Mission Australia

1. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
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Mission Australia, one of the country’s leading providers of employment and training programs has launched a new blueprint calling for greater co-ordination between governments, business and community, ...

2. Hush for Homelessness launches in Martin Place
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Australia’s biggest fundraising event to tackle homelessness – Hush for Homelessness – will be launched with a half-day series of events in Sydney’s Martin Place on Thursday, 23 April. Kicking off with ...

3. Bringing together the family services in Mt Druitt
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...  The Directory, which will be launched at the Early Childhood Forum at the Rooty Hill RSL from 3.30 – 7.30pm this evening (Thurs 12 March), will create greater continuity between the agencies who work ...

4. Here comes trouble: new Sounds of the Street album
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... and song writers confronted by issues of homelessness, mental illness, abuse and addiction. Here Comes Trouble will be launched at an all ages concert hosted by Triple J radio announcer “The Doctor” at ...

5. Green Corps team to restore Hans Heysen property
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Restoration of the Adelaide Hills landscape that inspired so many of South Australian artist Hans Heysen’s acclaimed works is the aim of a major Mission Australia Green Corps initiative to be launched ...

6. More connections for Whyalla's young people
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A new $300,000 Mission Australia program to help young people disconnected from mainstream schooling find suitable education and employment opportunities will be launched in Whyalla tomorrow. The Connections ...

7. Green Corps activity to help Riverglades
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... Australia’s Green Corps service manager Leanne Sandery said the Green Corps program – to be launched at 10.30 am on Wednesday, 10 September – will offer young people aged between 17 and 20 the opportunity ...

8. Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
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... Agreement – set to be negotiated at COAG and launched on 1 January 2009 – must become the main vehicle for linking support and accommodation and rolling out homelessness prevention strategies. “We’re ...

9. Mission Australia's Michael Project for the homeless launched today
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A groundbreaking new homeless initiative – Mission Australia’s Michael Project – was launched in Sydney today with the prospect it will change the face of homeless services across Australia in the years ...

10. Green paper on homelessness is a positive step
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Mission Australia has welcomed ‘Which Way Home’ launched today by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at its homeless families service in The Parks, Adelaide. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, said the paper ...

11. U-Turn program helps young drivers get on the road
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Sorell Council, in partnership with the State Government, today launched its B Ready program which offers free driver education and training to young people aged 16-25. Mission Australia State Director ...

12. PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Mission Australia and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) co-developed and launched the groundbreaking co-coaching initiative Elevate, in April 2005. Elevate partners young people aged 15-19 from a diverse ...

13. Vodafone Australia Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Mission Australia and the Vodafone Australia Foundation: a multi-faceted partnership In July 2004, the Vodafone Australia Foundation (VAF) launched the Young People Connected Program in conjunction with ...

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

... medical care or food and clothing. In June 2009 Mission Australia launched a new arm of the service, the Missionbeat Bicycles to improve the speed and flexibility of the service. Each day outreach workers ...

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

... medical care or food and clothing. In June 2009 Mission Australia launched a new arm of the service, the Missionbeat Bicycles to improve the speed and flexibility of the service. Each day outreach ...

16. Annual Review 2008
(Pathways/About Us)

... of Mission Australia’s founding purpose; new vision, mission and value statements; and a business strategy for covering one-, three, five and 10-year plans We launched our Integrated Youth Services Project ...

17. Youth Beat service to help young Tasmanians
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Mission Australia today launched its innovative Youth Beat program, a mobile after hours outreach van providing support, referrals and information to the young people of Glenorchy. Mission Australia ...

18. Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
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... It was during this period that several major initiatives on early childhood were launched. “Back in 2007, there’s no Federal Minister with a specific child – or even youth – focus. “When there’s no ...

19. Backyard footy competition takes game back to grassroots in SA's mid north
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... series. Instead, the new League -- being launched on Sunday, August 26 with the support of leading community service organisation Mission Australia -- has signed up dozens of players who’ve never worn ...

20. New green corps project to be launched at Paiwalla wetlands area near Murray bridge
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A team of young volunteers will assist drought-affected landholders and seek to improve the vegetation in the Paiwalla Wetlands area near Murray Bridge under an exciting new Green Corps project being launched ...

21. New support on mental health issues for individuals, families in Whyalla region
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Individuals or families in the Whyalla region who are struggling with mental health issues now have specialised support through an innovative new program launched by leading community service group, Mission ...

22. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... for Australia to develop a national housing strategy. Mission Australia launched the campaign in the wake of a United Nations Human Rights Council report that declared Australia was in the grip of a ...

23. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... again where I’m forced back on the streets,” Tracey said. The Queensland Government’s recently launched Housing Affordability Strategy has injected funds to increase public housing in Queensland. “That’s ...

24. Supporting Tasmanian communities for children
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Mission Australia today launched an early learning literacy program for young children 0-5 years, which aims to provide a strong foundation for children learning to read when they enter school. The Let’s ...

25. Mission Australia's Green Corps project to help rehabilitate MT Crawford Forest
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A major Green Corps rehabilitation project is being launched for the Mt Crawford Forest region in the Adelaide Hills by leading community services group, Mission Australia, in partnership with ForestrySA. ...