Phil chats with Emma Young, Chief Corporate Services Officer at Orange Sky—the world’s first free mobile laundry service for people experiencing homelessness and hardship.

Founded in 2014 by two 20-year-old mates, Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, Orange Sky began in a Brisbane garage when they converted an old van into a mobile laundry with just a couple of machines and a generator.

What started as a simple idea to provide clean clothes quickly became something more. After meeting their first friend, Geordan, they shared a conversation while waiting for the laundry to finish—and realized the real power of connection through conversation. Since then, Orange Sky has grown into a vital support network across Australia.

Phil chats with Emma Young, Chief Corporate Services Officer at Orange Sky&mdash;the world&rsquo;s first free mobile laundry service for people experiencing homelessness and hardship.
Founded in 2014 by two 20-year-old mates, Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, Orange Sky began in a Brisbane garage when they converted an old van into a mobile laundry with just a couple of machines and a generator.
What started as a simple idea to provide clean clothes quickly became something more. After meeting their first friend, Geordan, they shared a conversation while waiting for the laundry to finish&mdash;and realized the real power of connection through conversation. Since then, Orange Sky has grown into a vital support network across Australia.

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