NAIDOC!

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…

Black circle with text including Dignity Food Relief Program. 460 People, 169 Households, with a background of Youfoodz meals.

490 People across 169 Households!

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…

Photo of inCommunity Inc's Reflect Reconciliation Plan

Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan

inCommunity Inc is proud to share that our organisation’s Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan has been officially accredited by Reconciliation Australia this week and we are now a recognised member of the Reconciliation Action Plan Network. A significant milestone for our organisation to occur in National Reconciliation Week 2024. Our organisation has been on a journey towards reconciliation for many years now, and our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan is our formal commitment to continuing this journey Read more…

Photo of inCommunity Inc Team and One Bridge Founder Sonia Martin

“It’s a great day because you’re a part of it.”

From next Monday 27 May, you’ll notice people in blue shirts working alongside our program staff from Beddown and inCommunity Connect who support people sleeping rough. Who are they? We’re delighted to share that it’s the One Bridge team, a health service experienced in providing medical support to people experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. Via a new partnership funded through Beddown, people sleeping rough in Ipswich will have access to immediate health services via Read more…

Case Manager Nat, Shania, Case Manager Peta

“It’s such a blessing and I will forever appreciate it.”

Resilient, independent and whip-smart. Shania has so many things going for her but in October last year, Shania found herself on the brink of homelessness when the household she was staying with was evicted from their rental. After graduating from Year 12 with honours in art, Shania was keen to explore the world further afield from the small Tasmanian community she was living in. With her dreams of joining the RAAF very much in her Read more…