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 ...

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

... 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
(Community Services/Community Services)

... 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
(News/Media Releases Archive)

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 ...