About Northwest Community Group

Northwest Community Group Inc. was founded in May of 2023 by Paul Slater, from Ferny Grove, who was volunteering in Fortitude Valley for another service provider. During this time, Paul realised there was a huge demand for clothing and other essential items needed by the homeless community he worked with. What started as call outs on local Facebook pages for donations, has now expanded to a full free outreach stand plus a range of other projects.

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Our free outreach stand provides clothing, toiletries, sleeping bags, tents, shoes, socks, underwear, blankets, food, and a variety of other goods to people who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of doing so. Our motto is “No judgement, only love”. To view the times and locations of our outreach stand please visit our events page.

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NWCG has evolved since our starting days to offer other services on top of our outreach stand:

 

• TENTS - We offer tents to anyone who is sleeping rough, and would like a more comfortable way to sleep. We will erect the tent, and provide and air mattress, bedding, pillow and lantern. We strongly believe all people deserve somewhere comfortable to sleep at night.
   

• Food - Through our collaboration with Second Bite,  we pick up food from 2 Coles locations (Ferny Grove & The Gap), and deliver them directly to those struggling on the streets, as well as up to 6 different community pantries in Brisbane. We, on average, save between 60-100kg of food from going to landfill, and help countless people in the community struggling with the cost of living crisis.
   

• Next Step Connect - This project has been started by Bronwyn, after we noticed that people who receive housing from the Dept of Housing, are often left with little to no support or follow up. This results in them struggling to adjust to their new life, and often turning to old habits or worse. The team from Next Step Connect visit the newly homed person, and gather a list of items (Wish List). We then tap into the community to find the items and deliver them to the person. Along with helping with finding local services and support, it helps to make sure the newly housed person is feeling as comfortable in their new place as possible.
   

• Bubble & Squeak - Originally founded by Christine, NWCG was proud to take over this project and ensure it could continue to serve the community well into the future. Bubble & Squeak offer a free hire service of evening dresses for ladies who are struggling to afford a dress for a special event coming up. Whether it be for a School Formal, or a wedding, or any other event, we have over 800 dresses to chose from. We believe everyone should be able to look their best for their special day.​

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We welcome people to get involved in everything we do, and encourage you to sign up to volunteer if you would like to be part of our movement. You can do this by filling in our contact form HERE