Unite your site to help create safe sleeps

Every young Aussie deserves a safe place to sleep. Hard Hat is your chance to rally the team and help build brighter futures.

Host a barbie, run a raffle, or lay the groundwork with payroll giving. How you fundraise is up to you! The official date is 29 August 2025, but events can be held anytime before November. In 2024, the Property Industry Foundation delivered 93,075 safe sleeps for homeless youth. With 46,000 young people without a home each night, we’re aiming for 100,000 in 2025—and we need your help to get there. Let’s raise the roof and build real change, one safe sleep at a time.

Who are we fundraising for?

“This is my home—a warm, modern, and welcoming place purpose-built for young mums like me and our children, who have been at significant risk of homelessness. It’s more than just a house; it’s a safe haven where I feel supported and cared for”.

Julia’s Story Haven House Clayton

Getting Started is Simple!

STEP 1: REGISTER

Register online and get started with your company fundraising page.

STEP 2: CREATE

Organise your activity—make it fun and meaningful!

STEP 3: SHARE

Tell your community why you're taking part and start fundraising.

About the Property Industry Foundation

Each night, 46,000 young Australians are without a safe place to call home. The Property Industry Foundation is working to change that—one safe home at a time.

Through our Haven Project, we bring together the property and construction industries to build and renovate homes for children and young people experiencing homelessness. Every dollar raised is doubled through in-kind donations of skills, labour, and materials. These homes are then operated by our trusted charity partners, who provide the care and support young people need to rebuild their lives and futures.

Together, we’re building more than homes—we’re building hope for the young people who need us most.

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR 2024 IMPACT REPORT

Taylor Construction held five lively Hard Hat BBQs across Sydney sites in 2023 and raised over $20,000. These delicious BBQ lunches, generously sponsored by subcontractors, not only fuelled the cause but fostered connections within the construction and property community.

“Team Taylor is passionate about its advocacy for this important, industry-led cause,”

- Mark Taylor, Managing Director.

Scope Projects brought their community together and raised an impressive $30,000 for The Haven Project. Scope held a relaxed breakfast event at The Incinerator Café in Willoughby, NSW, where they invited their key subcontractors to join in the fun.

“We are thrilled to share that we raised over $30,000 for Hard Hat Day, the outpouring of support and generosity left us completely overwhelmed,”

- Christina Paterson of Scope Projects

In 2023, MPA hosted a breakfast in partnership with Brookfield and Arcadia, giving subcontractors the chance to learn about the Foundation’s work. At their completed fit-out site in Barangaroo, another breakfast was organised in partnership with Westpac. Sub-contractors and the Westpac Property Team s. These events combined to raise nearly $8,587.

– MPA

Our valued national partners, AVID Property Group hosted two on-site Hard Hat BBQs in Victoria, raising $1850 for homeless youth. These breakfast and lunch events provided attendees with the opportunity to learn about the Foundation’s mission from Victorian State Manager Priscilla Heathwood. AVID’s commitment to assisting homeless youth in rebuilding their lives strongly aligns with their broader mission of fostering a more connected community.

- AVID Property Group

Keeping their Hard Hat Day tradition alive for an incredible 15 years, the Dennis Family Corporation held their annual Hard Hat Day for homeless youth with an end of financial year tax appeal that raised $8,500. Staff donated an hour from their June salary.

“The passion and generosity shown by our people for this cause remains as strong as ever!”

– Bert Dennis, Founding Chairman, Dennis Family Corporation

In a fun initiative, AECOM brought their team together to decorate a hard hat in support of Hard Hat Day. This was as part of their end of month social calendar to highlight the importance of the Foundation and its impact on at risk young people.

- AECOM

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