Mission Australia

1. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australias aspiration is to have appropriate housing and support for everybody in our community by 2020. A national plan Linking Support and Housing to End Homelessness will get us there. It will ...

2. ABC Learning centres purchase – a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Australia – its quality, funding and educational outcomes – and get thousands of Australian kids off to the very best start in life. “Our partners in this venture are not driven by profit, but by ...

3. Mission Australia opens its heart in Campbelltown
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia provided the seed funding for the new hub, meeting the substantial cost of setting up the new programs and the facility. Stephen Roberts, Citi Country Officer for Citi Australia, officially ...

4. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... benefactors including businessman Robin Crawford, the independent chairman of the new company.  This has allowed the company to obtain debt funding from NAB. The Australian Government has also assisted ...

5. The Fogarty Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... initiatives. The funding and support helps establish the programs which, once developed, should continue to progress on their own or be in a position to source funding elsewhere. All of the programs that ...

6. Mission Australia Funding
(Pathways/About Us)

... magazines and online banner advertising. Mission Australia relies on funding to provide over 450 services across Australia. The funds we receive enable us to help thousands of Australian's in need find ...

7. Employers
(Employment Services/Employers)

... you’re a big multi national company. How do we provide services at no cost? We receive our funding from the government, which means you can use your money and time on what matters most – your business! ...

8. SA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

Play Plus Toy Library – Library Assistant,  Mission Australia Early Learning Service – Elizabeth Vale Mission Australia Early Learning Services has been provided funding to establish a toy library based ...

9. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... through local, state, federal and philanthropic funding. Our clients & staff would really enjoy a day out to see the sights of Adelaide. As a team you would be asked to provide transport, lunch and entry ...

10. Strategic Partnerships
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... programs like the Research and Policy Unit. “This Unit guides Mission Australia’s service delivery and supports their work in advocating to governments and influencing policy. Macquarie’s funding also ...

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

... to reach their potential.” Mission Australia’s ‘Getting to Work’ program is proudly supported by DIIRD and the City of Greater Dandenong, with funding by Group Property Trust (GPT), the Felton Bequest ...

12. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... offending. In other words they ‘divert’ young people from entering, or re-entering, the juvenile justice system. “Some, like Pasifika, receive funding from state and territory governments. Others are ...

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

... of Sydney’s goal of ending chronic homelessness in the inner city by 2017. “We’ve set ambitious targets for reducing homelessness and funding services like the Missionbeat Bikes is an integral part of ...

14. Training investment will boost employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... when unemployment is likely to rise. Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall said that Productivity Places Programme (PPP) had been highly subscribed and the increased funding offered an opportunity for the long ...

15. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 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 ...

16. U-Turn graduates donate restored car
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... program.  The program is delivered by Mission Australia, under contract to Tasmania Police, and is funded by the State Government. In this year’s budget, the State Government announced additional funding ...

17. Mission Australia set to relaunch family support service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... housing, youth and family support programs. State Director Ross Kyrwood said that funding for the new site was provided by Lotterywest. “The funding provided by Lotterywest has enabled us to buy ...

18. Mission Australia's Michael Project for the homeless launched today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Sydney. It is funding a nurse (working in collaboration with St Vincent’s Hospital) who visits rough sleepers and ministers to their physical and mental health needs at a stage before they front hospital ...

19. Spiralling fuel costs hurt Sydney's Missionbeat vans
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Sydney’s inner city giving support to people in need. “Missionbeat gets funding from both the State and Federal Governments but we also rely heavily on donations to make up the shortfall…and as petrol ...

20. U-Turn program helps young drivers get on the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... additional funding for U-Turn to enable two part-time youth workers to be appointed as dedicated post-course support workers. The State Government has also committed ongoing funding for the program until ...

21. Macquarie Group Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... its fourth year with a strong continued commitment to funding the Research and Social Policy unit, enabling Mission Australia to identify existing and emerging social trends and develop effective programs ...

22. Vodafone Foundation Australia
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... 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 Australia ...

23. Program wins crime prevention award
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... helped encourage young people to stay in school, helped them reconnect with the community and improved relationships with families. “Unfortunately, funding for the Pacifika Support Service runs out in ...

24. U-Turn graduates donate car to victim of crime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the State Government. In this year’s budget, the State Government announced additional funding for U-Turn to enable two part-time youth workers to be appointed as dedicated post-course support workers. ...

25. Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... (Job Placement and Education Training) program for students and young unemployed people who are homeless or at risk. It now employs 15 staff in two locations and has attracted national and State funding ...