Mission Australia

1. Policy Submissions
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia's responses and submissions to Government, on areas of concern such as the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, pathways for disadvantaged youth, education and training, and homeless

2. Social Policy Reports
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Mission Australia regularly publishes snapshots, advocacy papers and major reports on key social issues, including: families and children, homelessness, youth, social inclusion, poverty, employment, and ...

3. Outcomes Hierarchy
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Outcomes hierarchy for Mission Australia services pathways - families and children, youth and homelessness ...

4. Cafe One on Wickham
(Document Downloads)

Cafe One on Wickham is a cafe where people who are homeless, or at-risk of homelessness, can access a range of services.  ...

5. Mission Australia Centre
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The Mission Australia Centre in central Sydney aims to break the cycle of homelessness. The service provides varying levels of intervention through flexible, innovative responsive services, programs and ...

6. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
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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 ...

7. Enhancing participation: New possibilities for disadvantaged Australians
(Document Downloads)

... which works with people who have faced, or continue to face, a range of issues, including mental and physical illness, addiction or the risk of homelessness.  ...

8. Creative Youth Initiatives
(Community Services/Community Services)

Creative Youth Initiatives, located in Sydney, provides free creative programs for young people aged 16 - 25 who are facing many and varied challenges in their lives, such as homelessness, mental health ...

9. High & Complex Needs in Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS). Homelessness NSW, the Women’s ...

10. Nightspot Youth Homelessness Initiative
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia is currently in the early stages of developing and rolling out the Nightspot Youth Homelessness project throughout Australia. Nightspot is an emergency, community placement model that ...

11. Café One on Wickham
(Community Services/Community Services)

Café One on Wickham, located in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, is a café where people who are homeless, or at-risk of homelessness, can access a range of services including:   ...

12. Catalyst-Clemente Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... and uphold professional boundaries. Interacting sensitively with people from different backgrounds, including those who may be experiencing issues such as homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, mental ...

13. Reconnect
(Community Services/Community Services)

Reconnect is a federally funded community-based early intervention service that encourages family reconciliation for young people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness. Reconnect helps young ...

14. Mission Australia Centre
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Mission Australia Centre, located in central Sydney, aims to break the cycle of homelessness by providing varying levels of intervention through flexible, innovative responsive services. This ...

15. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... security and a sense of belonging can be destroyed in a matter of months. Many are already grappling with substance abuse, mental health issues, risk of self harm, homelessness, low literacy, a history ...

16. Head Game: new Sounds of the Street Album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... song writers confronted by issues from homelessness, to mental illness, abuse and addiction. Head Game was launched at an all-ages concert at FraserStudios, Chippendale last Friday... with MC Mr ...

17. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is that they come at a time when both the Federal and NSW State Governments are considering their respective plans for tackling homelessness. "We hope they both examine these findings and use the MAC's ...

18. About Mission Australia
(Pathways/About Us)

... more than 300,000 people each year. Through our programs and services we; Combat homelessness Assist families and children to overcome hardship Support disadvantaged young people Deliver entry-level ...

19. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... Chigwell House - a centre located in Tasmania that provides a range of community and accommodation services, including low-cost housing for those at risk of homelessness We extended our early-childhood ...

20. Purpose, Vision and Values
(Pathways/About Us)

... to strong families and healthy, happy children Pathways through a successful youth Pathways away from homelessness Pathways to skills and qualifications Pathways to sustainable employment       ...

21. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... for the cause of poverty and homelessness throughout her Miss World experience and beyond. "The most wonderful thing a human being can do, is to help another, and this is exactly what Miss World's Beauty ...

22. Community Services in NSW
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

In NSW, Mission Australia focuses on providing pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children; pathways through a successful youth; and pathways away from homelessness. A diverse range of services ...

23. Pathways away from homelessness
(Community Services/Community Services)

... families, and then work alongside them to help them overcome the varied challenges they face and break the cycle of homelessness. In providing our services, we offer innovative solutions to the complex ...

24. Community Services in Queensland
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

In Queensland, Mission Australia focuses on providing pathways away from homelessness and pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children. Here are some of the services we provide in Queensland: ...

25. Community Services in Tasmania
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... happy families: Communities for children Pathways away from homelessness Personal Helpers and Mentors Chigwell House Gateway Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) Pathways through ...