The Trust has since then been a part of a number of community engagements focussed on women's safety, the environment and sustainability, and other themes of social justice.
Reflecting on political and industrial changes that had occurred in Victoria in the late 1990s under the premiership of Jeff Kennett, the initiative attempted to re-engage citizens in participatory democracy.
The Purple Sage Project focussed on key issues of the time, with six thousand participants meeting in small groups of ten to lead and explore discussion.
This includes initiatives such as Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives, Be The Hero!, The Paradox of Service, and the online publication Sheilas.org.au.
In 2014 Crooks became the chair of Fitted For Work, an organisation aimed at developing women's self esteem and confidence, as well as skills, in order to guide them into employment and economic independence.