At Able2, we believe in serving our community well beyond our daily work as a disability provider. We actively encourage our team to bring forward ideas that expand our social impact and stretch our heart for giving. Able2 staff bring initiatives that advocate for genuine, positive change in our society.
These include: Walk For Wagec, The Polished Man, Reclaim The Night, Feast For Freedom, Ree’s Run, Still Birth Foundation, Sydney Women’s Fund, Christmas Cookie Trail in Springwood on Christmas Late Night Shopping, Firies Climb for Motor Neuron Disease, McGrath Foundation, The Sudsy Challenge, Ovarian Cancer Research, Kids Cancer and many more.
Community Social Responsibility in Action
- Able2 Takes Over Fluke & Box: A volunteer initiative led by staff member Emma Storey (and supported by Able2 team volunteers), hosting Wednesday night Dungeons & Dragons groups for teens and adults, alongside open social board gaming. It offers a relaxed, welcoming environment for locals and participants to hang out, play, and connect.
- The Able2 Christmas Fund: A staff-driven and funded initiative where our team donates through the year on a regular basis to purchase Christmas gifts and activity vouchers for Able2 participants who would otherwise go without during the holidays.
A Decade of Kindness: The Youth Shoebox Project (2015 – 2024)
For ten years, Able2 proudly co-led the Youth Shoebox Project alongside Jackie Mayers from the Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group. Co-founded with Jackie by our CEO Sue Campbell-Ross, this initiative became one of the most deeply meaningful experiences of our lives and a treasured end-of-year tradition across our entire organisation.
Every Christmas, the entire Able2 team poured their hearts, time, and generous donations into preparing shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies, hygiene essentials, and personal notes of welcome. Together with our incredible local community, schools, and partners, we delivered nearly 3,000 shoeboxes over the 10 years of the project to refugee and asylum-seeking children across Sydney, the Central West and the Blue Mountains bringing joy, hope, and a warm Australian welcome to families who had faced immense hardship.
Following Jackie’s move to England, the Youth Shoebox Project has naturally come to a gentle close. While this chapter has ended, the spirit of empathy, hospitality, and hands-on community care that defined the project remains at the very core of who we are at Able2 today.
Feast for Freedom
Able2 staff love any excuse to make good food and enjoy a nice meal together, and we also embrace opportunities to support others in our communities who need some help. The Feast for Freedom lunch included staff, their families, clients and other service providers. We raised money and connected with many new friends by bringing a plate of food made from the recipes provided.
