Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

What Australian Alliance to End Homelessness does

The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) is an independent, non-profit peak body founded in 2013 to coordinate a national, collective-impact response to homelessness in Australia, with a current operational focus on rough sleeping. Its core offering is the Advance to Zero (AtoZ) methodology — a Housing First, data-driven framework built around three pillars: a common shared strategy, real-time By-Name Lists (BNLs) updated at the community level, and systems-change advocacy. AAEH supports this methodology with proprietary infrastructure including AtoZ Databases (deployed in WA, SA, and regional Victoria) and the Australian Homelessness Vulnerability Triage Tool (AHVTT), which it co-developed with OrgCode Consulting and Micah Projects and rolled out in July 2024 to replace the legacy VI-SPDAT. It also delivers fee-for-service training and advisory support, a Leadership Academy credentialing program, the A3HN health-housing-homelessness network, and Communities of Practice.

AAEH's customer base is primarily local government areas and homelessness-sector NGOs adopting the AtoZ methodology, with secondary engagement of state and federal government policymakers, universities, and corporate philanthropic partners. The organisation is governed by a board drawn from principal partner organisations (Launch Housing, Micah Projects, Ruah Community Services, Mission Australia, Neami National) and led by CEO David Pearson. Revenue is generated through a mix of philanthropic and government grant funding (John T Reid Charitable Trusts, Sidney Myer Fund, Equity Trustees, Mercy Foundation, City of Adelaide, Department of Communities WA), fee-for-service training and advisory engagements, and recurring community membership contributions tied to six-monthly improvement cycles. The organisation has executed two strategic mergers — Constellation Project (completed March 2024) and End Street Sleeping Collaboration (announced April 2026) — to consolidate the national movement.

Name

Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

Legal name

Australian Alliance to End Homelessness Ltd

Website

https://aaeh.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness is a non-profit peak body coordinating the national Advance to Zero (AtoZ) movement, helping Australian local governments, NGOs, and state alliances implement a data-driven, Housing First methodology with By-Name Lists and the AHVTT triage tool to end rough sleeping.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homelessness Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Homelessness prevention services
• Collective impact consulting
• Housing first training
• Social services coordination
• Community capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: AAEH operates as a charitable organization receiving funding from various sources including government grants, philanthropic foundations, and charitable trusts. Notable support includes John T Reid Charitable Trusts for the AtoZ National Support Team.
2. Training and Advisory Services: The organization provides fee-for-service training, coaching, and advisory support to communities seeking to implement the Advance to Zero methodology, including action planning, ongoing implementation support, and bespoke expert advice.
3. Membership Contributions: Communities and organizations participating in the Advance to Zero campaign may contribute to membership costs and participate in national improvement cycles supported by the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AAEH drives the Advance to Zero (AtoZ) movement, a data-driven, Housing First framework that supports local communities to make homelessness rare, brief and once-off. It delivers this through training and advisory services, allied networks across Australian states, and supporting tools including the By-Name List and the Australian Homelessness Vulnerability Triage Tool (AHVTT).

