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Total: 25 results found.

   
Mission Australia welcomes the discussion paper in the context of the Commonwealth’s broader social inclusion agenda, particularly given the strong links between poverty, unemployment, social exclusion ...
Recent research by the Social Policy Research Centre, Anglicare, Mission Australia and others has found that where there is someone in a household with a disability, poverty rates are higher and hardship ...
Towards new indicators of disadvantage is the major report of a project which has aimed to understand disadvantage based on the actual living standards and experiences of people in poverty. The research ...
4. Left out and missing out: Voices from the margins
(Download:Social Policy Reports)
Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day accoridng to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October)  ...
5. The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
(Download:Social Policy Reports)
... existing instruments (e.g. poverty lines) to better identify the extent and nature of disadvantage in Australia.  ...
... identification and measurement of poverty.  ...
7. Experiencing Poverty
(Download:Miscellaneous Documents)
The first results of research that aims to measure poverty in a new way were released today (Monday 6 March). The research highlights the problems facing low-income Australians who have missed out on the ...
... 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 ...
9. 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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
12. 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, ...
... 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 to make ends meet. ...
14. 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 ...
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 ...
... operates in metropolitan Adelaide and regional centres, with strong expertise particularly in dealing with homelessness, poverty, family disruption, youth issues, and drug and alcohol abuse.  ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
22. 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, ...
... 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) ...
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 ...
... 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 employment ...

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