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Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
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... Southland Community Trust in New Zealand outlined how in NZ and Canada, “place-based” community development and funding can make a huge difference to communities in crisis, rather than the issues-based ... Friday, 26 September 2008Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
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... options are also required so older people in danger of becoming homeless are offered support before their situation becomes a crisis. The Government’s National Rental Affordability Scheme should help in ... Monday, 04 August 2008Green paper on homelessness is a positive step
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... said. “We need to invest in high quality prevention models to stop people becoming homeless, we need to invest in short-term crisis accommodation that moves people out of homeless for ever. We need to ... Thursday, 22 May 2008Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
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... into the community. “At the moment, a homeless young person might receive help for three months at a crisis service and then get placed in more long-term accommodation – which supposedly ends the problem. ... Wednesday, 09 April 2008Youth Beat service highlights concerns for young Tasmanians
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... Mr Mundy said. “The reason for their engagement with the Youth Beat program runs through a number of categories including crisis, support, need, intervention, conversation, friendship and safety. ... Monday, 07 April 2008Vodafone Australia Foundation
Category: Partnerships/Our Corporate Partners
... has helped improve young people’s connectedness; assisted them in times of crisis; and enabled our case workers to provide round-the-clock support. In 2006, the Foundation provided funding to Mission ... Tuesday, 25 March 2008Support Mission Australia
Category: Donations/Support Mission Australia
Your donation to Mission Australia can transform the life of someone who is homeless, facing crisis, unemployed or whose family life has been shattered. Did you know that in 2007 Mission Australia: ... Wednesday, 19 March 2008NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
Category: Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
... volunteer to join the Fairfax House team, located at St Marys. Fairfax House is an innovative service for families in crisis. The service provides ongoing holistic case management and support. Families ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008QLD Volunteer Opportunities
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... the Cafe is used to fund the individual support services that run alongside the Café’s operations, to assist clients who may be experiencing homelessness or financial crisis. The Café is open to all. ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in NSW
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... services to help prevent an escalation of the problems they are facing. The program recognises that supporting families before problems turn into a crisis improves family resilience, promotes healthy child ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in Western Australia
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... (YASS) This program offers six homeless young people, aged 15-18, temporary crisis accommodation in a safe and caring home environment. Navig8 This program seeks to help young people primarily aged ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in Queensland
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... Flexible and informal case management Crisis counselling Advocacy The café also offers access to visiting service providers, including Centrelink, Spiritus, and a community legal clinic run ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... services that prevent homelessness from occurring such as mental health support, financial counselling, literacy support, and family and individual support Providing crisis and transitional accommodation ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways to strong families and happy healthy children
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... an escalation of the problems they are facing. The program recognises that supporting families before problems reach a crisis improves family resilience, promotes healthy child development, and reduces ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways away from homelessness
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... at-risk of homelessness, can access a range of services including: Referrals Low cost meals Flexible and informal case management Crisis counselling Advocacy Nightspot ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Adelaide's heatwave hits the homeless
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... issues of the heatwave, and keep plenty of water and sunscreen on hand to give out as the need arises.” However, longer term solutions – such as prevention, improved crisis accommodation models and access ... Friday, 14 March 2008Mission Australia Funding
Category: Pathways/About Us
... Sir David Martin Foundation The Sir David Martin Foundation raises funds to support Mission Australia services that transform the lives of youth in crisis. ... Friday, 14 March 2008Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
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Leading community services group Mission Australia says concerns about homelessness and housing affordability are not confined to cities, but are urgent issues also in booming rural and regional areas ... Friday, 02 November 2007More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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... of crisis and medium-term accommodation in Tasmania, but as I’m sure they’d agree, we’re in desperate need of more services to meet demand. “It’s almost impossible to help someone with whatever associated ... Monday, 06 August 2007Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women
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One of Sydney’s leading providers of crisis accommodation services is having to turn away hundreds of homeless women each year as the city struggles to cope with growing numbers of women needing help and ... Monday, 06 August 2007Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... Toby Hall, who is visiting Adelaide today/tomorrow, said the emergence of a national housing crisis at a time of almost unequalled economic prosperity in Australia should shock us all into action at a ... Monday, 06 August 2007WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
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One of WA’s leading providers of crisis accommodation services has seen a large increase in the number of families needing housing support who are unable to pay the spiralling rents and mortgages brought ... Monday, 06 August 2007Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
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... to homelessness including mental health problems, drug and alcohol addictions, histories of abuse and the emerging housing affordability crisis. The state’s median house price had more than doubled from ... Monday, 06 August 2007Missionbeat homeless service needs a new van
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... homeless organisations, providing assistance to people in crisis that need transport. For some, a Missionbeat driver is the only friendly face these people see. Currently, one of our vans needs a replacement. ... Friday, 03 August 2007UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
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... a report to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has declared Australia is in the grip of a serious “housing crisis”. The report, the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing (and which ... Tuesday, 12 June 2007