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Grandparents raising their grandchildren
Category: Download:Social Policy Reports
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 ... Friday, 21 March 2008Experiencing Poverty
Category: Download:Miscellaneous Documents
... benefits of Australia’s growing economic prosperity. The study, funded by the Australian Research Council, was conducted by a consortium of leading social researchers and welfare agency practitioners ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Family Support Worker - Miller
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
... to children and young people. Currently our service is seeking a motivated Family Support Social Worker to join our growing Miller team. In this role you’ll be working directly with children and their ... Wednesday, 12 November 2008Ambassadors
Category: Pathways/About Us
... Generation for MCM Entertainment syndicated to 105 stations around Australia on the Gold Network every weekend. It is the second biggest syndicated show in Australia and will continue to grow in 2008 ... Wednesday, 12 November 2008From little things, big things grow - a story from Mission Australia’s Special Needs Dental Service (SNDS)
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
When Brian first came to Mission Australia’s SNDS, he was quiet, lacking in confidence and very slow to trust. After a year of treatment, we began to understand Brian’s story, where he’d come from and ... Wednesday, 12 November 2008Youth and Family Support Worker
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Northern Territory
... in a successful and growing organisation, competitive remuneration including the option to access salary packaging, career advancement and development, and specialised training to enhance your skills. ... Wednesday, 12 November 2008Personal Assistant - Sydney
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
... make a difference to the community. In return you will enjoy a professional and friendly work environment in a growing organisation, competitive remuneration package including the option to access salary ... Friday, 31 October 2008Aussie Rock legends to harness young talent
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... recent plea from Jimmy Barnes to help raise wider community awareness of the issues arising out of the northern suburbs, and in light of the rapidly growing Hip Hop culture in the southern districts. ... Friday, 10 October 2008Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... of a social innovation fund was discussed at length at the Summit. This fund would exist with the provision of corpus funds from government to create a pool of money to help grow and support innovation. ... Friday, 26 September 2008Mission Australia supports local music in the south
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... growing from what was an ‘open mic’ night into a quality performance opportunity for locals to show their performing and writing talents. “Mission Australia is committed to trying to help young people ... Tuesday, 23 September 2008Community Engagement blooms in Garden Project
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... am and 2 pm on Tuesday, 9 September 2008. Local member Leon Bignell MP will attend the party, at which vegetables grown at the garden will be used in pizzas to be cooked by the graduates. The Hackham ... Monday, 08 September 2008Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... night in 2006 – compared to 99,900 in 2001 – an increase of just under 5 per cent... When the 6 per cent growth in Australia’s general population during this period is taken into account, homeless ... Thursday, 04 September 2008Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... year.* The growing number of young people needing help or at risk of homelessness can also be seen at Mission Australia’s Youth Beat outreach program, which has helped more than 10,000 young Tasmanians ... Thursday, 07 August 2008Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... grown 100% over the past four years. The number of renters aged 65 or over living in low-income rental households is also expected to increase 115% - from 195,000 in 2001 to 419,000 in 2026. “Older Australians ... Monday, 04 August 2008I’d like to start my own business
Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers
Do you have a good business idea? Do you think you could run your own business? The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme is designed to assist eligible unemployed people to start and grow a business, from ... Tuesday, 03 June 2008AGL
Category: Partnerships/Our Corporate Partners
AGL partnered with Mission Australia in 2003 with the provision of energy audits for the refurbishment of the Mission Australia Centre. The partnership has since grown substantially. Through AGL’s volunteering ... Wednesday, 26 March 2008Corporate Social Responsibility
Category: Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships
... companies Increasingly, investors, customers and employees think that economic growth should be linked to environmental and social well-being. By embracing corporate social responsibility, a company ... Tuesday, 25 March 2008Making or Changing Your Will
Category: Donations/Bequests
... or percentage bequest. This means that your bequest will grow along with the value of your estate. Because your Will is a legal document, we advise that you speak to a Solicitor about making changes to ... Wednesday, 19 March 2008NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
Category: Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
... growth, an ability to relate to young people, and an ongoing commitment for the entire 6 months of the program. All volunteers will receive training and support throughout the 6 month program. Please ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008VIC Volunteer Opportunities
Category: Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
... young people are encouraged to reconcile with family and reconnect with education or work options. There are a growing number of young people throughout Australia who face becoming homeless as a part of ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Garden therapy for mentally ill
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... a long way to elevating their confidence too. Seeing the plants grow, and picking their own vegetables has given them a sense of achievement,” Mrs Howlett said. ICHP client, Glen said that gardening has ... Monday, 17 March 2008Body image the main concern for young Australians
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... Anne Hampshire, young people’s growing concern with body image should ring alarm bells in the broader community. “Not only has body image grown in concern since last year’s survey, but among young adults ... Tuesday, 04 December 2007Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... Iron Triangle towns including Whyalla are looking at median housing price growth of more than 20 per cent over the past 12 months,” Mr Herselman said. “Many people will benefit from the resources boom, ... Friday, 02 November 2007Young volunteers give new lease of life for Gumeracha walking trail
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... around Banksia marginata at the Pinky Flat and Jenkins scrub sites to protect the Category 5 endangered trees and allow their saplings to grow without being destroyed by feral animals. “The participants ... Wednesday, 15 August 2007Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
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 2007