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A young person in a climbing helmet smiles upward mid-abseil at Toolangi Adventure Sports Camp

Support Home Ground Hub

Back their
next move.

Sport might be where it starts. But what grows from it can be much bigger. Friendships. Confidence. New experiences. Mentors. Leadership. A place to belong.

Richmond · Collingwood · Fitzroy

Helps keep weekly soccer, futsal and basketball free to turn up to.

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  • ACNC registered charity
  • Tax deductible over $2
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ABN 33 943 531 276

Est. 2005
Twenty years on the same three estates
500+
Young people supported every year
Free
Or low cost — that's the whole point

Where it goes

Where your
support goes.

Not overheads and not a head office. Home Ground Hub runs on the ground, in the three places it has always run.

  • Sport

    Weekly soccer, futsal and basketball across Richmond, Collingwood and Fitzroy

  • Camps

    Toolangi Adventure Sports Camps every school holidays

  • Equipment

    Boots, balls, bibs and gear so cost never keeps a kid off the court

  • Community activities

    Tournaments, community days and the Community Shed in Richmond

  • Mentoring

    Homework Club and trusted local mentors

  • Leadership

    Paid and volunteer pathways for young Yarra leaders

Phu Nguyen holding his City of Yarra Young Citizen of the Year certificate at the 2024 Yarra Community Awards

Why this works

Phu came through these programs.

Phu first came through as a participant in Yarra's public housing programs.

He kept showing up. These days he's President of Yarra Futsal Ballers and sits on the Home Ground Hub board — building the same opportunities he grew up with, for the next generation.

In 2024 the City of Yarra named him Young Citizen of the Year, for making sport accessible to young people across Collingwood, Fitzroy and Richmond.

City of Yarra Young Citizen of the Year, 2024

This is the whole idea. Not charity handed down — talent that was already here, given somewhere to go.

One Saturday, one tournament

Morning games under way at the Challenge Cup
Games under way
The junior bench crew in yellow jerseys
The bench crew
Kids and volunteers share ice cream cones in the park after a game
Ice creams after

More of this.

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Other ways to give

Not just dollars.

  • Monthly giving

    Join the Home Team — regular support that lets us plan ahead.

  • Corporate giving

    Back a program, a tournament or a season as a business.

  • Sponsor a program

    Put your name behind weekly sport, camps or the Homework Club.

  • Fund an event

    Cover a Challenge Cup, a community day or a camp bus.

  • Donate equipment

    Boots, balls, sports gear and homework supplies always find a home.

  • Fundraise for us

    Run, bake, stream or host — your way.

  • Major gifts

    Talk to us about larger, longer-term support.

  • Workplace giving

    Ask your employer about payroll giving and matching.

Thinking about larger or longer-term support? Talk to us — we'd love to work out something useful together.

Home Ground Hub Inc. is an ACNC registered charity, ABN 33 943 531 276, endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient since 11 August 2025. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia. Payments are processed by Little Phil, who issue your receipt — no card details are ever entered on this website.