About

About

About Communify

Communify is a place-based community services organisation with over 40 years experience in engaging and responding to the needs and interests of our community members. We are strongly established within the Brisbane community as an organisation who provides wrap-around services to support the most vulnerable members of our community. We ensure that we address both the immediate needs as well as the underlying issues that have affected the individual or family.

We currently deliver a comprehensive suite of services delivered through qualified, highly experienced multidisciplinary teams that address issues related to aging, disability, mental health, chronic health conditions, homelessness, addiction, poverty and food insecurity, unemployment, tenancy failure, domestic and family violence and relationship breakdown, justice, and child protection. Many of these issues are interrelated. 

We provide an integrated multidisciplinary practice that is responsive to the delivery of crisis, urgent and preventative services and supports. We support people to achieve their recovery and personal goals, remain independent, maintain quality of life, build and repair relationships and develop strong connections to their communities. We engage a multidisciplinary team including social workers, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, exercise physiologists, and host visiting services and a range of community education programs – currently over 200 weekly across our centres and venues.

Who are we?

A conversation around a kitchen table in 1978 led to the establishment of a volunteer-led community centre in Caxton Street called the Red Hill Paddington Community Centre. Nearly 50 years later, the little centre has turned into Communify – a diverse and active organisation that supports thousands of vulnerable people across Brisbane’s northern and southern suburbs. Communify has five community centres and a comprehensive list of in-home or outreach support programs, delivered by qualified, experienced, multi-disciplinary teams. It supports people with issues relating to:

Communify’s services support people in crisis and with underlying issues affecting each individual and their families. Our staff include social workers, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and exercise physiologists. We host visiting services and have more than 200 weekly educational programs.

We help people to achieve their recovery goals, to remain independent, to build and repair relationships and to develop strong connections with their local communities.

Our story

A small group of local residents formed the Red Hill Paddington Community Centre (RHPCC) on Caxton Street with the aim of providing activities, support and advocacy services to the local community.

1978

The RHPCC moved to new premises at 180 Jubilee Terrace in Bardon. Today, this is our head office and home to North West Brisbane Community Hub.

1993

The RHPCC was renamed Communify Queensland to better align with our vision and mission. The new name also reflects the fact that although we are a local organisation, our services are far-reaching and extend beyond just the surrounding suburbs.

2007

Communify merged with New Farm Neighbourhood Centre for ongoing management of the centre and its many services and community group programs.

2014

Communify celebrated 40 years of serving Brisbane communities with milestones such as the beginning of our delivery of Home Care Packages; the start of the Springboard community-based alcohol and other drugs (AOD) day treatment program; and the launch of Flourish, a proposed shared care model for children at risk.

2018

Communify merged with belong, an established not-for-profit community group providing services and support to the communities of Brisbane’s south.

2022

Communify purchases the land for the first Bindi Bindi Place centre build and unveils our current 2023-2025 strategic plan.

2023

Vision and mission

Our Vision

An engaged, unified community leading change.

Our Mission

Supporting the community on all sides by working creatively to meet needs and interests in a rapidly changing world.

Values

Integrity

We are committed to a culture of honesty, accountability, transparency and justice.

Passionate

We are determined to deliver services that improve quality of life and foster a sense of belonging.

Inclusive

We advocate for inclusive communities that support participation and access.

Creative

We are committed to new ways of supporting and engaging.

Collaborative

We embrace opportunities to build alliances that strengthen our capacity.