Our 2025 Impact Report 📈

 

Putting People Before Property ✨

Putting People Before Property ✨

We’re proud to share our Impact Report, showcasing how we’re advancing our vision of a safe and stable home for everyone with fair and practical pathways to home ownership.

This year, we celebrated both our 20th and 30th home ownership milestones—freeing up at least 18 social and affordable homes and delivering 50 direct housing outcomes. In total, we empowered hundreds of households, marking a year of remarkable growth and transformation.

We were welcomed by First Nations communities—yarning, listening, and co-creating solutions—and engaged with national leaders, including the Prime Minister, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP and Speaker of the House, The Hon Milton Dick MP, during a pivotal week for housing reform. Our work was also recognised globally by Microsoft, a humbling endorsement of our tech-enabled, human-centred approach of empowering people through home ownership.

📊 Highlights from 2025:

  • 🏡 32 homes purchased by clients – 14 in 2025 alone, a 78% increase from last year

  • 🏠 18 Social Housing freed up for families on a waitlist and at risk of homelessness.

  • 👨‍👩‍👧 243 households engaged with our Empowerment Services,

  • 🎓 Financial capability - 74 “super saver” households have achieved savings goals

  • 🎥 Inspiring client stories, including Braydon’s and Kamini’s journeys, proving what’s possible when people come first

  • 📈 Revenue growth of 64%, surpassing $1 million

  • 💰 $5.9 million Recycling Capital Fund powering innovative programs like our Head Start Guarantees and our Wollongong Affordable Rent-to-Buy pilot

  • 🤝345,000 in in-kind contributions from partners across sectors, bringing the total value of in-kind support since inception to over $3.5 million.

  • 🌟 Leadership & Diversity: we appointed Interim Co-Chairs Joel Larsen and Josh Moyes, and welcomed four new Directors—Leanne Pilkington, Jackie Trad, Pam Jackson, and Jo Formosa

Together, we’re putting People Before Property, which challenges the notion that a home is merely a profit-making asset. Instead, we understand that home is where we grow, feel safe, and flourish. Safe and secure housing is a human right, and it’s the people inside the home who matter most, not the bricks and mortar.

Every new home represents a life changed—a family empowered, a community strengthened, and a ripple of hope spreading across Australia.

👉 Explore the full report and downloads here: www.headstarthomes.org.au/impact-report-2025

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Gratitude and Thanks:

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Board, dedicated staff, partners, volunteers, and clients for their unwavering support and determination. Together, we are making a difference, one home at a time. 💚🏠

With special thanks to our major partners—Westpac, Wollongong City Council, Aboriginal Housing Office, Snow Foundation, Microsoft, Stockland, Lendlease, Coronation Property, Link Wentworth, and Temple & Webster. Each of these organisations has contributed their own dedicated content and shared unique perspectives and quotes in our Impact Report, reflecting their commitment to empowering families and creating fair, practical pathways to home ownership across Australia.

Alongside these major partners, our impact is fuelled by over 100 organisations, including our specialist partners, whose expertise and support guide our clients through every step of their home ownership journey. Your commitment to practical advice, legal guidance, financial solutions, and property coaching makes a real difference for families and communities.

Join us:

We’re not just changing lives—we’re building a future where everyone has a place to call home. Please share our Impact report or Contact Us to collaborate, volunteer, or share your story.

 
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