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25.01.2022 We’re super pleased to be able to share with you a sneak peek of a short film which celebrates Charlene’s journey from homelessness to home ownership. Next week we will share the full 2-minute film with you. If you would like to join us in getting the good word out and help us share the film, please leave a comment here. A special thanks to Electriclimefilms for producing this beautiful film and for donating their time to our vision. ... #charlenesjourney #openingdoorstobrighterfutures #yourhomeiswhereourheartis

25.01.2022 We'd like to invite you to spend some time this afternoon celebrating Marg McClure who spends her time caring for others and challenging stereotypes. What a phenomenal woman! Thank you to Marg and also to The Wyatt Trust, who are one of our amazing supporters and partners #thankyou #IWD2021 #celebration

24.01.2022 What a fabulous way to celebrate Harmony Day! We're so thankful to have Cred Consulting as one of our amazing supporters.

23.01.2022 We’re feeling gratitude today for Alex Greenwich who provided us with a Community Recognition Statement in the Parliament of NSW for our innovative and creative approach to helping single mums and Indigenous families own their own homes. A big thanks to Alex for making the statement and for your tireless advocacy and achievements in helping to reduce homelessness in Australia. Head to https://www.headstarthomes.org.au//communityrecognitionsta to check out t...he rest of the story. #yourhomeiswhereourheartis #gratitude #endhomelessness

23.01.2022 Huge congratulations to Anthony and Jayden from AJB Insurance Solutions, who both won awards at the 2020 CBN awards recently! AJB are *the* leading contributors in our Grow and Give program, which helps us provide safe and stable homes for mums in need. We're incredibly thankful for their support. #gratitude... #yourhomeiswhereourheartis #growandgive https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/give

22.01.2022 So proud that Head Start Homes received a Community Recognition Statement in the Parliament of NSW for our efforts to help single mums and Indigenous families p...urchase their own home. A big thanks to Alex Greenwich for making the statement and your tireless advocacy and achievements in helping to reduce homelessness in Australia. To find out more check out: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au//communityrecognitionsta

22.01.2022 To finish off the week in which International Women's Day is celebrated, we thought it fitting to congratulate June Riemer for being named Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year and acknowledging the incredible work she does. Many thanks to Melinda Pavey for bringing June's work to our attention. #IWD2021 #powerfulwomen #Congratulations

21.01.2022 This week we're pleased to celebrate NAIDOC Week. "NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country a history which dates back thousands of generations. It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history". ... https://www.naidoc.org.au

21.01.2022 We’re pleased to be featured in the Westpac 2020 Sustainability Performance Report. We extend our gratitude to Westpac as our Founding Partner, for helping to make Head Start Homes a reality and for their ongoing support. You can download the report by following the link and clicking the ‘Download Now’ button: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au//3-westpac-sustainabilit... #openingdoorstobrighterfutures #yourhomeiswhereourheartis #thankfultooursupporters

21.01.2022 What an incredible job these kids are doing, creating meals to help feed those who are doing it tough. There's definitely hope for a brighter, kinder, caring future with all of the love and fun you put into things! #welldonekids #fantasticidea #bekind

20.01.2022 We’re pleased to share with you another Supporter in the Spotlight post. Today we’re thrilled to highlight Nikki Woodlands, Head Start Homes Member and the inspiration behind our model. Nikki is passionate about implementing reforms that provide people with safe, stable access to permanent homes. She’s made it her goal to work in a variety of settings and assuming different roles, working for change in approaches to domestic violence and working with people who face disadvan...tage in our society. To read more about her story, see our link: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au//nikki-woodlands-head-st Thank you so much for all of your wonderful work, Nikki. #supporterspotlight #openingdoorstobrighterfutures #thankyouNikki

16.01.2022 We’re so very proud to launch ‘Charlene’s Journey’, the heart-warming story of our amazing first Home Starter. Charlene was determined to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by our Head Start Guarantee and put all her determination and effort into making her home ownership dream a reality. Congratulations Charlene, we’re overjoyed that you and your kids now have your very own home. We hope it provides a sense of belonging and connection for many years to come. Our F...ounder, Stephen, will be live on our Facebook channel to answer any questions you might have. If you want to help more single mums like Charlene get into safe and stable homes, please share this video. To find out more checkout: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/charlene Thanks Electriclimefilms for donating your time to create this beautiful and heartwarming film

