“After being homeless for 3 months, you helped and payed the bond and extra on top! We wouldn’t be in our place without you.” “Without the Kickstarter program I couldn’t have escaped dv. I needed help, a fresh start, and I had no opportunity apart from this. How would I have gotten a house without […]
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Martha had been living in her car, couch surfing, and boarding. She has been doing this while also caring full time for her grandson, who has to be removed from his unsafe family environment. Martha is part of the fastest-growing group facing homelessness. women over 55. When a community housing property became available, she couldn’t
Shae was in one of the “worst positions” she had ever found herself in. She felt overwhelmed, like she was desperately trying to keep everything afloat, and the weight of her struggles was pressing down on her each day. Then Ashley (her case manager) stepped in and mentioned “There’s this external source called Mobilise that
This participant ended a decades-long relationship and felt unsafe staying within the home. She had no choice but to begin couch surfing, and every night never knew where she would sleep that night. With ongoing physical health issues and only a JobSeeker income, recovery and building her independence were extremely difficult. A case manager supported
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The other week we got to catch up with Adara who received rent and bills support. We were able to talk to her about her experience, where she is at now and her plans for the future. She said:“I’ve been able to get help to push through to get to where I am now with
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A young couple with 3 kids had been residing with family until a relationship breakdown occurred and forced the family into rough sleeping. As a family, they had been sleeping rough in a park with no family support around them. Neami National picked their family up and began helping connect them to services. The family had to
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So, how are our first participants doing a year on? We had the incredible opportunity to reconnect with Jasmine and Syman, some of the first participants from our Kickstarter program. After a challenging situation that drained their savings, they found themselves homeless and struggling to find a place to live amid the housing crisis, with
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We had someone referred into Kickstarter whose homelessness was the result of family conflict, betrayal, and a bitter custody dispute for his daughter. He had been raising his daughters alone since she they were young while working to support them. After years of psychological abuse from his family, he arranged alternate accommodation, but they begged
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Pictured here is Sarah, she was a recipient of our Mobilise Kickstarter program – this rental assistance program ensured she could maintain her housing and avoid homelessness. She’s had tremendous challenges in her life, she was homeless at the age of 14 – entering the system and having to look after her 8 siblings. She’s
A single mother and her children fled family violence, facing homelessness. Living with life-long disabilities, the mother relies entirely on the disability support pension. With financial abuse from her ex-partner she is left with unaffordable housing. Friends stepped in to help, but now she’s burdened with repaying them while struggling to cover her current rent.
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Andrew has recently joined the Board after initial conversations with Anthony and Noah where they expressed a desire to source risk, governance and financial expertise to the organisation and would Andrew recommend anyone from his networks.
So taken was Andrew with the organisation, the mission, strategy and people that he decided to contribute himself and leverage his 30 years experience as a registered company auditor, risk and internal audit practitioner.
As a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, you can often find him criss crossing the Tasman Sea and mumbling the occasional word of Te Reo Maori. He also holds governance roles as a Board Member of the Victorian Local Governance Association and is an independent member of Risk Committees at the Richmond Football Club and the A.G. Coombs Group.
He is passionate about managing risk in sectors including charities/not-for-profits, Local Government, Sport and Sport Infrastructure, and you will find him most weekends at the MCG cheering on his beloved Tigers.
Having spent the last decade working across corporate and philanthropic partnerships, across both National Sporting Organisations, and international not-for-profits, Jenna is passionate about the human experience, believing we all have opportunity, and the responsibility to improve to world of tomorrow.
With attitude of curiosity, and a knack commercialising programs, Jenna creates value for organisations seeking to make tangible social impact, championing sustainable development principles across commercial and philanthropic partnerships.
With a career built around relationships and networks, weekends mean are a change of pace, often spent at the dog park with a great Melbourne-brewed coffee in hand.
Trent is the Chief Operating Officer of Law Squared.
He has overseen the firm’s growth over the past eight years alongside Demetrio Zema and the business, laying and executing the firm’s strategy–from new legal and non–legal service lines to integrating teams across Australia, United Kingdom, and most recently an office in Auckland, New Zealand.
A sample of Trent’s responsibilities includes leading the firm’s culture, capability, and day-to-day operations.
His strategic approach has also led to the establishment of a Legal Technology function that provides helps corporate legal departments optimise their legal operations & technology.
Trent advises a Melbourne-based FinTech and is a founding board member for We Are Mobilse which is on a mission to positively transform the lives of those facing homelessness across Australia.
Previously, Trent worked as a Commercial Manager for one of Australia’s leading retail groups and has advised a construction firm in Melbourne.
In his free time, Trent enjoys learning and experiencing new things, spending time with friends and family, and watching live sports.
Chris is one of the founding volunteers of We Are Mobilise, which started in 2016 and has served as a director on the board since its conception.
Early in his time with We Are Mobilise, Chris realised the power of conversation and was troubled by the isolation that those facing homelessness felt. It became clear that the isolation was feeding a disconnect, not only from society but also from their sense of humanity; compelled by this, Chris continued to do what he could to recognise, acknowledge and help those living with homelessness.
Over the years, his role has changed from a more hands-on approach running the volunteer marketing team to a more strategic role assisting the full-time staff to grow We Are Mobilise to its most impactful state.
In his day job, although rarely just during the day, Chris is a founding employee of the creative business Bullfrog, specialising in communications, commercialisation and innovation. He primarily works across Production and Client Management for various national and international companies.
Danielle joined the Mobilise board in 2021 after a conversation with Noah where they decided they could change the world. After 2 years of volunteering, she decided that the only way we could get there was to focus on the mission full-time, when she joined as Chief Operating Officer.
Danielle has always been interested in the big global systems that impact people’s lives every day and has built a career on trying to understand and change these for the better.
This long-time hospo worker journeyed through a Masters in Public Health, stints in advocacy, to management consulting in the health sector and a strategy at a large federal government agency.
She’s been able to use this to develop our flagship programs from scratch and build the back-end of Mobilise into a more efficient operation, and making sure we’re focussed on using technology to help us help our friends on the street. You can check out her weirder side in her passion project: a podcast mixing health technology and the healing powers of music.
Otherwise you can find her riding a scooter to a gig near you or doing circus aerial tricks (badly).
Noah is the Founder of We Are Mobilise and currently serves as Managing Director/CEO.
Challenged by the understanding that no-one in Australia should have to sleep on the street, the Mobilise journey began when Noah and a friend set out with bags of bread to have conversations with those they met. Since that day, Noah has lead We Are Mobilise from a grassroots movement focused on assertive outreach through to an ACNC-registered national charity which has recently completed the $2 million+ Nedd Brockmann campaign – positioning it ready to deliver impact across its 3 core pillars.
Noah’s background was in management consulting and he has an inquisitive nature, passionate about leveraging commercial solutions to make a social impact.
He has coupled a diverse consulting experience with a global education, informing his passion for innovation and an eagerness to deploy an entrepreneurial approach to business building.
Outside of Mobilise, Noah enjoyed building a project called ‘ASX Investor’ – a digital media channel that amassed 25,000+ total followers and featured interviews with CEO’s from across the ASX.
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