Mission Australia

1. Pathways to Prevention - Miller
(Download:Fact Sheets)

Pathways is an early intervention program for young children and their families. The project promotes healthy development, positive relationships and strong communities. Miller Pathways, located in South ...

2. Crime and Social Isolation: Beyond Moral Panics and Bad Parents
(Download:Social Policy Seminars)

... ARC funded project investigating violence in rural communities and has recently been conducting community research studies in a number of south-western Sydney localities.  ...

3. Towards new indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and social exclusion in Australia
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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. Pathways to Prevention Project
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Australia-first study shows achievements of groundbreaking early-intervention program. The most comprehensive analysis of a major Australian early intervention program has provided clear evidence it reduces ...

5. The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
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Bulletin No.1 - Identifying the Essentials of Life By Peter Saunders. This project is a collaboration between researchers at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and analysts from the Australian ...

6. Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low-Income Australians
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Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project Stage I: Focus Group Outcomes The research reported in this publication forms the first stage of a project designed to develop new indicators of disadvantage ...

7. Enterprise Development Manager
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Queensland)

2 year fixed term contract, with possibility for extension Ground breaking new project Opportunity to apply business skills for social impact Mission Australia is a leading not-for-profit community ...

8. Enterprise Development Manager
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Northern Territory)

2 year fixed term contract, with possibility for extension Ground breaking new project Opportunity to apply business skills for social impact Mission Australia is a leading not-for-profit community ...

9. Enterprise Development Manager
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Victoria)

2 year fixed term contract, with possibility for extension Ground breaking new project Opportunity to apply business skills for social impact Mission Australia is a leading not-for-profit community ...

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

...  Project Kokoda Trek is an exciting project in the design and development stage which will see 6 clients and a Mission Australia member of staff complete the Kokoda Trek in early September 2009. Six senior ...

11. QLD Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... to Prevention Project, Queensland We require a volunteer bus driver from 8am – 1.30pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during school term times. The driver would transport parents and children to ethno-specific ...

12. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Sydney, NSW Client Group: Homeless men Spend quality time with the men who are supported by our homeless services & the Michael Project. The aim of the project is to provide clearer long term pathways ...

13. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... principles and initiatives across Mission Australia sites 2005 Queensland Pilot Project In 2005, three Mission Australia services, located in Queensland, participated in a pilot project producing ...

14. Green Corps team helps local landowners develop natural habitats
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the nature and focus of the work being undertaken by our Green Corps teams in this and other projects around the State,” Ms Paull said. “Many private landowners are seeking our assistance, to boost their ...

15. P&O Cruises partners with Mission Australia for innovative community program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... were put to good use. “The project not only helps those in our community who need an extra hand, but is another way for us to reduce waste from our operations in a socially conscious and sustainable ...

16. Telstra
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... has supported many Mission Australia projects including: QLD Internet Cafe Mission Australia Centre redevelopment Darwin Youth Beat Relocation to new Sydney Head Office Program contributions ...

17. 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 ...

18. Green Corps team to restore Hans Heysen property
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Hahndorf next week. Mission Australia Operations Manager for Employment Services Harry Douvartzidis said the project would improve the biodiversity of The Cedars property, the Hahndorf home of Sir ...

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

... Murray Drive (opposite house No. 95) at Murray Bridge. “The project will assist young people in gaining skills and work experience, while assisting the community and the environment through works carried ...

20. Community Engagement blooms in Garden Project
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Disengaged young people have learned more about teamwork and commitment – and how to tell the difference between weeds and “real” plants – during a Community Garden project run by Mission Australia at ...

21. Mission Australia set to relaunch family support service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... northern suburbs. “Jacaranda House offers support across the community - from supported housing assistance for individuals and families to the largest service offered at the site – Pathways Projects,” ...

22. Mission Australia's Michael Project for the homeless launched today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

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 ...

23. 5th Birthday for Volt Youth Enterprise Centre
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... program, introduced late last year, in which young parents learn to make furniture and toys for their children, and the Seaford Workers Crew’s work with students at Seaford 6-12 in school landscaping projects. ...

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

... about personal change through undergraduate education... Mission Australia’s Catalyst-Clemente Project Coordinator, Cristiane Cunial, said Catalyst-Clemente had been an outstanding success in Melbourne. ...

25. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... improve their programs, services and projects for young people,” he said. “For a number of years one of the key issues identified by young Tasmanians in the survey was depression and suicide and as a ...