“The Impact is Real and Meaningful”
Unilever on Volunteering with Dignity

We’re grateful to the many corporate partners who roll up their sleeves and join us in the warehouse or the kitchen for a day of corporate volunteering that helps us support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Recently, our corporate partner, Unilever, joined us at Dignity’s Volunteering HQ for a morning of sorting, packing and plenty of teamwork — helping prepare more than 1,000 essential items and packs for people in need in the community.

But rather than tell you about the experience ourselves, we thought we’d let the Unilever team share it in their own words…

Unilever

What do you get when you combine 20 passionate Unilever volunteers, a warehouse full of supplies, a few heavy boxes, plenty of singing, some questionable dance moves, and our incredible charity partner Dignity?

One very productive morning!

Today, we rolled up our sleeves and got stuck into everything from packing Personal Care Packs, Lunchbox Kits, Community Care Packs, Stationery Kits, and sorting mountains of fabulous clothing in every colour, style and size imaginable. By the end of the session, we had helped prepare more than 1,000 essential items and packs for people in need across the community.

But beyond the packing, stacking, sorting and organising, mornings like this are a powerful reminder of why our partnership with Dignity means so much. Every pack prepared represents dignity, confidence and support for someone doing it tough. The impact is real, immediate and incredibly meaningful.

The best part? The happiness goes both ways.

While we know these donations will make a difference for the people receiving them, I hope you, as a volunteer have walked away with something too: a sense of purpose, connection, perspective and pride. It’s impossible not to leave with a full heart (and maybe slightly sore arms).

To our amazing Unilever volunteers: thank you. Your energy, enthusiasm, teamwork and willingness to jump in wherever needed is what makes this partnership possible. Whether you were packing, sorting, lifting, organising, singing or dancing, you helped create a bigger impact today.

And to our friends at Dignity, thank you for continuing to inspire us with the incredible work you do every day. We are proud to stand beside you as partners in creating positive change.

1,000+ packs and items prepared. Countless smiles created. One amazing morning.

To learn more about volunteering opportunities with Dignity, visit our Corporate Volunteering page or email networks@dignity.org.au