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Australian Fashion Brands get together with Thread Together
#WeWearAustralian is an initiative that unites the national fashion industry in this unprecedented time, and helps contribute to the rebuild of our community.Born from compassion, driven wth creative intent and delivered to community. In an incredible show of...
Clothing Hub Adelaide Launch
Brand New Clothes For Those Doing it Tough In 2018, AnglicareSA and Thread Together launched an Australian first with mobile wardrobe vans delivering brand new clothes directly to people in need. This month they extended the service with the official opening of an...
Inspired by his resilience
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Rose Darling, Volunteer at Thread Together Adelaide received Community Service Award from the Port Adelaide & Enfield Council at the Australia Day Award ceremony. This award recognises a person or group presenting an outstanding or...
Be The Change
, thenNAIDOC WEEK 2019. VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH. Let’s work together for a shared future: the theme of this year’s NAIDOC week. Thread Together joined charity partner Girls Academy for their annual gala and with us, we brought around 200 formal dresses, shoes, bags and...
Helen Power 1947-2019
The heart and soul of Thread Together A LIFELONG MEMBER OF THREAD TOGETHER, FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS Helen Power was one of those people who had a never-ending positive attitude. A generous, kind soul. Mother of four, and friend to thousands. Her depth of character and...
EAT SHOP CHOP
Attention Volunteers! Come join us at a fun, free community event in Kensington aimed at providing free goods and services to our community’s most vulnerable. We are on the look out for volunteers who will be able to to help us for a few hours at the Clothing Hub...
Behind the Seams
AS MY INTERNSHIP HERE COMES TO AN END... I have had time to reflect on how special the culture is here. Before beginning my internship here, I was nervous. I would be living in a different country, starting a new job, and adapting to a unfamiliar culture. I grew up in...
Not Just a Dance, More Than a Dress
WE ALL HAVE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD "PROM” Extravagant dresses, limousine escorts, corsages and bouquets, ridiculously high heels abandoned immediately upon arriving. Prom. That special occasion, that final dance, that dream-like feeling of walking...
Not-for-profit does not mean not-for-revenue
“Not-for-profit does not mean not-for-revenue. Transitioning from a donor-dependent charity to financial self-sustainability. Understanding that there is more than one test for appropriate use of funds.” Thread Together’s CEO, Greg FisherLONG-TERM FINANCIAL...
Thank you for a great year!
Thank you for your continued support. We proudly look back on 2018 and reflect how our combined effort and support has helped over 90,000 people.Your support has meant that our reach could expand across the country: Sydney Kensington Clothing Hub expansion – opening...
Australia is not the lucky country for everyone
One simple way I learned a big lesson It began, almost by accident… a small production issue with some blue and white striped Seafolly towels. I noticed that the blue bleached slightly into the white. At $49 a towel our customer was not going to be happy. So, stuck...
Choice and Dignity Through New Clothes
One Simple Way to Effect Positive Change At Thread Together we believe there is immense power in clothing. Whether it be a simple t-shirt, a floral dress, a good pair of jeans or a full suit: these items of clothing change people’s lives. Some might think that caring...