22,044
people estimated to be experiencing homelessness in Queensland.
ABS Census, 2021 (released 2022)
Winter 2026 · 12–13 weeks · 3–6 facilitator sites · one hub. Working alongside existing services, not competing with them.
Our first coordinated project — the beginning of what City Reach will do.
A long-term baseline of need, deepened by an acute cost-of-living squeeze right now across Queensland.
22,044
people estimated to be experiencing homelessness in Queensland.
ABS Census, 2021 (released 2022)
1,829
people experiencing homelessness on the Gold Coast.
ABS Census, 2021 (released 2022)
91%
of food-insecure Queensland households cite cost of living as the main driver.
Foodbank Queensland Hunger Report 2024
50%
of Queensland renting households are experiencing food insecurity.
Foodbank Queensland Hunger Report 2024
1 in 5
Queensland households skipped meals or cut portions due to food insecurity in the last 12 months.
Foodbank Queensland Hunger Report 2024
People experiencing homelessness are more vulnerable to hypothermia, including in conditions under 10°C.
AIHW — Extreme Cold and Hypothermia, updated 2024
City Reach serves as the hub coordinator — holding project-level policy, intake, training and cross-site standards so that participating churches can contribute safely, without carrying project-level responsibility alone.
Across rotating facilitator sites, under a shared governance framework.
A warm evening meal and breakfast at every night's shelter.
Lead volunteer screening, induction and ongoing training across all sites.
Framework, operating policies and safeguarding standards held at the hub level.
Every guest offered an intake conversation and a next-step referral into housing, mental health, DV recovery or longer-term support through trusted partners — no exceptions.
City Reach is designed to work alongside existing charities, churches and community groups — coordinated with the wider local response rather than replacing it.
Targets from the current project brief. Specific numbers will be confirmed as facilitator site partnerships and volunteer capacity finalise.
Across rotating facilitator sites for the winter 2026 season.
Evening meal and breakfast at every participating site.
Screened, inducted and rostered across the hub and participating sites.
Every guest offered an intake and a next-step referral — no exceptions.
Coordinated with across the season to share capacity and referral pathways.
A repeatable framework across participating churches, ready to scale in future seasons.
Your gift funds frontline practical care — safe overnight shelter, hot meals, volunteer training and the coordinated hub holding it together.
Make a giftTrained, rostered volunteers are the backbone of every shelter night. Join a shift, a team, or a training cohort.
Register your interestChurches, councils, agencies and businesses — if you're already doing good work, we'd rather coordinate than compete.
Start a conversationProjections and targets for season one, winter 2026. Sources: ABS Census 2021; Foodbank Queensland Hunger Report 2024; AIHW Extreme Cold and Hypothermia, updated 2024.