16.01.2022 There are only two days to go until our short film about Charlene’s Journey from homelessness to home ownership will be available. Electriclimefilms Your exclusive sneak peek here: https://youtu.be/NgrbQBdnUpI ... #charlenesjourney #openingdoorstobrighterfutures #yourhomeiswhereourheartis

14.01.2022 Congratulations to King & Wood Mallesons on placing 12th in the top 40 best workplaces to give back in 2020. As a recipient of their fabulous work, we can vouch first hand for their wonderful approach. #kudos #thankyou #givingback

14.01.2022 We're excited to let you know that we are the proud winners of Sunsuper #DreamsforaBetterWorld business grant The $10,000 grant will go a long way in helping us to open doors to brighter futures for single mums and families in need A huge thanks to the Sunsuper team!

14.01.2022 We invite you to read through our latest Annual report, released at our AGM last week, that demonstrates the milestones and achievements of the past 12 months, and includes stories from proud mums who are opening their own doors to brighter futures via our home ownership pathway We're so very proud of what we've accomplished during this time and give sincere thanks to our volunteers, partners, and supporters, all of whom are committed to our vision of a safe and stabl...e home for everyone with fair and practical pathways into home ownership. #annualreport #gratitude #feelingaccomplished https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/news/annualreport2020

13.01.2022 Happy International Women’s Day to all women around the World #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge Head Start Homes #choosetochallenge gender bias and inequality with our hands raised up high in support and solidarity for all women around the globe. At Head Start Homes, we strongly promote equality and inclusiveness in our workplace and community. We encourage that all women are celebrated everywhere, and for more people to commit and raise awareness to help forge an i...nclusive World. We’re absolutely thrilled to honor the great achievements of our Home Starters Charlene and Hope who recently achieved their homeownership dreams with the help of Head Start Homes. We are very proud of Charlene and Hope for being amazing examples and an inspiration to other women. Their achievements has created positive ripple effects that will benefit their children, grandchildren, and their communities. To find out more about Charlene and Hope’s stories, click the links below. Charlene: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/charlene Hope: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/hope Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality #Celebratewithus #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge #Womenachievinghomeownership

13.01.2022 So important, in these times more than ever. What act of kindness have you given, or received lately? #bekind #kindnessmatters #kindnesscostsnothing

13.01.2022 We’re pleased to share with you our latest video which explains how we collaborate with our wonderful partners like Community Housing Limited so that single mums and other families living in community housing have equal access to home ownership. A big thanks to Community Housing Limited and our other 75+ partners for helping us to open doors to brighter futures. #gratitude ... #endinghomeslessness #openingdoorstobrighterfutures See more

12.01.2022 Sometimes when you know someone is going through a tough time, you want to ask if they’re okay, but you’re scared about what to say if the answer is no. This year, on R U OK day, the folks at www.ruok.org.au have created a wonderful video, showing where the conversation can go from there and how you can best help when someone says, No, actually, I’m not OK. #RUOKDay ... #dontbetooscaredtoask #theresmoretosay https://www.youtube.com/watch

11.01.2022 Our Founder, Stephen, is holding a birthday fundraiser to raise funds for Hope, our next applicant, who is featured in the quote and photo below. I have been a single mother for the past 18 years, raising three beautiful Aboriginal children, and I am now a proud grandma of three beautiful grandchildren. My grandchildren would benefit from having a stable home to visit. I would love to have the stability and security of owning my own home. 100% of the funds raised from this... year's birthday fundraiser will go directly towards helping Hope purchase her own home. This will then have positive ripple effects by helping another family, who is likely to be homeless, move into Hope’s newly vacated community housing home. Think how good it will feel to know that you've been involved in ensuring that two families have safe, stable and secure housing! Thank you for your support, and Happy Birthday to Stephen! #makeadifference #openingdoorstobrighterfutures #endinghomelessness

11.01.2022 Recent research by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI shows that the things Australians most want from their homes is a sense of safety and security. We feel incredibly fortunate to be actively working to enable community housing tenants to own their own homes, vacating their existing tenancies so that someone else can experience the feeling of comfort that comes from no longer being homeless or at risk. #YourHomeIsWhereOurHeartIs #endinghomel...essness #gratitude https://theconversation.com/how-might-covid-19-change-what-

