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24.01.2022 Happy first week of 2021! We hope that you have had a relaxing and inspiring Christmas and New Year period .The team at Hello Initiative could not be more excited for our plans in the year ahead . To kickstart the year off, we would like to thank the Sisters of Charity Foundation for awarding us with a community project grant .This support is invaluable to the deliverance of our mobile support and eSafety workshop community projects. We can’t wait to further our work and showcase our exciting new movements with you in 2021!

23.01.2022 LOOK AT ALL THOSE SWEET, SWEET RECYCLED PHONES! Last week, two of our team members Lucy and Liam headed down to Total Green Recycling to pick up a new shipment of recycled smartphones. TGR has been one of Hello Initiative's biggest supporters since day 1, and provide us with eco-friendly recycled smartphones to resource our Mobile Support project. ... TGR is passionate about addressing the challenges of e-waste in modern communities, and is determined to divert electronic waste away from landfill and into productive uses like supporting small businesses. Their social enterprise model sees them recover useful materials - phones included - and divert them into green enterprise. TGR also ensures any recycled electronics have data permanently destroyed. HI and TGR make a great partnership in enacting environment and social change. Want to learn more about Total Green Recycling? https://www.totalgreenrecycling.com.au/ A massive thanks to Michael and the TGR team - we couldn't do it without you!

23.01.2022 Incredible local story from our partners at Toyal Green Recycling . Brilliant idea to give a local charity the reward money as well, we would love to put it towards our programs

23.01.2022 As a finalist for the Young Australian of the Year Awards, our CEO Ashleigh is an Australia Day Ambassador for the Shire of Corrigin! Ashleigh will be guest speaking for the event being held at the Corrigin Recreation & Events Centre on Tuesday 26th January 2021, starting at 7:30am. #ausdayambassador

22.01.2022 Hello ! HI is launching a new program tomorrow on social impact innovation. It’s focused around youth justice issues however, the skills covered (problem reframing and design thinking) are relevant to any industry. Spots have opened this week and we would love to have anyone along that is keen . It’s tomorrow from 9am - 3pm Dec 11 at UWA. If you're interested, send us a message! It’s free with lunch provided

21.01.2022 How lucky are we to work with an awesome organisation like Total Green Recycling !!!!

20.01.2022 WOW - we have officially received and processed our 100th referral! Since launching in September 2019 we have been so excited to see our service be picked up and used by local community organisations and justice services to help young people reach their full potential - looking forward to seeing how much more we can do in 2020 and beyond

19.01.2022 How exciting to be delivering our first mobile phones this morning to our shiny new referral pathway - the WA Metropolitan Youth Bail Service! We can now support more young people across the Perth area to navigate the justice system and link in with digital support communities. Thanks MYBS!

18.01.2022 Wow, thanks so much for the support Santa Maria College!! The phones your students donate will make a real difference out in the community. We rely on community support like this to keep our program running - if you know a school or business with some old devices to donate, please reach out!!

18.01.2022 It's officially Kambarang season! October begins the transformative time of the Noongar Kambarang season, the return of warm, dry weather. This period marks the time of wildflowers with native plants blooming during this season of birth, so keep your eyes on peeled on all the natural wonders around you.

17.01.2022 Thank you so much to everyone who has contacted us so far - we still need lots more support to meet our demand during COVID-19!! Please reach out today if you can hunt down an old device - we will come and collect it from your home or office, no contact required

16.01.2022 Thanks to our family at Bloom for their ongoing support!

16.01.2022 Not sure what HI actually does? We aim to help young people get better access to justice through technology. PS check out those updated stats!

15.01.2022 Hello! Ashleigh Small, one of our passionate founders, is presenting on youth justice and HI as part of the disruptive social ideas series at UWA. If you’re available on the 7th of October at 12pm and would like to learn more about this space, register through the link below! See you there https://www.uwa.edu.au//hello-initiative---helping-young-p

15.01.2022 We are so grateful for the ongoing support from the team down at Bloom - they helped us to really get off the ground in 2019. They're about to run a new program for increasing social impact - check them out for more info!

15.01.2022 The digital divide isn't limited to developing countries. It's real, and in our backyard. During this isolating time of COVID-19, it's important to remember not all of us have easy access to phone calls and the internet - and right now, that means access to information and to community.

13.01.2022 *URGENT SMART PHONE DONATION DRIVE* Imagine being socially isolated during COVID19 with no reliable access to the internet. The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on the digital divide between Australians. In the past weeks demand for Hello Initiative has drastically increased... and we need your help to meet it! ... We currently have a waitlist of over 80 young people who urgently need access to your recycled smartphones. Because of COVID-19, face-to-face contact between young people and their youth workers has been severely limited, creating much greater reliance on phone communication. Access to a mobile phone is essential in maintaining young people’s mandatory contact with the courts, support services and community networks and ensuring their success in exiting the justice system. By donating your old smartphone* to disadvantaged young West Australians you can help decrease digital inequity in our community and keep our young people out of detention and on the right track. We can arrange no-contact pickups from your home or drop offs at our location in Palmyra. Donate your old device at www.helloinitiative.org.au/smartphone-donations, if you have any questions email us at [email protected]! *Damaged phones are no issue - we can refurbish them to give them a new lease on life!

