Mission Australia

1. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
(Download:Policy Submissions)

... would also urge that consideration be given to increased policy and programmatic support for training initiatives and transitional labour market programs which have been shown to be effective in enhancing ...

2. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
(Download:Social Policy Reports)

... and a raft of new initiatives and policies to address the causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem. The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) report says concerted action is needed to engage thousands ...

3. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that help people rebuild their lives, promote animal welfare and support community environmental and sustainability initiatives. Cr Moore said the new Missionbeat service is an important part of City ...

4. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... please email your resume and a brief cover letter to volunteering@missionaustralia.com.au Think Big - Creative Youth Initiatives Located at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Surry ...

5. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

...  Personal Helpers and Mentors Program, Launceston The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is one of the key initiatives of the Australian Government’s mental health reform package announced ...

6. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Initiatives (CYI), which provides free creative programs for young people aged 16-25 years. CYI has an Artworks program which allows the clients to express themselves creatively. Our clients & staff would ...

7. Strategic Partnerships
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... Through our longstanding pro bono and community initiatives we harness the knowledge capital and resources of Freehill’s partners and staff to build a better community. Simply put, we aim to change the ...

8. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... factors behind problem gambling – something which makes targeting new initiatives almost impossible. Problem gambling doesn’t respect wealth, status, age, ethnicity or gender. Another difficulty is ...

9. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... strategy and established a sustainability steering group to identify and coordinate initiatives Rolled out a sustainability pilot program in Queensland Made a commitment to measure our national environmental ...

10. West Heidelberg community unites to celebrate Harmony Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Celebrations at Olympic Park coincide with week-long Federal and State Government initiatives to bring rise to cultural diversity and living in harmony with one another. Mission Australia State Director, ...

11. Here comes trouble: new Sounds of the Street album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... are graduates of the Sounds of the Street course at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) – a service that aims to support 16 to 25 year olds facing many and varied challenges in their personal ...

12. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... homeless initiatives – the Mission Australia Centre and the Michael Project. Clients have access not only to accommodation and intensive case management but everything ranging from training in computer ...

13. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the model being rolled out across the country. These initiatives represent quite a sea-change in the way authorities think about the management of income support.  For those of us on the front line ...

14. 'Through my eyes' - Art changing young lives
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  The exhibition, Through My Eyes, showcases the works of 22 students enrolled in Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Artworks! program which is accredited through TAFE Outreach NSW... CYI ...

15. Paid maternity leave battle reignited
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with family-oriented initiatives that improve communication and language skills, reduce difficult behaviour and foster family connectedness. Research also suggests that programs similar to Pathways produce ...

16. Green Corps activity to help Riverglades
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to receive quality training while contributing to environmental and cultural heritage initiatives... Murray Bridge Mayor Alan Arbon will attend the launch, at the Riverglades Wetlands, The Causeway, ...

17. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(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 ...

18. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to get on top of this problem we need to start by providing older homeless people with a variety of housing and support options that address their individual needs. “We need more policy initiatives along ...

19. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... other support services that could be introduced to complement both initiatives. “For example, Reconnect is all about working with families to reduce conflict and reconcile parents and their kids in order ...

20. Youth Beat service highlights concerns for young Tasmanians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia helps disadvantaged Tasmanians regain their lives and independence by providing employment and training as well as offering youth initiatives to inspire disadvantaged young people. For more ...

21. Albert Music
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Albert Music, one of Australia’s oldest music businesses signed a three-year partnership in 2005 with Mission Australia to support our Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Sounds of the Street music program. ...

22. The Fogarty Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... initiatives. The funding and support helps establish the programs which, once developed, should continue to progress on their own or be in a position to source funding elsewhere. All of the programs that ...

23. Johnson & Johnson
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Johnson & Johnson aligns its philanthropic initiatives with its expertise in four key platforms for giving: Access to Health Care, Children’s Health, Education and Community Responsibility. Johnson & ...

24. Internship Success - Alexis Bradshaw
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

Intern Placement – Alexis Bradshaw Creative Youth Initiatives “Are you creative?” I can’t say I expected to hear this question from the Social Work Field Education Officer at my uni. “Um….I played ...

25. Initiatives
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Mission Australia Jobs)

A career with Mission Australia will offer you exciting rewards and challenges with real opportunities for advancement. Mission Australia employees enjoy many benefits including: Fringe benefits ...