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Stronger Together is about community-led projects that bring disabled people, whānau, families, allies, business owners and organisations together.
Our work is built around connection, belonging, leadership and practical action. Some of that happens through local events and online spaces. Some of it happens through business networking, workshops, shared projects and community partnerships.
At the heart of it is a simple belief: we all have something to bring.
Stronger Together is not about one person or one organisation having all the answers. It is about creating spaces where people can bring what is in their hands, connect with others, and build something stronger together.
Connection That Builds Belonging
Visibility For Disabled Leaders
Opportunities To Grow
Community-Led Change
OUR MISSION
Building stronger communities through connection, visibility and belonging.
Stronger Together exists to support community-led spaces where disabled people and those connected to disability can find people, grow confidence, share knowledge and take part in ways that feel meaningful.
We want to see disabled people connected, included and visible, not only in social spaces, but in leadership, business, creativity, community projects and local decision-making.
Real change happens when people are heard, relationships are built, and communities work together.
Building stronger communities through connection, visibility and belonging.
Stronger Together exists to support community-led spaces where disabled people and those connected to disability can find people, grow confidence, share knowledge and take part in ways that feel meaningful.
We want to see disabled people connected, included and visible, not only in social spaces, but in leadership, business, creativity, community projects and local decision-making.
Real change happens when people are heard, relationships are built, and communities work together.
Stronger Together is a nonprofit, community based organisation.
Our work is built around people, connection and practical action. We listen to what disabled people, whānau, families, business owners and communities are saying, then create spaces where people can connect, share knowledge and build something stronger together.
We do this through our streams of work, including Connect-Ability, Disabled Business Owners and wider community projects.
Some of our work looks like local events, coffee catch-ups and online groups. Some of it looks like workshops, networking, partnerships, regional projects or helping good ideas find the people and support they need to grow.
We are not here to do things for the community from the outside. We are here to build with community, alongside the people who know their own lives, needs and ideas best.
School Supplies Delivered
5000
+
Learning Centers Built
120
+
Volunteer Teachers Mobilized
300
+
Countries Reached
50
+
Our organization truly believes that by working together, we can Effect more lives.
Some ideas need a place to grow.
Community Projects is where Stronger Together holds wider partnerships, workshops, events and community-led initiatives that help create better access, stronger inclusion and more opportunities for people to take part.
It is where people, organisations and communities can come together around shared goals and turn good ideas into action.
Our mission is rooted in the empowerment of communities.
We work towards creating opportunities for education, health, and sustainable livelihoods, recognizing that empowered communities are the architects of their own progress.
Disabled people are already creating, leading, building and contributing in powerful ways. This stream is about making that more visible.
Disabled Business Owners supports connection between disabled people who run businesses, side projects, creative work, services, products, community initiatives or ideas they want to grow.
It is a space for networking, shared learning, encouragement, collaboration, practical support and visibility.
“Volunteering with this charity changed my perspective. Seeing kids smile because of something I helped with? Priceless.”
Lamar Lang
“I never thought I’d finish school. But thanks to your support, I’m graduating next year — and I want to be a teacher so I can help others like you helped me”
Ted Corkery
“Volunteering with this organization changed my life. I thought I was giving — but I received so much more in return: purpose, connection, and hope.”
Alexandra Corwin
Lillie BraunLead Volunteer
Bobbie FerryLead Volunteer
Virgil HauckLead Volunteer
Ethel HeathcoteLead Volunteer
Sherry MillerLead Volunteer
Dennis GreenLead Volunteer
Vera HuelsLead Volunteer
Luther HeathcoteLead Volunteer
Every donation, every volunteer hour, every share — it adds up to real change.
