WHAT WE DO
Outreach
Offering conversations, care packages and social connection to our friends doing it tough out on the streets.
As the backbone of We Are Mobilise, scaling and improving our outreaches across the
country forms a core strategic pillar over the medium term. We will continue to refine ways to equip everyone in Australia to lead their own outreaches.
Acknowledging that many people want to attend an outreach before they lead their own, we are also expanding centrally-led outreaches to occur more frequently, in more locations, and include training and development opportunities.
To make sure that people are supported and feel motivated to go on their own
outreaches, we’re also focusing on giving people ways to get in touch, share their
experiences, and build a community around making a difference.
Our main goal is to form social connections and provide meaningful opportunities for people to get involved and make a difference, Outreaches are our avenue for everyone to make an impact.
Direct Giving
We aim to provide funding directly to those experiencing homelessness. Mobilise offers employment, support networks, and direct grants through programs to empower individuals to create their own path out of homelessness.
To meet our commitment to Nedd and the donors around Australia of pushing forward with new and innovative ways of making the most impact for people experiencing homelessness, we are developing and aim to implement Australia’s first direct cash transfer program for our friends on the street. We Are Mobilise are excited to build partnerships with charity partners and private businesses to bring this to life. Mobilise Matched consists of an employment and wellbeing pathway, with intake and wraparound case management provided by a key charity partner, and training and employment opportunities provided by a major business partner. We Are Mobilise can support participants’ successful completion of the program through providing direct cash transfers, matched to participants’ savings toward personal goals.
The Mobilise Kickstarter program provides direct rental assistance for 8 weeks, including bond payments, to help people at risk of homelessness access or maintain a rental property. Recognising the risks associated with developing and implementing novel methods of addressing homelessness, there are few accessible funds available for early-stage ventures in this space. There are also limited funds available to support innovation in existing practice.
We Are Mobilise understand that the impact of work can be amplified through collaborative action and learning.In the medium-term, a Funding for Innovation program will provide much-needed early-stage funding to people with aspirational and innovative solutions for homelessness. This is in line with our aim to give as many people as many avenues as possible to get involved and make a difference for our friends on the street. Together, we can lift people out of poverty and homelessness.
Igniting a Movement
Leveraging storytelling to give a voice to those experiencing homelessness. Engaging the public and private sector to get involved, develop solutions, and drive change within our community.
We Are Mobilise started as an individual conversation for change and we believe advocacy is how we will continue that conversation at scale. This is why we are working to embed advocacy in our external messaging rather than maintain a separate focus or distinct program of work.
By leveraging storytelling and community building across multiple social media platforms, we aim to facilitate connection and become a critical link between charities, private companies, schools and the people we serve.
We will also place greater emphasis on real stories and connection, making the lived experience of those experiencing homelessness the focus of our advocacy efforts and the solutions we implement.
