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We are delighted to share that commencing this Thursday 13th February, the friendly OneBridge Health Service will attend our Women’s Club every fortnight. The OneBridge health crew, including a nurse and social worker, will attend between 1pm and 3pm every two weeks on a Thursday. A chance for participants of our Women’s Club to discuss health topics with the OneBridge team as well as access links to healthcare and other community services that may be Read more

Passing by the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, the inCommunity Van is on its way for its own exciting and big upgrade! Thanks to our incredible partners ETC LTD (Employment and Training) and The Mobile Coffee Group, when our van returns home, it will be even better suited to supporting people in the Ipswich community, including those people sleeping rough. In the meantime, inCommunity Connect’s Assertive Outreach Team will continue to support our community, just in different Read more

Thank you Pro Bono Australia for showcasing our CEO Paul in your Changemakers series this week! Having dedicated over 25 years to addressing the issue of homelessness, Paul shares what inspires him in his role leading inCommunity Inc and why he’s here for the long haul to enhance support for those people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. He also gives some insights into his passion for collaboration and innovation (including his love of technology!) Read more

“Grateful the Nurses Are Here” For a very long time, it has been evident to us as an organisation that the Ipswich community needed an on-the-ground health care service, most significantly for those people sleeping rough. The very definition of innovation is to find a new idea or method to problem-solve. So, in the knowledge that Beddown donors are driven to support people experiencing homelessness with a health and wellbeing response, commencing in May 2024, Read more

13,000 people engaged with at least one of our programs in the 2023-2024 period, double, plus some more from the previous year—a year of huge impact. At last week’s Annual General Meeting, our CEO Paul and Deputy CEO Nerissa delivered inCommunity Inc’s 2023-2024 Annual Report: Innovate. Inspire. Independent. This report explores how these three words embody the ‘in’ within inCommunity and how we embed them at each touchpoint of our organisation as we seek to Read more

The Tenancy Skill Institute and inCommunity Connect team members were honoured to join in the celebrations at Saturday’s awards night. Through our cross-sector collaboration work, we have built extraordinary connections with the Real Estate Industry, an essential stakeholder in our organisation’s drive to address the issue of homelessness. It was also terrific to see long-term supporters of our organisation inCommunity Inc be recognised for their excellence, such as Laura Valenti and her team at McGrath North Read more

inCommunity Inc held its inaugural Staff Conference on Monday. Bringing our teams together for a day to focus on where our organisation originates, what we’re achieving today as a specialist housing and homelessness service, and highlighting our focus for a bright tomorrow! A special opportunity for our organisation to come together to deepen our collective knowledge, reflect and discuss our learnings, strengthen our team’s collaboration and wellbeing, and build our future together. Highlights? There were Read more