“Without community, there is no liberation.”


— Audre Lorde

About us

We’re Project Home Unity - a grassroots peer-led social support service founded by a team of queer, disabled young adults with a passion for change. Through the healing power of community, and individualised support in the home, we are determined to improve social outcomes for LGBTQI+ community members.

  • to empower rainbow youth, families, and persons with disability to cultivate supportive connections in the home and community.

  • At Project Home Unity, we vaue PRIDE:

    Passion
    Resilience
    Inclusion
    Diversity
    Empowerment

  • Our service is uniquely community-led, utilising a peer support framework. Underpinning our service delivery is our practice framework, based on psychosocial theory and practical, lived experience.

Meet the Team

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    Cairo Bright

    CO-FOUNDER | SERVICE COORDINATOR

    Services offered: Support Coordination, daily living assistance, social welfare assistance

    Areas of interest: Adolescents and young adults, addiction recovery, social welfare assistance.

    Cairo (they/he) identifies as Queer and Transmasculine, they are driven by their passion for providing safe and supportive environments for queer youth and have a background in childcare, education, and community engagement.

  • Liza Breedt

    CO-FOUNDER | SERVICE COORDINATOR

    Services offered: Support Coordination, daily living assistance, social welfare assistance

    Areas of interest: Neurodiversity, psychosocial disability, medical advocacy

    Liza (they/them) is passionate about helping people overcome daily challenges in innovative ways to achieve their goals. Their work is underpinned by a background in medical science, human services, and education/training.

  • Taylor

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

    Services Offered: Social Support (virtual), skills training, community engagement

    Taylor (she/they) is a queer multi-disciplinary artist, writer and frontline worker, and all of their work strives to uplift the voices of marginalized communities and offer resources for trauma healing and community support, with a focus on queer communities.

  • Eddie

    TRAINEE SUPPORT COORDINATOR | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

    Services Offered: Supervised support coordination, community engagement

    Eddie (He/Him) is currently studying Psychology and Gender Studies, stemming from his passion for queer mental health and disability advocacy, drawing from my lived experience. Eddie also loves being creative, in his spare time he loves painting and playing guitar.

  • Ariana

    CLEANING AND ORGANISING SPECIALIST

    Services Offered: Cleaning and Organising, Home-Care Skill Building

    Ari (She/They) is a bubbly gal who enjoys quiet nights in, where she can crochet and try their hand at any new crafts that they can get her hands on. Ari has a nursing background, but developed an autoimmune condition and had to step away.

  • Valkyrie

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Valkyrie (they/them) is an experienced support worker and a long-time supporter of Project Home Unity. In their spare time they like to op-shop and tinker with their Rav4.

  • Tyche

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Tyche (they/them) Loves the colour green, their dog, Honey, and any ancient mythologies. They are a queer, trans and neurodivergent person who enjoys trying their hardest to be organised and clean and hopes to support people in doing the same.

  • Karla

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Karla (she/her) has worked in the learn to swim industry for 6+ years and has a strong passion for working with kids and young people. Karla is studying her Enrolled Nursing with a special interest in the mental health and drug and alcohol sector.

  • Alyssa

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Alyssa (she/they) is passionate about providing client guided support and building genuine connections. She has experience in mental health disorders, physical disabilities, behavioural disorders, palliative care. They also enjoy being outdoors and being with their dogs

  • Nadia

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Nadia (she/her) is a committed support worker with 7 years of experience in the sector. She most enjoys supporting individuals to engage in the community. Nadia has experience with mental health disorders, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and behavioural disabilities. She is a queer, lesbian, and neurodivergent individual who spends her spare time proudly involving herself in community and writing poetry.

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    Riya

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Riya (they/them) is a proud Queer, non-binary and neurodivergent person. They have been acting since they were young, and have completed their advanced diploma in stage and screen acting. They've always been a creative person and love to make art, mainly drawing, painting, clay and crocheting. You can find Riya doing these things or sitting on the couch watching a movie they've already seen a bunch of times or listening to a podcast. Another passion of theirs is human connection and being able to use the resources that they have to support others. In the past, they have worked with children that require diverse needs and they're ready to expand my experience and support people of all ages within the community. 

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    Arlo

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Arlo (they/them) has worked in the disability sector for 5 years across support work and advocacy roles. Their priority in support work is to create a safe, caring and non judgemental space so that people can feel comfortable and confident asking for what they need. Arlo also puts a lot of energy into really listening to people and what they want in every situation. They aim to be as trauma informed as possible and also affirming for all. They love bushwalking, reading, crocheting, camping, and connecting with their queer neurodivergent community.

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    Autumn

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Autumn (she/her) has been a client advocate and empathetic problem solver for over a decade, with experience in transport, utilities, communications and government services. She is passionate about kindling other people's' interests, supporting their independence and gently encouraging an honesty of self. Autumn loves all forms of literature, and is training to be a librarian and cultural archivist. She also loves nature and trail-runs whenever she is able, and jog around the inner west when she is not. Acting has always been close to her heart, and she takes any excuse to bring theatre kid enthusiasm to projects. Dungeons & Dragons features heavily in Autumn's spare time, and she loves fostering self-expression through role play.

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    Jake

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Jake (he/they) is a registered psychotherapist living, learning, and working on Dharug Land, Sydney. Jake grew up as a bit of a quiet misfit, loving nature and trying to find their place in a very noisy, confusing world. Jake spent over a decade as a musician, connecting with people in punk and heavy music scenes. These experiences shaped their passion for community, authenticity, and holding space for others. To Jake being "punk" means they recognise how oppressive systems impact marginalised bodies, and honour the strength it takes to exist in opposition. Self-expression and identity are valid and powerful.

    Outside of work Jake spends time with his cat, take photos of nature, plays tactical RPG boardgames, plays video games, watches lots of films, and goes to gigs.

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    Bella

    SOCIAL SUPPORT WORKER

    Services Offered: Social Support

    Bella (she/her) studied adult nursing and gained clinical experience as a student nurse and healthcare assistant in hospital settings. She has also worked in administrative roles for three years and has over ten years of experience in hospitality, events, including running her own catering business. Outside of my Support Worker role, Bella works as a freelance talent manager and yoga retreat coordinator. Bella is a warm, empathetic person who takes a compassionate and holistic approach to social support. She values creating a safe, nurturing space where people feel respected and heard.

    Outside of work, Bella has a passion for animals, nature, sports, painting, pottery, cooking and gardening :)

  • "[Support with] Liza as support co-ordinator, and Cairo as primary support worker...was nothing short of miraculous."

    Kirstin

  • "The staff at Project Home Unity aren't just efficient and helpful, but also friendly and kind."

    Client

  • "It took me a lot of courage to admit I needed support for my disability and when I did I am glad to have chosen PHU. It feels in alignment with my values to be supporting a local queer and trans owned and run small business - that my support worker is a peer across multiple intersecting identities has meant I feel safe to be myself and lean into the support. I am very satisfied with the support I am receiving and would highly recommend PHU to other disabled LGBTQ+ people and LGBTQ+ people with disability."

    Client

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