Australian Social Enterprises

Community Resources exists to create jobs that care for people and planet, we keep waste out of landfill and we provide community services to those who need them most. As a national not-for-profit organisation and registered charity, we deliver social and environmental impact at scale. We create employment and training opportunities for people experiencing barriers to work, keep waste out of landfill and support communities. We run three of Australia's largest certified social enterprises, Resource Recovery Australia, Soft Landing and Green Yakka, and a range of place-based community services, including Homebase Youth Services, Helping Hands, and Great Lakes & Manning Youth Homelessness Service.

BCR Shoalhaven: Youth, Aged & Disability Services, Op Shop, Low-Cost Food Pantry, Emergency Relief, Lawn & Garden Services, Training Cafe. BCR supports communities through our Youth & Community Centre, Activities Hub, Youth Collective Pods Precinct and Bay & Basin 92.7FM Community Radio Station located in Sanctuary Point.

Greenacres' purpose is to be an innovative pioneer in disability services, constantly adapting and evolving with the needs of the people who used our services, enabling people to live the life they imagine. Our social enterprises employ just over 200 people with disability in the following areas: warehouse operations - manufacture of a homewares range, packaging, assembly and labeling, as well as industrial sewing, metal shearing and production of sandbags, mainstream enterprises in a retail store in Shellharbour, 4 Cafes in the Wollongong area and at Shellharbour Airport, a catering kitchen based at Shellharbour Airport, Parks & Garden Maintenance, Labour Hire Crews, and a Cleaning Crew. We also have ecommerce for IMAGINE Homewares and Hampers our homewares brand made in Wollongong, which we retail online and also wholesale to stockists throughout Australia and for corporate gifting.

ShoreTrack delivers mowing, rural fencing, firewood, metalwork, woodwork and practical project services while creating paid training and employment pathways for young people. Based in the Nambucca Valley, our work-integrated social enterprise supports young people who are disengaged from school, training, employment or community to build practical skills, confidence, workplace expectations and connections to local industry. Revenue from our services helps sustain hands-on learning, mentoring and supported pathways into further education, training and entry-level employment.

Maturing Social Enterprise created to provide meaningful and gainful employment for people living with disabilities by providing sustainable gardening services and products to the Canberra Region. " Growing with Purpose - All Ability Workers and Sustainable Gardens"

Our aim is to create generational prosperity for our employees and meaningful, sustainable work for those facing barriers to life and employment. We bridge the gap of opportunity by providing a workplace environment based around connection and community. Our focus is on employing and mentoring young people who face systemic disadvantages to reach their full potential, creating native garden spaces together, with community for community . We bring Country back to urban spaces by focusing on nature and biodiversity, emphasising softscapes, Indigenous plants, and building food forests.