Mission Australia

1. Early Learning Services - Mission Statement
(Community Services/Early Learning)

... Early Learning Services believes that children and families play a unique role in the community and as such aims to: Provide the community with a strong voice about early child development programs ...

2. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... Policy, Government/International Studies and Pharmacology. Sonia believes strongly in the Miss World motto Beauty with A Purpose, and is committed to using her time and talents to continue to raise awareness ...

3. Paid maternity leave battle reignited
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for employees in 2007. Of its 3,500 staff, close to 70% are women, so the move to paid maternity leave was both a moral and practical decision. As an organisation that believes strongly in family and ...

4. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the increase, it’s not insurmountable, and the recommendations in the report – along with costings – provide us with a good start for bringing homeless numbers down. “Mission Australia firmly believes ...

5. Pathways to strong families and happy healthy children
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia believes all Australian children should experience a safe, healthy and happy childhood. We recognise that some families find it difficult to provide a safe and nurturing environment ...

6. Pathways away from homelessness
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia believes all Australians should be able to live in a safe, secure and affordable home. We recognise that people become homeless due to a range of issues including mental illness, drug ...

7. Pathways through a successful youth
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia believes all young people should have the opportunity to successfully move through their adolescent years and into adulthood, well prepared for life ahead. At Mission Australia, we ...

8. Mission Australia congratulates Thomas Spottswood Australian Apprentice of the Year
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... (Mechanical Fitting and Turning) with Wide Bay Group Training Scheme Limited in 2006, Thomas is now employed by Hyne Timber as a Project Fitter. Thomas strongly advocates AAC and believes an apprenticeship ...

9. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... believes is essential for an acceptable standard of living. This includes access to key services and items that allow people to participate in community life – not income alone, the traditional indicator ...

10. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
(News/Media Releases Archive)

One of the country’s leading providers of housing support, Mission Australia, believes homeless people are being left out of the current debate on housing affordability. Mission Australia Chief Executive ...

11. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... three year study into the issues facing grandparent-carers and identify the policies that will better support this group. “But there’s greater room for action and Mission Australia believes governments ...

12. Hunter Legal Service assisting the Disadvantaged
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Bono & Community Programs Director, believes the pilot service has been an invaluable support for some of the most disadvantaged people in our region. “It has been a privilege to work on this project ...

13. UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
(News/Media Releases Archive)

One of the country’s leading providers of housing support, Mission Australia, believes Federal and State/Territory governments must work together to create a coordinated National Housing Strategy after ...

14. Mission Australia to combat unemployment in Meekatharra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... client herself, the organisation’s Meekatharra services manager Sue Herbert believes the new office will make a difference to individuals - and the wider community - through matching willing employees ...