Stand Up, Step Out (SUSO)
SUSO provides mobile outreach support to people experiencing homelessness, social and/or financial hardship.
On any given night across greater Brisbane, there are about 9,000 people (ABS 2021 Census) who do not have a safe place to sleep.
Footprints SUSO outreach team provides free support to people who are sleeping rough and/or at risk of homelessness across this region.
What we provide
Our van provides a comfortable and safe environment to access laundry facilities. Our dedicated team is also available to help people get access to the right supports and services.
SUSO works with organisations and neighbourhood centres to complement the existing services that are already present in the area.
Who is this program for?
SUSO assists vulnerable people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and experiencing social or financial hardship.
Service regions
SUSO assists people located in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, in particular Caboolture, Redcliffe and Wynnum.
The SUSO van offers a mobile outreach service including access to laundry services, health support and advocacy information. The service is delivered in Wynnum, Redcliffe and Caboolture.
Please visit us to access our:
- Laundry services
- Dedicated team who can provide advocacy, support and referrals, or just a friendly chat
- Total number of people who accessed SUSO: 2,160
- Total number of people who accessed SUSO showers: 1,194
- Total number of people who accessed laundry services: 641
- Total number of people who accessed health support and advocacy: 227
- Total number of people who accessed emergency relief (food, toiletries): 1,454
- 3 current site locations
Below is our van schedule of our regular locations and times (last updated 13 November 2025).
- Monday 8:00am–11:00am – St Peters Anglican Church, 77 Charlotte Street, Wynnum
- Tuesday 7:30am–11:30am – Encircle Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Lamington Drive, Redcliffe
- Wednesday 10:00am–2:00pm – Caboolture Neighbourhood Centre, 9 George Street, Caboolture
- Thursday 7:30am–11:30am – Encircle Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Lamington Drive, Redcliffe
Please note that our service times and locations may vary. To keep up to date with our latest movements, please like and follow the Footprints Community Facebook page.
“I really like it because it’s respectful. I don’t feel like a second-class citizen. The quiet level of respect. The simple stuff – a cuppa and a chat. They’ve got ability to form relationships. I don’t know where I’d be without it.”
– SUSO client
Find out more
Do you have questions about SUSO? Call our team, or email us at SUSO@footprintscommunity.org.au.
This service is funded through Queensland Health. We would like to thank SUSO partners: Encircle, Caboolture Neighbourhood Centre, St Peter’s Anglican Church Wynnum, and QuIHN. We would also like to thank our important regular supporters: Garden Scapes Landscape Centre, Bunnings Newstead, The Brew Shed, VCV Australia, Redcliffe Central Lions Club, Redcliffe Bayside Mahjong, North Lakes Sports Club, Cr Shane King and Cr Mark Ryan.