Mission Australia

1. Grandparents raising their grandchildren
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There is a sizeable and growing number of grandparents across Australia who are raising their grandchildren with the parent/s either temporarily or permanently unable to provide parental care. Whilst recognising ...

2. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
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... Australia’s many community services including a Nowra program to support grandparents who have custody of their grandchildren. “There are many people in and around Nowra who are already suffering ...

3. Community Services
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... crises Working with local communities to support families and children Supporting grandparents who have primary care of their grandchildren Pathways away from homelessness We help by: Offering ...

4. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
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One of Australia’s leading community service organisations, Mission Australia, has called for increased government and community action to help manage the emerging social phenomenon of grandparents taking ...