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Towards new indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and social exclusion in Australia
Category: Download:Social Policy Reports
Towards new indicators of disadvantage is the major report of a project which has aimed to understand disadvantage based on the actual living standards and experiences of people in poverty. The research ... Friday, 21 March 2008Mission Australia set to relaunch family support service
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
Mission Australia will officially open its new premises at Jacaranda House in Balcatta today. Jacaranda House provides a range of community services aimed at families and young people, including supported ... Friday, 22 August 2008Young men encouraged to end gambling hangover
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
Mission Australia has welcomed today’s announcement by the NSW Government of a new $1.8 million state-wide public awareness campaign aimed at young males, aged 18-24, who are problem gamblers. Mission ... Thursday, 03 July 2008Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Mid-winter Ball.
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... go towards a new homeless program, Nightspot. Nightspot is currently being piloted in Brisbane’s outer suburbs and is aimed at preventing homelessness among young people. Family conflict is the main ... Thursday, 19 June 2008Young Australians wanted for national survey
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... Australia’s national youth survey aimed to get a richer understanding of young people’s thoughts and opinions. “The results of the survey assist Mission Australia, other agencies, governments at all levels ... Monday, 16 June 2008The Fogarty Foundation
Category: Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists
... receive Foundation investment are aimed at effecting positive social change. Find out more about the Fogarty Foundation Find out more about Pathways, WA ... Wednesday, 26 March 2008Qantas
Category: Partnerships/Our Corporate Partners
Mission Australia is one of the main charity partners in Qantas' community program, Sharing the Spirit. The program comprises an extensive calendar of events and activities aimed at bringing Australians ... Tuesday, 25 March 2008Community Services in Western Australia
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... away from homelessness: Reconnect Reconnect is a free, confidential early intervention service in the Peel region aimed at improving the level of engagement of young people aged 12-18 - who are homeless ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways for Life - Annual Report 2007
Category: Pathways/About Us
... Indigenous people living in remote communities We opened Roma House, a new accommodation service aimed at helping long-term homeless people in Brisbane who have multiple and complex needs Despite record ... Friday, 14 March 2008Former 36ers Mark Davis on the ball to help at-risk young people in Adelaide’s south
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... a healthy meal and participate in a range of activities.” Mission Australia’s Feeding Frenzy program is aimed at young people aged between 12 and 17, and is run at the Southern Youth Xchange in Christie ... Tuesday, 14 August 2007More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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... Support Programme (PSP) – a service aimed at assisting people with serious barriers to employment, such as a disability or mental health issues, to find a job – are either in unstable housing or homeless…and ... Monday, 06 August 2007Young people in Adelaide’s south on a roll to prevent crime, bridge generation gap
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... funded by the Federal Government, aimed at identifying and promoting innovative ways of reducing and preventing crime and the fear of crime. As well as helping young people learn about the impact of crime, ... Friday, 03 August 2007Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
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... Government policies aimed at supporting grandparent-carers are lagging behind, and subsequently, so are the number of services available. “The majority of grandparents find themselves caring for their ... Tuesday, 17 July 2007Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
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... don’t exist.” Aimed both at helping young Indigenous Australians fulfil their own ambitions and at boosting critical skills in remote communities, the four year IYMP is part of a special $23.1 million ... Tuesday, 22 May 2007Expo to assist newly arrived Australians
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... to identify training and employment options. Mission Australia State Operations Manager Noel Mundy said the Pathways to Employment Expo is aimed at providing newly arrived Australians with the correct ... Thursday, 01 March 2007Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... Homel said in addition to strengthening the protective factors in the lives of the children and reducing problems during teen and adult years, Pathways aimed to transform institutional policies and practices ... Thursday, 07 December 2006Mission Australia launches African Pathways Program in Darebin and Banyule
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Mission Australia in partnership with the Northern Migrant Resource Centre (NMRC) is pleased to announce the launch of the African Pathways Program; a new program aimed at providing support to young people ... Monday, 23 October 2006Music leaders and new bands unite to 'Stage Against the Machine'
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... of local talent aimed at reviving the live music scene, particularly in Adelaide’s south. Exactly ten years after poker machines began to kill off many live music venues across Adelaide, musicians from ... Monday, 28 August 2006Training program aimed at skills shortages in Port Augusta/Whyalla Region
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A group of unemployed people from the Port Augusta region have been learning to operate major plant equipment, including excavators, front end loaders and skid steers, under an innovative employment training ... Wednesday, 26 July 2006New program to benefit young Indigenous from remote South Australian communities
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... of the country’s leading community service organisations, has been selected to deliver the landmark Indigenous Youth Mobility Programme (IYMP) in SA and the Northern Territory. Aimed at helping young ... Monday, 26 June 2006Story on live music scene in Adelaide’s south
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... event – aimed at re-establishing live music in Adelaide’s south – will this Friday feature dynamic live performances by eight outstanding young bands from the local area and is expected to again attract ... Friday, 16 June 2006New program benefits young people in Taree, Port Macquarie and Kempsey
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... to help identify strengths, goals and the barriers they face; individual assistance and guidance to help overcome barriers; support to achieve their goals; and other services aimed at ... Monday, 15 May 2006Budget looks to the future with mental health and superannuation measures
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... a $600 one off payment for recipients of the Carer Allowance. A range of measures, across several portfolios, aimed at improving the health, employment, business opportunities and capacity of Indigenous ... Thursday, 11 May 2006