Mission Australia

1. Yirra
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Yirra - located in Perth - assists young people who are experiencing problems with substance use. Yirra offers two services: a day program and a 24 hour, seven days a week residential rehabilitation p ...

2. Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low-Income Australians
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Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project Stage I: Focus Group Outcomes The research reported in this publication forms the first stage of a project designed to develop new indicators of disadvantage ...

3. Experiencing Poverty
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The first results of research that aims to measure poverty in a new way were released today (Monday 6 March). The research highlights the problems facing low-income Australians who have missed out on the ...

4. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
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... across Elizabeth and surrounding suburbs was between 25 and 33 per cent. “If youth unemployment rates were above 30 per cent in some of these areas while Australia was experiencing the economic boom three ...

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

... have experience working in partnership with young people experiencing disadvantage? Do you have cultural sensitivity and appreciation? Do you enjoy helping yourself and others get into the best shape ...

6. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
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... Australia was particularly keen to raise the need for financial counselling and information to be provided to people before they hit crisis point. “One of the areas we’re experiencing a real surge in ...

7. Mission Australia to brighten the day for struggling families at City Park
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... AGL will stage a Christmas party for low-income families experiencing housing pressures. The 2008 party will be staged at “Marshmallow Park” – on Glen Osmond Rd in the Southern Parklands – from 10.30 ...

8. I’m experiencing difficult personal circumstances that are making it difficult for me to find work
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

The Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme The Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme (the Access Programme) provides job seekers who experience barriers to employment, with pre vocational ...

9. Gambling binge cost the State Billions
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... released by the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing and reveal an increase in gambling habits across the State. Mission Australia is urging people experiencing difficulties with gambling to urgently ...

10. Mission Australia launches ground-breaking education program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia will this month officially launch a groundbreaking new program which encourages people experiencing significant life challenges to change their situation through learning. The Catalyst ...

11. Job Seekers
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

... find them. Click here for more information about Australian Apprenticeships and traineeships. I’m experiencing barriers that are making it difficult for me to find work If you face challenges that prevent ...

12. Community Services in Victoria
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... people from northern metropolitan Melbourne the opportunity to gain an industry-recognised qualification in a sector currently experiencing a skills shortage. The program seeks to: Develop industry ...

13. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... Youth and Family Support Services (GYFSS) assists young people aged 12-18, and their families who are experiencing difficulties. It offers a supportive environment and engages families through support, ...

14. Former 36ers Mark Davis on the ball to help at-risk young people in Adelaide’s south
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... exercising regularly can sometimes seem just too hard for young people who may be experiencing family conflict, low self-esteem, mental health issues or bullying, for example” she said. “But we know ...

15. Rising cost of living set to increase numbers at Christmas Lunch in the Park
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is experiencing a strong economy, not everyone is sharing in the state’s prosperity,” Ms Paskevicius said. “There has been a dramatic growth in the number of ‘working poor’, which appears to be the result ...

16. World Suicide Prevention Day
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...  “Young people may feel depressed, anxious or isolated for a number of reasons. They might be experiencing mental illness, they may feel isolated from family or friends because of problems at home ...

17. Soup Kitchen to warm hearts of Australia’s homeless
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... will help to create awareness about homelessness, the issue at the centre of the Company’s community investment program, Energy for Life. “We recognise that people experiencing homelessness do not normally ...

18. Budget looks to the future with mental health and superannuation measures
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... impact on Australians experiencing, and at risk of, mental illness and improve the sustainability of the income support system. “This is a package of measures which looks to the future in several areas ...