BUILD A SUPPORT CREW
The Gather My Crew app
Our app has made it easy for thousands of Australians to ask for and coordinate help during tough times.
Life can be hard sometimes
Illness, accidents, loss, injury, natural disaster, and relationship breakdowns — these are just some of the challenges that can turn life upside down, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and isolated. In these difficult moments, the support of others is essential, but it can be hard to know how to ask for help or coordinate the support required.
Our tools and resources guide you through building a support crew — a network of friends, family, neighbours, and community members — who can provide the practical and emotional help needed.
Whether it’s arranging meals, coordinating transport, managing household tasks, or simply offering a listening ear, our free app turns offers of help into meaningful, coordinated support.
Getting started
Feeling overwhelmed is a common reaction to hardship. But you don’t have to do it alone. You can join the 80% of users who enlist the help of a family member or close friend to be their App Captain.
Gather your Crew
Invite people to join your Crew. Think of friends, family and anyone who’s offered to help. Choose people from your phone contacts to send an SMS invite.
Identify help opportunities
When you’re overwhelmed, it’s often hard to suggest ways others can help. Our handy 1 minute questionnaire can help. We’ll use your answers to build a list of common help requests, outlined in your Help List.
Create tasks
To ask for help, create a task. Easily choose a commonly requested task from your Help List. Or write your own.
Shared calendar
The description, date and time of your tasks will be added to the shared calendar and published task list.
In-app messaging
You can use in-app messages to send updates, upload photos and share materials for specific tasks, such as shopping lists or recipes.
“Wednesday is my day off. So I’d be more than happy to walk the dog.”
“I’ll take Anna’s kids with mine to school. Easy since they’re so close by”
