Mission Australia

1. Policy Submissions
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia's responses and submissions to Government, on areas of concern such as the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, pathways for disadvantaged youth, education and training, and homeless ...

2. Mission Australia Centre
(Document Downloads)

The Mission Australia Centre in central Sydney aims to break the cycle of homelessness. The service provides varying levels of intervention through flexible, innovative responsive services, programs and ...

3. Youth Futures – Dandenong and Frankston
(Document Downloads)

... education, employment or training.  ...

4. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
(Document Downloads)

... (addressing not only educational but other related needs) as well as provide opportunities to re-engage with education and training in flexible ways as required.  ...

5. Enhancing participation: New possibilities for disadvantaged Australians
(Document Downloads)

Catalyst-Clemente snapshot. Universities, community organisations and businesses across Australia are being encouraged to become involved in the Catalyst-Clemente program - groundbreaking educational initiative ...

6. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Information
(Community Services/Community Services)

... in metro, regional and remote areas, we work to address training, employment, education, child and families’ needs. We work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in over 50 communities – from ...

7. Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) Withdrawal and Respite
(Community Services/Community Services)

... from alcohol or other drugs. The facility was established in June 2003 and is still the only youth-specific withdrawal unit in Western Australia. The service provides 24 hour supportive care, education ...

8. Mission Australia’s Triple R Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia’s Triple R Service provides counselling and community education services. Triple R stands for “Reflect, Refresh, Realise” because these services help people to reflect on their situation, ...

9. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Aboriginal students by providing: Weekly after school sessions that are educational, vocational, cultural and fun Links with Community Support Services Assistance with family mediation and ...

10. Learning Unlimited
(Community Services/Community Services)

... have become, disengaged from mainstream education. The programs provide practical activities and a ‘learning by doing’ methodology, which challenge young people and focus on the experience of  ...

11. South West Youth Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

South West Youth Services, located in Sydney, provides education, employment, life skills and other support to marginalised youth. The service runs many youth-friendly activities and offers drug and ...

12. Fairfax House (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  and parenting skills, securing education, English classes, employment opportunities, childcare and permanent housing. ...

13. Nightspot Youth Homelessness Initiative
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  services (eg: counselling, family mediation and longer-term accommodation options). Where possible, young people are encouraged to reconcile with family and reconnect with education or work options. ...

14. Catalyst-Clemente Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

What is the Catalyst Clemente Program? Catalyst Clemente offers free socially supported university education in the humanities delivered in a community setting for people who are experiencing significant ...

15. Reconnect
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  people improve their level of engagement with family, work, education, training and their local community. Mission Australia provides seven Reconnect services. They are located in NSW (Bankstown, Sydney ...

16. Mission Australia Centre
(Community Services/Community Services)

... and marginalised people and prevent the ‘revolving door’ syndrome. It offers accommodation, learning and education services.  ...

17. ABC Learning centres purchase – a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Australia – its quality, funding and educational outcomes – and get thousands of Australian kids off to the very best start in life. “Our partners in this venture are not driven by profit, but by ...

18. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in teenagers not engaged in full-time education or full-time work since 2008 is a reversal of a previous downward trend. Estimates for 2008 indicated that after a decade in which the number of teenagers ...

19. Mission Australia opens its heart in Campbelltown
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia has launched a new Financial Education, Counselling and Community hub in Campbelltown this week. This new support service gives locals the chance to buy brand new clothes and furnishings ...

20. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  GoodStart spokesperson Maree Walk said the company will operate the centres to the highest standards of education and care, with financial surpluses reinvested back into programs that improve childcare ...

21. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... isn’t enough for a 12 year old. Drug education campaigns need to strengthen young people and give them the skills to respond appropriately if drugs enter their lives or the lives of friends and family.” ...

22. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... its care, encourages independent living, allows clients stays of up to three months and offers a range of services (eg: dental, GP, education, computer skills, counselling, employment) to help people back ...

23. Mission Australia Launches SA Early Learning Centres
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Early Learning services would work with families and their communities to provide high quality education and care with an emphasis on supporting children to make a successful transition to school. “We ...

24. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... transport – where your heating and cooling costs are so high you can’t invest in your children’s education, sport or health; and where you need a car because there’s no public transport. “That sort of ...

25. The Fogarty Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... a fund that would directly benefit the community by encouraging endeavours in excellence through education, the community and in life. Many of the programs The Fogarty Foundation is involved in are new ...