LinkedUp Network is a social enterprise tackling large-scale issues at a local level and right now our focus is on homelessness and empowering communities through next-generation civic infrastructure.
To learn about our first civic infrastructure project, iLocal™, click here.
Our first initiative, aims to provide long-term stability, and in the meantime, ‘right now relief’, to those experiencing homelessness — starting right here in Perth, Western Australia.
The current trajectory of homelessness reinforces a cycle of exclusion, and the barriers to stability are forming a closed loop — people cannot stabilise because they cannot access systems, and they cannot access systems because they are not stabilised… Learn more.
To bridge these gaps, we have developed a long-term Resilience Strategy and in the meantime — committed to providing Right Now Relief.
Our long-term response is the development of a Resilience Strategy, delivered through the establishment of an Essential Access Program (EAP), that is designed to support individuals during times of crisis.
The EAP is an early intervention strategy aimed at preventing chronic homelessness by providing stability when circumstances have lead people to periods of crisis — it is a system designed to catch individuals should they fall… Learn more.
We are concerned with the harsh reality that is affecting homeless individuals right now — while longer-term housing solutions are underway… Learn more.
We’ve made it our mission to show up where it matters most — lightening the load for individuals who carry their entire world on their shoulders… Learn more.
A fundamental part of the Right Now Relief strategy is the launching of the iLocal™ booklet; a print version of our digital access tool that is currently under development — this booklet is designed specifically for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in Perth’s CBD, and is distributed monthly in areas of need.
Learn more about iLocal™ print version here.
Read released editions of iLocal™ here.
We’re taking small steps locally in an attempt to make a large-scale impact —
one city, one day, one person at a time.
Stay tuned… because this is just the beginning.
