ZN•RK is a non profit organisation that is building resilient community bonds that bring hope to humanity.
Our Vision
To build thriving communities built on belonging, dignity, and the strengths of their people.
Our Mission
To be present with those who are often overlooked, offering care, community, and space to grow from within.
About Us
Loneliness can carry the same health risks as smoking, and with young people and the elderly most affected, our mission is simple: to bring people together so no one walks alone.
Zion Ark, also known as ZN•RK, began with a deep longing to restore what loneliness, crisis, and silence have taken away. We believe that belonging has the power to reshape lives, and that community is not just a comfort but a lifeline. For those pushed to the margins, connection can be the turning point from despair to hope. Each of us carries something unique, and sometimes the very thing we hold; a story, a skill, or a simple act of kindness is what brings healing to someone else.
Our programs, such as Cooking for Community and Flower for Thought, are more than just projects. They are open doors to belonging. These are spaces where stories are shared, dignity is restored, and hope begins to grow through conversation, small gestures, and shared humanity.
This is not just our story. It is yours too.
ZN•RK is powered by people like you; people who find creative ways to care. Whether you are receiving a meal or serving one, offering a kind word or simply showing up, you are part of a growing community that chooses love over fear and people over programs.
Our Values
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Change Begins With You
We believe change does not begin with systems or titles. It begins with people.
It begins when you show up, share a meal, offer a kind word, or choose to care. Your presence, your story and your compassion matters.
You do not need to have everything figured out. You just need to begin. Because even the smallest act of love can spark something greater.
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Listening Before Leading
We believe real change starts by listening. Every story holds wisdom, and every person deserves to be heard. Before we act, we make space for people’s experiences, emotions, and truth.
True leadership begins with empathy, not answers. In a world that moves fast, we choose to slow down and listen. That is where healing begins. -
Care Creatively
We believe care should be thoughtful, imaginative, and deeply human. It is about more than meeting needs, it is about responding with heart, using creativity to bring comfort, connection, and dignity in ways that truly matter.
Through intentional actions and fresh ideas, we make space for hope to grow. Every challenge is an opportunity to reimagine what care can look like, and to show up with purpose in a way that makes the world a little brighter.
Our impact
We believe simple acts of care can spark lasting change.
Through Cooking for Community, we have brought people together around shared meals and feeding those doing it tough while building connection and belonging across diverse backgrounds.
Through Flower for Thought, we have delivered fresh flowers and handwritten notes to hundreds of people across our community. Each gift is a small but powerful reminder that they are seen, valued, and not alone.
Through supporting other grassroots organisations, we have helped amplify the work of those improving living standards across Australia. By sharing resources, fundraising, and collaborating, we have strengthened the wider community network.
Every meal, every flower, every act of support is part of a bigger story; a story of hope, kindness, and the belief that together, we can help each other thrive.
And we are just getting started.
Let’s do this together.
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Jeffrey Bandi
Founder, Managing Director
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Joseph Blogna
Finance & Operations Lead, Director
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Aaron Pryce
Strategic Partnerships, Director