ELEVATE CAPACITY™
EARLY INTERVENTION
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY BUILDING
Preventing disengagement from education, community and economic contribution before it becomes dependency on supports. We do this by educating and empowering our young people and young mothers across South Australia in a bid to reduce generational unemployment and social support reliance.
Designed for upstream support before formal diagnoses, crisis thresholds or service eligibility are met.
Close the gap before it becomes a crisis.
Early school exit, financial dependence, reduced workforce participation, and intergenerational disadvantage are not inevitable outcomes - when support arrives early enough.
Why Elevate Capcity™ exists
Across South Australia, young people and young mothers are navigating education, employment, healthcare and parenting within increasingly complex social and economic systems.
For many, disengagement from work, education and community happens quietly - behind a mask, hiding that everything is not ok. These young people to struggle internally until it is too late, where reliance on ongoing downstream supports becomes habitual. Elevate Entrepreneurs builds capability early, strengthening protective factors and practical skills so participants can stay connected to learning, work, self-employment and community.
This is upstream intervention: timely, strengths-based and designed to reduce long-term dependency.
Elevate Capacity™ is designed for the gap too many young people and members of our community fall into...
When life starts to feel harder, Elevate Capacity™ supports those who have been told they can’t — by building the capability to prove they can.
Elevate Capacity™ operates as both an upstream solution and an early intervention model - designed to reduce downstream demand at a system level.
If you are a school, NDIS Co-ordinator or Plan Manager, community organisation responsible for participation outcomes, or you know someone who would benefit from Elevate Capacity™
We welcome the opportunity to explore how Elevate Capacity™ can support your cohort.
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Education and Employment Connection
Support to stay engaged with school, training, or re-entry pathways before attendance issues become exit.
Workplace Wellbeing & Performance
Elevate Capacity™ programs can be implemented to improve workplace wellbeing - strengthening workforce capability and helping prevent burnout among staff supporting high-needs individuals.
Young parent support
Capacity building for young mothers balancing parenting with education and employment
Elevate Entrepreneurs Program
Warm, coordinated guidance through one to one mentoring and workshops aimed to help young people navigate practical services and resources early - reducing downstream demand on health and human services.
With 52% of small business owners reporting mental health impacts in 2025, Elevate integrates wellbeing into the start-up journey. Our qualified nutritionist Michelle has developed practical tools and resources to help founders, youth and parents stay physically and mentally resilient as they grow their businesses.
We’ll help you assess suitability, referral pathways, and how Elevate Capacity™ complements your existing supports.
MICHELLE GREGORY
The Corporate Hippy
Michelle Gregory is a Workplace Wellbeing & Youth Capability Strategist specialising in prevention-based, real-world capacity building.
With a background spanning business ownership, workforce training, and youth facilitation, her work sits at the intersection of health, capability, and economic participation.
She developed Elevate Capacity™ in response to a consistent system gap — individuals who are capable, but not yet equipped to participate in education, employment, or structured programs.
Her approach is practical, non-clinical, and grounded in lived experience. It focuses on building the foundational capacity required for individuals to engage consistently, make decisions, and sustain participation over time.
Michelle has delivered programs across youth services, community organisations and workforce environments, working with individuals who do not engage in traditional models.
Her work is positioned upstream — reducing disengagement before it becomes system dependency.
- Nationally Recognised Nutritionist
- Certificate IV in Business & Entrepreneurship
- Certificate IV in Nutrition
- 20+ years business ownership and workforce training
- Experience across youth, employment, and community sectors
Email: elevatecapacity@outlook.com
Upstream
intervention
intervention
Capacity
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Education + work
connection
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How Elevate Capacity ™ works
Elevate Capacity™ works by building capability in three critical areas:Stability - Independence - ParticipationWhen individuals have the capacity to regulate, manage life and understand pathways to income - engagement becomes consistent and outcomes become sustainable.
WHY THIS WORKS — AND FOR WHO
Employment Providers Improves engagement, job readiness, and retention — not just placement.
Schools & Education
Rebuilds routine, regulation and connection to learning - reducing disengagement.
Rebuilds routine, regulation and connection to learning - reducing disengagement.
Government & Systems
Intervenes early to reduce long-term demand and improve participation outcomes.
Intervenes early to reduce long-term demand and improve participation outcomes.
NDIS (Supporting Role)
Builds independence and progression toward employment and community participation.
Elevate Capacity™ works because it builds the capability required for participation - not just the expectation of it.
Builds independence and progression toward employment and community participation.
Elevate Capacity™ works because it builds the capability required for participation - not just the expectation of it.
“Michelle's friendly, passionate and supportive personality in conjunction with her lived experience in entrepreneurship and her ability to connect with people is what makes this program different from other youth entrepreneurship programs. All participants in my cohort appeared engaged and individually supported.”
- Emily, Second Nature Shop, SA
“The focus on routines, confidence, and practical steps helped me feel capable again. I didn’t need to hit rock bottom to get support.”
- Gemma*, young mum
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Over the past few weeks have been loving future makers as have learnt so much and not only that but I have also been enjoying every lesson! I have been learning really valuable skills that will help my business come to life like making sure you cover all your costs and ways to market your products and find customers etc! I rate it 5 stars for how much you learn and how fun and enjoyable it is a lastly how inspiring it is the way Michelle teaches!
- Josh, Josh Owen Photography
Participant of Elevate Entrepreneurs (Future Makers OYEH)
Chelby is literally the best human! She will help you understand yourself in a safe and caring way, nurtures your soul and helps you find your path. Big love for this and what's coming!!!
Emily
Emily
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