The Urban Developer Commits to Hike for Homeless

The property industry is always interested in the numbers.

Well, tonight, 120,000 young Australians will be without a safe and secure place to sleep.

Availability of accommodation plays an important role in this widespread issue of homelessness and one in three young people who ask for a place to sleep will be turned away.

The Urban Developer founder and chief executive Adam Di Marco has joined forces with the Property Industry Foundation to take on the ancient volcanic terrain of Queensland’s Scenic Rim to raise funds to build 300 bedrooms by 2025.

“This is a partnership we’re incredibly proud of and an initiative that we are extremely keen to get behind,” Di Marco said. 

He joins fellow industry peers Todd Pepper (Alceon), Michael Loney (Ausbuild), Emma Clements (Inertia), Annabelle Aland (Allens) and Riye Arai-Coupe (Bluebird), among others, for the trek through south-east Queensland’s Great Dividing Range in April, 2024.

Funds raised will be donated to the Property Industry Foundation’s Haven House project. 

▲ Queensland property industry leaders will undertake a two-day hike in the Scenic Rim region, raising funds for homeless youth. Main image: Adam Di Marco (centre, back) with fellow hikers during a training session.

So, what does your contribution achieve? 

• $50 can provide winter woolies or toiletries for a young person

• $250 can provide a young person with groceries for a week

• $500 can provide an actual bed for a young person

• $4000 can provide the fitout of a bathroom in a new-home build

• $5000 can provide the big 4 appliances (fridge, stove, dishwasher, washing machine) for a kitchen in a new home build

• $10,000 will create a quiet outdoor space (typically valued at $20,000)

• $20,000 can provide a bathroom in a new home build

• $25,000 can provide a kitchen in a new home build

• $50,000 can provide a bedroom (typically valued at $100,000)

Help our youth in crisis—donate today.