Mission Australia

1. Lemongrove Lodge Transitional Youth Services (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... has a high level of youth unemployment, poverty, family breakdown, violence and homelessness. (Area covered: Penrith, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury region/Mt Druitt). We target young people (16-24).  ...

2. Anti Poverty Week video winners mission to Canberra
(Daily News/Blog)

... 18th March 2010 winners of Mission Australia’s Anti Poverty Week video competition, Gavin Douglas, Revesby-Wirrimbirra Rotary Club member, and Daniel Petsalis, Missionbeat manager, met with Senator Ursula ...

3. Milestone for the Catalyst Clemente program
(Daily News/Blog)

... by Phillips & Father   Mission Australia’s Catalyst Clemente (Catalyst) program provides tertiary education in arts and the humanities to assist marginalised people escape cycles of poverty ...

4. Last minute Christmas gift ideas from Mission Australia!
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Mission Australia’s Christmas Appeal - This year’s Christmas appeal focuses on child poverty. Mission Australia helps disadvantaged children in a range of ways including by providing accommodation and ...

5. Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in the Mt Druitt area. Giving the keynote address at the forum will be Dr Fiona Hilferty from the University of NSW who will be speaking on the impact of poverty on children’s learning. Communities ...

6. PM for a day? What would you do to tackle poverty?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia is encouraging Australians of all ages to say what they would do to alleviate poverty if they were Prime Minister for a day to help mark Anti-Poverty Week (11-17 October). The best ...

7. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

... City Mission) was established, making it the second oldest charitable organisation in Queensland. In 1860, Benjamin Short, a newly arrived immigrant from England, was appalled by the poverty that existed ...

8. 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 ...

9. Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... day. When I first came out of teachers’ college and we went to the kindergartens around Woolloomooloo. I saw so much poverty. I’d never seen it before. I saw six people living in a single room, struggling ...

10. Research and Social Policy
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

Mission Australia regularly publishes snapshots, policy submissions and major reports on key social issues, including: families and children, homelessness, youth, social inclusion, poverty, employment, ...

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

... more across the country  – helps parents facing a range of challenges, including poverty, mental health issues, long-term unemployment and domestic violence. The program works with parents as they get ...

12. Mission Australia helping families cut energy bills to prevent poverty spiral
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Anti-Poverty Week Sunday, October 12 - Saturday, October 18 Families in Adelaide’s north western suburbs are slicing as much as $200 from their energy bills each quarter through a Mission Australia program ...

13. Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is modelled on a successful initiative in the USA and is based on the belief that poverty is more than just exclusion from material goods – it’s also about social exclusion. Catalyst-Clemente program ...

14. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day according to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October). The research ...

15. Work for dole project reconstructing history in SA
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Adelaide and regional centres, with strong expertise particularly in dealing with homelessness, poverty, family disruption, youth issues, and drug and alcohol abuse.  ...

16. University courses for disadvantaged Australians offer a path out of poverty
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... new possibilities for the future. Catalyst-Clemente is modelled on a previously successful initiative in the USA and is based on the belief that poverty is more than just exclusion from material goods ...

17. Rising cost of living set to increase numbers at Christmas Lunch in the Park
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in need. Ms Paskevicius said Christmas Lunch in the Park is both an important service and a social event for families and individuals who are experiencing poverty, marriage breakdown, unemployment, drug ...

18. AGL stages Christmas party for struggling families
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... be a real struggle,” Mission Australia spokesman Daniel Clements said. “When you’re trying to set up a stable home for your children, and often having to deal with major challenges such as poverty, family ...

19. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... If there is upheaval during this time – particularly during the transition from preschool to school – there is a greater chance a person will experience difficulties, including poverty, unemployment and ...

20. Roma House - A new service for homeless Queenslanders launched in Brisbane
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... dependency; and to be the victims of violence, extreme poverty, family breakdown or a combination of all of these,” Mr Hopper said. “The support on offer at Roma House will be practical, dignified, genuine ...

21. Rock Adelaide's South to 'Make Poverty History'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... hears about the international “Make Poverty History” campaign. Organised by Mission Australia’s Reynella Enterprise & Youth Centre (REYC), the four bands - Black Knight, Big Mistake, The Kicks, ...

22. Mission Australia to open new offices in Adelaide's west
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... have dropped out of school for a host of reasons, such as family disruption, poverty, and drug and alcohol problems. The new office, at the Cheltenham Community Centre (62 Stroud Street, North Cheltenham) ...

23. Unlimited Ways of Learning For ‘At Risk’ Students in South Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Young people in South Australia who have dropped out of school for a host of reasons such as family disruption, poverty, and drug and alcohol problems will have new ways to get their lives back on track ...

24. New program to benefit young aboriginal people from remote South Australian communities
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 146 community services across Australia, including a range of services in SA dealing with homelessness, poverty, family disruption, youth issues, and drug and alcohol abuse. It is one of the biggest ...

25. Teachers and students resource page
(Uncategorised Content)

... on on social issues, including personal accounts of our clients - looking at their transformation from youth poverty/homelessness into a valuable state of 'belonging' with friends/family and mentors.   ...