Mission Australia

1. Mission Australia Centre
(Document Downloads)

The Mission Australia Centre in central Sydney aims to break the cycle of homelessness. The service provides varying levels of intervention through flexible, innovative responsive services, programs and ...

2. Yirra
(Document Downloads)

Yirra - located in Perth - assists young people who are experiencing problems with substance use. Yirra offers two services: a day program and a 24 hour, seven days a week residential rehabilitation program. ...

3. Experiencing Poverty
(Document Downloads)

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 ...

4. Pathways to Prevention Project
(Document Downloads)

... problem behaviour in young children, strengthens families and fosters positive child development. Mission Australia and Griffith University are partners in the groundbreaking family early intervention ...

5. Homeless Young Australians
(Document Downloads)

... problems. This has been contrasted with homeless young people who initially leave home to assert independence, escape boredom, seek excitement or because of the allure of the streets and this group is ...

6. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
(Document Downloads)

... 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 ...

7. Brighter Futures (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children. The program provides families with the necessary ...

8. Mission Australia Centre
(Community Services/Community Services)

... groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. Specialised staff and volunteers are committed to tackling the real problems ...

9. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with that sort of background is an appropriate response to their problem? “These are hardly good outcomes, particularly when you consider it can cost in excess of $150,000 to keep a young person in ...

10. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... doing traineeships and apprenticeships increased every year, this trend has now halted. Why is this a problem? For three reasons: First, history has shown that the most vulnerable people suffer the harshest ...

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

... offering early intervention support – programs that tackle problems among kids early in their lives. Visit: www.missionpromotion.com/christmasappeal According to Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall: ...

12. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... work and past achievements, he celebrates the event with mixed feelings knowing Sydney still wrestled with a significant homeless problem. To view photos from today's event please click here. “For ...

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

... the disadvantaged and needy in their communities. Handouts and ‘soup lines’ were replaced with structured programs that looked at the causes of problems, and sought to find long-term solutions. Attempts ...

14. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... with a Purpose encourages. My volunteer work with the homeless has put a human face on a social problem that is often ignored or misunderstood," these are real Australians in crisis, and we all need to ...

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

... provides supported playgroups, nutrition programs and a family resource centre. Brighter Futures Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact ...

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

... problems of homelessness. We work to address the underlying causes in order to prevent people from spiralling into homelessness. When people have become homeless, we do our best to keep them safe and supported ...

17. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) Residential & Rahabilitation (Yirra) Yirra - located in Perth - assists young people who are experiencing problems with substance use. Yirra offers two services: ...

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

... have children aged eight years or younger or are expecting a child and who face specific problems. Priority of access is given to families with children less than three years of age. Problems might include: ...

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

... Thomson John's story In the early 1990s I was having problems with alcohol and gambling, which made having a disability so much worse. Where I was living just wasn’t working out and it got to the ...

20. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... barriers to employment such as inadequate family and accommodation support, drug and alcohol problems, and insufficient formal education qualifications. “Mission Australia will work with these services ...

21. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that sort of background is an appropriate response to their problem? “These are hardly good outcomes. They’re even worse when you consider how much we pay for the privilege. “For example, in NSW it costs ...

22. Concern at growing numbers of homeless people turned away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Government's White Paper on homelessness which was released in December 2008 – and we’re confident that it will help bring these numbers down over time. “The problem of homelessness has been with us a ...

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

... problem divorced or separated as a result of their habit. One in ten said they had contemplated suicide while up to 60 problem gamblers take their own lives each year. Now, 10 years later, the Productivity ...

24. Tenant Resources
(Housing/VIC)

... of the type of repair required, how the problem was caused (if known) and any other information that may be relevant. •    Tenants will be required to either provide a contact phone number for the contractor ...

25. Tenant Resources
(Housing/TAS)

... Tenants will need to provide details of the type of repair required, how the problem was caused (if known) and any other information that may be relevant. •    Tenants will be required to either provide ...