Taylor Grills
AtoZ Practice and Improvement Lead
Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH)
Taylor has over seven years of experience working across the social and community sector and leads with authenticity and curiosity in working towards the goal of ending homelessness. With a background in sociology and frontline service delivery, Taylor brings deep expertise in systems thinking, quality improvement, human-centered design, strategic planning, and facilitating collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
Taylor is passionate about empowering individuals in the field, centring lived experience, and creating change that lasts through collective impact and continuous improvement. Their work focuses on translating complex strategy into practical action that leads to measurable community outcomes, including improved service coordination, strengthened local systems, and reductions in homelessness.
SESSIONS
Day 2
2.00
Concurrent Breakout Discussions
Breakout 1: Cross-sector partnerships: Shared systems of care to address homelessness: Cross-sectoral partnerships are fundamental in addressing homelessness. This discussion will explore how partnerships function not simply as referral mechanisms, but as shared systems of care that provide continuity that is achieved and sustained through the recognition that housing, health and social inclusion are fundamentally interconnected. This session will encourage discussion around the role of trust, continuity, and co-location in enabling early intervention, sustaining tenancies, and supporting people to navigate fragmented systems. Join us for this breakout discussion to share insights and explore what works and what doesn’t and what we can learn from each other to build sustainable change.
Facilitator: Frances Cieslak, National Head of Partnerships and Service Innovation, One Bridge
Breakout 2: Practice Innovation: Exploring new models and tools for connected outcomes-focused practice
Facilitators:
Shane Frost, Service Integration Facilitator, Encircle Community Services
Dean Cotter, Housing Sustainment Coordinator, Encircle Community Services
Melanie Tettey, Intake & Allocation Lead- Homestay, Encircle Community Services
Breakout 3: Innovative Ways to Deliver More Homes for the Most Vulnerable: A unique housing model which brings the property and construction industry together in a collaborative way to build more homes for homeless youth.
Facilitator: Antoinette Rusby-Perera, QLD State Manager for Homelessness Youth, Property Industry Foundation
Breakout 4: Advance to Zero: This interactive session explores the Advance to Zero methodology and how communities can use real-time data to drive coordinated, measurable reductions in homelessness.
Facilitator: Taylor Grills, AtoZ Practice and Improvement Lead , Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH)