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Mission Australia Centre
Category: Download:Fact Sheets
... support options with a particular focus on indigenous homelessness. This groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. ... Wednesday, 23 July 2008NYS 2007 National and Indigenous Summaries
Category: Download:Youth Surveys
National and indigenous summaries from the National Survey of Young Australians 2007 ... Saturday, 29 March 2008Addressing Indigenous Disadvantage - Ruth McCausland
Category: Download:Social Policy Seminars
Nicholas Biddle and Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) and Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna’s Research Unit. Thursday, 27 March 2008Addressing Indigenous Disadvantage - Nicholas Biddle
Category: Download:Social Policy Seminars
Nicholas Biddle and Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) and Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna’s Research Unit. Thursday, 27 March 2008Administrative Support Officer - NTIYS
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Northern Territory
Our Integrated Youth Services provide youth activities in four Indigenous communities in Central Australia, with a supporting office in Alice Springs. This role provides high level administrative and ... Wednesday, 08 October 2008National Co-ordinator - Indigenous Leadership and Cultural Development Programme
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
... You’re an experienced Co-ordinator wanting to use your experience working in indigenous communities, knowledge of indigenous youth and mentor programs for our Indigenous Leadership and Cultural Development ... Wednesday, 01 October 2008Services Manager - West Coast Out of Community Care
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Queensland
... Elizabeth Colahan on (07) 4035 2722. Applications close Monday 13 October 2008. Indigenous persons are encouraged to apply. Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian community services organisation ... Wednesday, 24 September 2008National Indigenous Advisor - Sydney CBD location
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
Opportunity to influence Indigenous service delivery National Focus, Sydney CBD based Make your mark within this ‘not for profit’ community services organisation You’re a passionate, performance ... Thursday, 18 September 2008Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... people – aged 24 or under – who were homeless was 44,577 – down from 46,114 in 2001, a decrease of 3.3 per cent. - 9.9 per cent, or 10,362 homeless people, are Indigenous – up from 8491 in 2001, an increase ... Thursday, 04 September 2008Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... (Behrendt is professor of law and indigenous studies at Sydney's University of Technology) in which she outlined some of the successful initiatives that have been used to combat truancy in Indigenous communities ... Thursday, 28 August 2008Mission Australia's Michael Project for the homeless launched today
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... emergency departments; it is also employing the services of a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a drug and alcohol counsellor, an Indigenous outreach worker, along with dentists, barbers, podiatrists ... Monday, 18 August 2008Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... if they are 65 or over. However, due to the health consequences and premature aging associated with homelessness, homeless people aged 50+ (45+ for Indigenous people) are considered elderly. “Statistics ... Monday, 04 August 2008I am an Indigenous Australian looking for work
Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers
If you are an Indigenous Australian looking for work, Mission Australia provides tailored programs to help you find the right job. To register with Mission Australia, please contact your local Mission ... Tuesday, 03 June 2008Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... through all this is that we can’t treat homeless youth as one homogenous group. The needs of a homeless young person in Kings Cross are going to be different to a young homeless Indigenous person in a ... Wednesday, 09 April 2008Mission Australia Training Institute
Category: Pathways/Training
... are finding pathways to new careers in manufacturing, mining and commerce. In many remote and regional sites we are working with indigenous and disadvantaged communities, in partnership with major employers, ... Tuesday, 01 April 2008Johnson & Johnson
Category: Partnerships/Our Corporate Partners
... in several states. Pathways to Prevention provides support and education for children and their families and also has a focus on supporting the indigenous community in several areas, which is an important ... Wednesday, 26 March 2008Community Services in NSW
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... and support options with a particular focus on indigenous homelessness. This groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in Victoria
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... ADEP provides road safety training, assistance and resources primarily to indigenous people aged over 17 years who reside in the East Gippsland area to achieve their drivers licence. It is also available ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in the Northern Territory
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... in Darwin and Katherine Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (IYMP) Northern Territory Integrated Youth Service Pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children: Sobering Up Shelters in ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in Western Australia
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... include: Personal and financial counselling Legal support Support for isolated families Migrant mental health access services Employment assistance Substance abuse support to young Indigenous ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in South Australia
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... through a successful youth: Mission Australia Centre Onkaparinga Youth Services (OYS) Learning Unlimited Programs The Indigenous Youth Mobility Program Pathways towards strong families ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways away from homelessness
Category: 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 ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
Mission Australia has welcomed a report by the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW which calls for greater efforts to help engage Indigenous communities on the issue of problem gambling. ... Friday, 14 March 2008Pathways for Life - Annual Report 2007
Category: Pathways/About Us
... Indigenous people living in remote communities We opened Roma House, a new accommodation service aimed at helping long-term homeless people in Brisbane who have multiple and complex needs Despite record ... Friday, 14 March 2008Body image the main concern for young Australians
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... do you most admire?. Of the survey’s respondents, around 1,700 identified as Indigenous; 4,100 spoke a language other than English at home; and 400 indicated they were either homeless or living in insecure ... Tuesday, 04 December 2007