Mission Australia

1. Sydney City
(Employment Services Offices)

Sydney City ...

2. Social Policy in the City - May 2008
(Download:Social Policy Seminars)

3. Rural and Regional Australia: Change, Challenge and Capacity
(Download:Social Policy Reports)

This is a complex paper that examines non-metropolitan disadvantage in the framework of five key areas: economic capital; institutional capital; social capital; human capital; and natural capital. The ...

4. A fresh approach in the mission to enable refugee and migrants to gain sustainable employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Work’ program in the City of Greater Dandenong aims to change that by offering these young people the opportunity to overcome their barriers and the chance to get a job with local employers. Importantly, ...

5. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Ms Hart says that according to the most recent available employment figures for the City of Playford – which were released as part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2006 Census – youth unemployment ...

6. Providers
(Employment Services/Providers)

... for more provider information on Mission Australia NEIS. Mission Australia Job Capacity Assessments Do you want to identify your job seeker’s overall capacity to work?  A job capacity assessment will ...

7. Mission Australia Job Capacity Assessments
(Employment Services/Providers)

A Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) is a comprehensive assessment of a person's ability to work. People are typically referred for an assessment by Centrelink or by Employment Service Providers. The assessment ...

8. Mission Australia Job Capacity Account Services
(Employment Services/Providers)

Mission Australia Job Capacity Account Services provides a range of intervention and counselling services to help people overcome any short-term barriers that may be preventing them from returning or entering ...

9. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that help people rebuild their lives, promote animal welfare and support community environmental and sustainability initiatives. Cr Moore said the new Missionbeat service is an important part of City ...

10. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... (e.g. into further education, employment or training).  The mentoring partnership aims to facilitate and guide the development of skills and goals to support young people’s strengths and their capacity ...

11. VIC Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... run PSP – (Personal Support Programs) and JCA (Job Capacity Assessor) programmes.  Within these programmes we require information about where to refer clients to for a variety of issues.  Some may include: ...

12. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... behaviour that will impact on their functioning with mainstream society, increase young people’s capacity for social inclusion, self reliance and self-sufficiency, strengthen family links where possible ...

13. Concern at growing numbers of homeless people turned away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... helping homeless people did not have the capacity to meet demand, and that's an indictment on our values and priorities as a society. “We also need to recognise that these figures only tell part of the ...

14. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... factors behind problem gambling – something which makes targeting new initiatives almost impossible. Problem gambling doesn’t respect wealth, status, age, ethnicity or gender. Another difficulty is ...

15. Useful Links
(Housing/VIC)

... 1300 137 164 Utilities • Electricity, Energy Australia, (Phone) 131 502, (Website) www.energyaustralia.com.au • Gas, Origin Energy, (Phone) 13 24 63, (Website) www.originenergy.com.au •  ...

16. Useful Links
(Housing/TAS)

... 1300 366 611 Utilities • Electricity & Gas, Aurora Energy, (Phone) 1300 13 2003, (Website) www.auroraenergy.com.au • Emergency Water Services, Hobart Water, (Phone) 03 6261 2122 • Telephone, ...

17. Useful Links
(Housing/NSW)

... (Phone) 13 32 20, (Website) www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au • Department of Fair Trading, (Phone) 13 32 20, (Website) www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au Utilities • Electricity, Energy Australia, (Phone) ...

18. West Heidelberg community unites to celebrate Harmony Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Anthony Carbines, Councillor, Banyule City Council.. Mission Australia’s Harmony Day celebrations are funded by the Victorian Multicultural Commission. Media inquiries: Phil Smith – Mission Australia: ...

19. Taree families Invited to free Expo
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... at the Taree PCYC in Commerce Street. The Mayor of the Greater City of Taree, Paul Hogan, will officially open festivities at the PCYC at 10am, with the Expo running through until 2pm. There will be a ...

20. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... accredited qualifications in industries including warehousing, upholstery, retail and administration. “The store’s on-the-job training will play an important role in building capacity in Nowra’s local ...

21. Bringing together the family services in Mt Druitt
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and child protection services. (The Forum will also see the launch of the new Child Protection and Family Support Interagency which will meet regularly and strengthen the capacity of services to work together). ...

22. Environmental Responsibility
(Big Heart/information)

... off the road permanently; Providing a year's electricity for 14.5 households; and Saving enough water to fill 3.5 average backyard swimming pools. How does Big Heart Enterprise help? It ...

23. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to provide people with an ‘easy entry’ point where they can get the help they need from skilled counsellors while we still have the capacity to turn things around. One such point could be when people are ...

24. AMP Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

AMP and Mission Australia share a long history. AMP’s first life insurance  agent (would now be known as a Financial Planner) Benjamin Short was the original founder of Sydney City Mission in 1862 and ...

25. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... roof over your head. It’s also about being able to participate in your community; having the capacity to find and keep a job, to cook and clean for yourself and to look after your health.  “To achieve ...