01 · 340 volunteers
Community food bank
Fresh groceries and hot meals at three kitchens, six days a week.
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Unity Community Foundation
Neighbours helping neighbours, together
Give, volunteer or join a programme. Every hour and every dollar stays in Unity City.
Get involved
Four ways to make
a difference this week
Pick what fits your time. All of it counts.
How it works
03
Become a member
Get a vote at the annual meeting, member events and our quarterly letter.
Join us
Neighbourhoodwells and taps
12
Featured campaign
Clean Water 2026
Bring safe, clean drinking water to 12 neighbourhood wells and school taps across Unity City. Our 2026 goal is to raise $60,000 by 31 December.
26 donors
52 days left
54% of goal
Our programmes
Where your support goes to work
Run by volunteers, funded by neighbours.
02 · 520 students
After-school mentoring
Homework help, reading clubs and one-to-one mentors for ages 8–16.
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03 · 280 visits a week
Seniors at home
Friendly visits, rides to appointments and help with daily errands.
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Save your seat, meet your neighbours
Free unless marked. Places are limited.
Full calendar4.8K
Volunteers active this year
62K
Hours given to neighbours
210K
Meals served in 2026
92¢
Of every $1 goes to programmes
Membership
Belong to something close to home
Cancel any time. Members fund a third of our work.
Compare plansSupporter
Stay connected: newsletter, event invitations and our annual report.
$25
/ year
- Quarterly community letter
- Member events and early booking
- Vote at the annual meeting
Friend
Everything in Supporter plus priority event booking and a members-only quarterly briefing.
$75
/ year
- Everything in Supporter
- Funds 12 hot meals a month
- Member card: 10% at local shops
Champion
Our top tier: all Friend benefits, a named thank-you in our annual report and an invitation to the Mayor's gala table.
$250
/ year
- Everything in Friend
- Name on the supporters wall
- Annual impact visit with the team
Have your say
Protect the riverside park
The riverside park is the green heart of Unity City. We are asking the City Council to protect it from development and fund its restoration. Sign to add your voice: our goal is 100 signatures.
Delivered to City Council on 15 January 2027
Volunteers say
Why our neighbours show up
Most volunteers start with one shift. Most stay for years.
I came for one Saturday at the food bank. Two years later I run the morning shift and know every family by name.
Hannah Price
Food bank volunteerMentoring one hour a week is the best part of my week. My mentee just got her first A in maths.
Daniel Okafor
Youth mentorBacked by 120+ local businesses and funders
Bean&Co
Marketside
GreenRoot
Civic Fund
Pedal
Libraries
Stories
Good news from
around the block
Small wins, big hearts, real neighbours.
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News
Two tonnes of litter cleared from the riverbank
A hundred volunteers spent a Saturday clearing the riverbank: two tonnes of litter, bagged and sorted by lunchtime.
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News
Teen council launches its first neighbourhood fund
Young people designed the form, set the criteria and will decide the first round of small grants themselves.
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News
Evening study club fills every seat in week one
Students and shift workers now have a warm, quiet place after 18:00, run by volunteers at the Eastside library.
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