Product overview

The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) operates as a coordination and advocacy organization rather than a traditional software product company. Its core offering is the Advance to Zero (AtoZ) methodology—a data-driven, Housing First framework for ending homelessness. This framework is supported by the AtoZ Database for real-time person-centred data collection, and the Australian Homelessness Vulnerability Triage Tool (AHVTT) for assessing and prioritizing support needs. AAEH provides complementary services including Training and Advisory Services, the Leadership Academy on Ending Homelessness, Publications and Research Reports, and hosts Communities of Practice for knowledge sharing. The organization coordinates a network of Local Zero Communities across Australia implementing the AtoZ approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advance to Zero (AtoZ) A national methodology and movement supporting local collaborative efforts to end homelessness, starting with rough sleeping, using a data-driven, Housing First approach to make homelessness rare, brief and once-off. For Australian local government areas, communities, NGOs and governments.
• AtoZ Database A real-time, person-centred database used by communities across Australia (currently in WA, SA, and regional Victoria) to collect and track data on individuals experiencing homelessness and support coordinated housing efforts.
• Australian Homelessness Vulnerability Triage Tool (AHVTT) A triage tool that helps homelessness services assess and prioritize support for people experiencing homelessness based on disclosed information and immediate needs, directing them to appropriate housing, healthcare and community services. Replaced the VI-SPDAT from July 2024.
• Training and Advisory Services Provides action planning, ongoing implementation support including coaching, and bespoke expert advice, training and support for communities seeking to end homelessness through Advance to Zero. Delivered as fee-for-service engagements.
• Leadership Academy on Ending Homelessness A high-level leadership program delivered in partnership with Org.Code that equips leaders with skills for ending homelessness, first delivered in Australia in November 2023 and committed for 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ people housed through Adelaide Zero Project between 2018-2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Launch HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal partner and lead organization for Melbourne Zero initiative. Launch Housing CEO Bevan Warner was featured in ABC coverage of COVID-19 homelessness response.
• Micah ProjectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal partner and coordinator of Brisbane Zero Campaign and Brisbane Alliance to End Homelessness. CEO Karyn Walsh serves as AAEH Board member.
• Ruah Community ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal partner. CEO Debra Zanella serves as AAEH Board Chair. WAAEH operates under the Ruah Community Services umbrella.
• Mission AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal partner represented on AAEH Board by Marion Bennett, Executive Practice, Evidence and Impact.
• Neami NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal partner. CEO Tom Dalton serves as AAEH Board Vice Chair. Major sponsor of Advance to Zero National Showcase. Partner in Geelong Zero Project.
• Community Solutions (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner that developed the Built for Zero methodology. Provides facilitation for Learning Sessions and inspired the Advance to Zero campaign. Rian Watt and Erin Healy facilitated AtoZ Learning Sessions.
• Org Code ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner. Iain de Jong delivered the Leadership Academy on Ending Homelessness in Australia. Partner in development of the AHVTT tool.
• Canadian Alliance to End HomelessnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner providing learning from 20,000 Homes campaign and supporting Australian efforts to end homelessness through shared methodology.
• Institute of Global HomelessnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner. Co-hosted the Churchill Fellowship report launch webinar with AAEH.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner providing expertise and resources from US homelessness response efforts.
• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner providing expertise on supportive housing models. Their Dimensions of Quality Supportive Housing Guidebook was shared at the Australian Zero Homelessness Summit.
• Institute for Healthcare ImprovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner contributing to health-informed approaches to ending homelessness through the Advance to Zero methodology.
• Australian Health, Housing & Homelessness Network (A3HN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated by AAEH, this network brings together health, housing and homelessness sectors to improve health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. Led by cohealth as presenting partner.
• Brisbane Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllied network partner coordinating Brisbane Zero Campaign and related initiatives in the Brisbane region.
• End Street Sleeping CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective impact initiative working to halve rough sleeping across NSW by 2025 and end it by 2030. Announced merger with AAEH in April 2026.
• South Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (SAAEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllied network supporting implementation of Advance to Zero framework in South Australia, as pioneered by Adelaide Zero Project.
• Western Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (WAAEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent coalition committed to ending homelessness in Western Australia. Supported by AAEH.
• Foyer FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllied network partner focused on youth homelessness and Education First Youth Foyers.
• Centre for Social Impact (UWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner conducting studies on homelessness including the Built for Zero database analysis, housing and health outcomes research.
• Centre for Social Impact (Flinders University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing to homelessness research and evaluation including Adelaide Zero Project Impact Report.
• City of AdelaidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting the Adelaide Zero Project with funding and coordination. Premier partner of AAEH.
• Department of Communities (Western Australia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting Western Australian Alliance to End Homelessness initiatives.
• cohealthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner and presenting partner for A3HN. Victorian community health organization supporting homelessness responses.
• Equity TrusteessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner providing philanthropic support to homelessness initiatives.
• Mercy FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner providing philanthropic funding for ending homelessness initiatives.
• Sidney Myer FundsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner whose Myer Innovation Fellowship enabled the appointment of David Pearson as AAEH's inaugural CEO.
• John T Reid Charitable TrustssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable trust providing funding support for the National AtoZ Support Team.
• Greater Dandenong City CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner collaborating with Launch Housing on Dandenong Zero Project since July 2022.
• City of Greater GeelongsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner supporting Geelong Zero Project.
• Give Where You Live FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilanthropic partner supporting Geelong Zero Project.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH): US nonprofit focused on scaling supportive housing as a solution to homelessness. Both AAEH and CSH engage governments on Housing First and supportive housing approaches, sharing an evidence-based, system-change orientation.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness: US national advocacy and policy organization working to prevent and end homelessness, serving as AAEH's listed international partner. Comparable national backbone role but with a much larger policy and research footprint in the US context.

Direct peers

• Micah Projects: Principal Australian partner and coordinator of the Brisbane Zero Campaign under AAEH. A frontline Brisbane-based homelessness and affordable housing organization co-developing AAEH's AHVTT and implementing AtoZ methodology on the ground.
• Canadian Alliance to End End Homelessness: National Canadian coalition using the 20,000 Homes Campaign methodology, structurally analogous to AAEH. Both serve as national backbone organizations coordinating municipal zero campaigns, training communities, and aggregating by-name-list data across a federated network.
• Community Solutions (Built for Zero): US-based originator of the Built for Zero methodology from which AAEH's Advance to Zero framework derives. Both organizations operate as field catalysts using real-time by-name-list data and Housing First systems change to drive functional zero on rough sleeping.
• OrgCode Consulting: International consulting firm specializing in homelessness system redesign, including the development of triage and assessment tools. Co-developed AAEH's AHVTT and delivered AAEH's Leadership Academy, making it a functional peer on AtoZ methodology and capacity building.
• Institute of Global Homelessness: International initiative focused on ending street homelessness globally through city-level movements. AAEH is a listed partner and both organizations operate at the intersection of data-driven collective impact and international knowledge exchange.
• Launch Housing: Principal Australian partner leading the Melbourne Zero campaign via the AtoZ methodology. Operates as a frontline housing and homelessness provider while implementing AAEH's backbone framework, making it a functional peer in delivering AtoZ at city scale.

Emerging players

• Foyer Foundation: Australian allied network partner focused on youth homelessness through Education First Youth Foyers. Adjacent peer in the Australian end-homelessness ecosystem with overlapping systems-change orientation but specialized youth focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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