Australian Social Enterprises

Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Young Change Agents is a Queensland-based not-for-profit social enterprise that empowers young people to identify community problems and reframe them as entrepreneurial opportunities. Through partnerships with schools and educators, they deliver entrepreneurial learning and design thinking programs that help marginalised youth develop skills for the future workforce.

Youngster.co is an intergenerational social enterprise that connects digitally-savvy young people with seniors and others needing technology assistance. It provides patient, practical tech help, fostering digital inclusion for learners while offering employment, skill development, and confidence-building opportunities for the youth educators. The organisation aims to build stronger communities through these connections.

We offer allied health supports in the NDIS, fee for service and Medicare spaces. We also offer Australia award winning disability supports including Respite, and Community Care. We service Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne, Hunter Valley & Tweed Heads. We won the Best Service in Australia in the Disability Space for Allied Health, Respite and Community Care. Our impact is to increase mainstream connections. Products and services include Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include A particular geographic community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Yourtown Enterprises provides paid work and training opportunities for young people aged 15-25 experiencing significant disadvantage and barriers to employment. Through a blended workforce model, qualified tradespeople supervise and train young people in grounds maintenance, landscaping, construction, and cleaning services, helping them gain practical skills and pathways to future employment.

Youth Enterprises Australia is a certified social enterprise that provides employment opportunities for young people facing barriers to work through a six-month employment and training program. The program combines paid work experience with life skills training, employability skills development, and wraparound support from youth workers to help participants transition to sustainable long-term employment.

YFO is a unique organisation, offering interventions to engage disadvantaged young people through complex trauma informed outdoor therapy. Customers include agencies from alternative education, child and youth mental health, child safety, youth justice, schools, refugee, AOD, and NDIS. Our practice framework is evidenced by research showing the importance of regulating the young person before other interventions. We embed our practice in human rights. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Healthcare Services. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Yume Food operates Australia's leading online marketplace for surplus food, connecting businesses with excess inventory to buyers in the food industry. Their technology platform prevents food waste by facilitating the sale of surplus food, reducing landfill waste and environmental damage while creating economic value for businesses.

ZapCat is an Australian social enterprise that facilitates the transition of households and businesses to clean energy by electrifying everything. They provide instant cost estimates, free consultations, and connect clients with verified installers, with a particular focus on assisting vulnerable households and those at risk of being left behind in the energy transition.