10.01.2022 What a wonderful time we had at our AGM last night, celebrating our successful home ownership pathway. Members and Directors attended both in person and virtually from Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. It was hosted by our Chair, Vanessa Chan, and our Founder and Managing Director, Stephen Woodlands, who both spoke of the successful year we’ve had, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In his address Stephen, our Founder and Managing Director, discussed how the home ownership journey f...or our first home starter, Charlene, had an enormous positive impact not only for her family, but also for the homeless family that was able to move into Charlene’s newly vacated social housing home. Vanessa spoke of how thankful we all are to the Directors, Members and our co-creative relationships with collaborators and volunteers. A special thanks to Westpac Group, our Founding Partner, for letting us use their facilities to host the event. You can read more and download the Annual Report here: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/news/agm2020 Photo from left to right: Mark Bower, Joel Larsen, Airlie Fox, Vanessa Chan, Stephen Woodlands, Sarah Reilly and Caroline Dunlop #AGM #openingdoorstobrighterfutures #yourhomeiswhereourheartis

09.01.2022 Introducing our new Phones for Homes initiative which lets you recycle your old phone or device in a matter of minutes with @mobilemonster.com.au 100% of the proceeds go directly to us. Together, we're helping more Australian families have a safe and stable home while reducing electronic waste and finding your old device a new home as well. Find out more about how you can help at https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/phones... #givingback #howyoucanhelp #joinusinendinghomelessness

08.01.2022 This is such wonderful news! Congratulations to the Victorian Government for taking action to reduce the incidence of homelessness #endinghomelessness #gratitude #caringforothers... https://www.sbs.com.au//victoria-to-spend-5-3-billion-on-1

07.01.2022 If you're looking for a great way to finish your week, you could do a lot worse than read about why Tom Hanks is wonderful! We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did. #happyfriday #GoodNews #kindness

05.01.2022 We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Vanessa Chan who has recently been appointed as our New Chair. Vanessa is a contemporary public sector CEO and management consultant with expertise in community development and social impact who has successfully led large and complex organisations. Vanessa currently works as a Senior Associate at Spencer Maurice and previously worked as the CEO at Ashfield and Inner West Councils and successfully led the merger of Ashfield, Leichhardt ...and Marrickville Councils. Vanessa said about her appointment: I am delighted to have joined this dynamic organisation. We are ideally positioned to make transformative change, in both the lives of those we work with and policy approaches to housing security and affordability." With the announcement of our new Chair, we’d like to extend our sincere thanks to Airlie Fox who stepped in as our acting Chair. Throughout this period, we’ve proudly hit some truly amazing milestones working together with Airlie specifically helping Charlene with the purchase of her new home, whilst navigating through the unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re pleased that Airlie will continue on as a Director at Head Start Homes and we are so very grateful for Airlie’s ongoing support. Please join us in thanking Airlie for her remarkable support and welcoming Vanessa as the new Chair of Head Start Homes! You can find out more here: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au//2/new-chair-vanessa-chan #welcomevanessa #newchair #thankyouairlie

05.01.2022 We think this is a wonderful way to assist not-for-profits to help others and pay things forward! Have you seen one yet? #donationdollar #charity #giveback

04.01.2022 Happy Easter to all of our wonderful home starters, supporters and followers. We hope you get to spend some time with people you love, stay safe and that the Easter Bunny is good to you! #HappyEaster2021 #staysafe #chocolate

02.01.2022 Recently, our Founder, Stephen, got together to chat with Vincent Turner from the Shape The System - Podcast. They had an awesome discussion about Head Start Homes, who we help, and how it all fits together. If you’re looking for a regular hit of inspiration, we recommend subscribing every episode features an interview that aims to help more people rethink how the world works. We can all do with more of that! ... https://shapethesystem.org//stephen-woodlands-founder-of-h #innovation #storytelling #bethechange

01.01.2022 We're excited to share ‘Charlene’s Journey’, today at noon. Charlene's Journey is a heart-warming story of our amazing first Home Starter. Charlene was determined to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by our Head Start Guarantee and put all her determination and effort into making her home ownership dream a reality. Congratulations Charlene, we’re overjoyed that you and your kids now have your very own home. We hope it provides a sense of belonging and connection for... many years to come. We will be live on our Facebook channel at noon to answer any questions you might have. If you want to help more single mums like Charlene get into safe and stable homes, please share this video when it is live. To find out more checkout: https://www.headstarthomes.org.au/charlene