12.01.2022 Welcome to the new season! Djilba is the Noongar season around August / September time of year, and though still cold we can look forward to some warmer and clearer days ahead

11.01.2022 A couple of weeks ago we launched our first design thinking workshop! In this program Hello Initiative saw changemakers from across the youth services sector come together to learn about Human Centred Design Thinking, and co-design innovative solutions to challenges found in the sector. Thank you to all those central to its success, especially the participants on the day! We can’t wait to launch many more of these programs in the future.

10.01.2022 Movember update !! The HI boys have been working hard and are extremely (maybe too??) proud of their progress ! With only 15 days left to watch their hairy journey, make sure you check out the link below to show your support https://chuffed.org/p/hello-initiative-movember-fundraiser

10.01.2022 What a great year TGR has had in spreading the message about e-waste recycling and empowering their community to do something about this growing challenge. How awesome to a part of this journey. Great work guys!

10.01.2022 Not too sure what HI actually does? We aim to help young people access better justice through technology.

08.01.2022 Yesterday we picked up our brand new Hello Initiative bike, very kindly donated by Dismantle ! We feel extremely grateful for this donation as Dismantle is an NFP striving to accomplish a very similar goal to us - empowering vulnerable young people ! The HI bike will be aiding our mobile support project, in which we provide vulnerable young people with donated mobile devices to assist their ability to complete court requirements and navigate the justice system in a more self-directed fashion. So if you see us out and about on our fresh wheels , make sure you say HI!

07.01.2022 HI Update Alert Happy Wednesday everyone, we hope this week has been treating you well ! Tickets are still available for the event of the year, The Castle Under the Stars !! Even more exciting, we have confirmed a very special opening movie to start our night off right . So, don’t forget to buy tickets, pizza and grazing boxes for the outdoor fundraising event of your dreams ! https://events.humanitix.com/hello-initiative-the-castle-un... The men of HI only have 5 days left of Movember ! If you can’t come along to The Castle Under the Stars but still want to support us, we would be extremely appreciative of any donations through the Movember link: https://chuffed.org/p/hello-initiative-movember-fundraiser Finally, we would like to say a thank you to each and every one of you for supporting Hello Initiative . We are officially at 200 likes and are filled with gratitude at the generosity of this community

07.01.2022 What’s that, you haven’t purchased tickets to HI’s event of the year, The Castle Under the Stars ? Well guess what ?! Tomorrow is the last day to score $30 early bird tickets. By attending this event, ordering some delicious pizza and snackin’ on our grazing boxes , you will be raising critical funds that directly support delivering our services to vulnerable young people in the justice system. So what are you waiting for? We’ve got your food covered , bar on standby and projector buzzing! Get in quick whilst the tickets are discounted, or feel free to give us a larger donation on the 14th when prices go up to $35. https://events.humanitix.com/hello-initiative-the-castle-un

06.01.2022 Covid-19 is highlighting to Australia just how much we can all rely on our digital networks. Not everyone in our community has that luxury. #digitaldivide

05.01.2022 We are still in urgent need of community support! We have seen some awesome community spirit in recent weeks during this Covid-19 Crisis. Please reach out if you can help us support young people in WA get better access to justice! WA - we can't do this without you! www.helloinitiative.org.au/smartphone-donations

04.01.2022 In Australia, young people as young as 10 can be held criminally responsible for their actions. Australia, we can do better than that - children belong in classrooms, not lockups. Let's #raisetheage

04.01.2022 New Hello Initiative bike donated by Dismantle!

03.01.2022 Some insight into how we got off the ground last year with the support of Bloom

03.01.2022 Yesterday Ashleigh was interviewed on Geoff Hutchison's ABC show to discuss the work of Hello Initiative ! If you want to hear more about our journey and Hello Initiative then follow the link below!

02.01.2022 We know someone on the nice list this year... Thank you so much to our friends at Total Green Recycling for their generous donation of mobile devices, just in time for us to send off to young people before Christmas! We couldn't do our work without your support!

01.01.2022 The event The Castle Under The Stars is only 8 days away , and we have some very exciting news ! The opening movie is Buyers Remorse a Short film by curtin students and graduates . If the current housing market doesn’t already terrify you , then this film might be the final push ! So make sure you get your tickets to support local film makers and charities on the 4th of December . See you there https://events.humanitix.com/hello-initiative-the-castle-un https://fb.watch/1-6B_NjwqU/