Mission Australia

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

... had proven the best approach to reducing juvenile offending was not putting young people in custody but providing them with access to programs that addressed the issues at the heart of their behaviour, ...

2. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... are stable and respected, with a proven track record of delivering childcare and other social programs with professionalism, integrity, and a focus on the needs of children and families.  “GoodStart will ...

3. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... state and territory governments had proven themselves largely incapable... of developing coherent urban plans that allowed for the integration of affordable housing. “As a result, in our urban areas ...

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

... have proven experience in each of the skills mentioned above. You would also need to have your own transport as Triple Care Farm isn't accessible via public transport. We are hoping to set up a weekly ...

5. SA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... for the volunteer to have proven experience with good written and verbal English skills and administrative experience. The Volunteer will have the opportunity to be within the centre for three days a ...

6. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
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... symptoms? If we’re serious about tackling these problems – if we really want to address the root causes of child neglect or why there were 58,000 proven cases of child abuse or neglect in Australia last ...

7. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
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... and one that interestingly concerns large, established not-for-profits looking to upscale, as well as the social entrepreneurs with novel, yet unproven, solutions. A simple, efficient and nationally consistent ...

8. Community to benefit from young driver training program
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... been proven that young drivers are far more receptive to road safety information when they are in their safest phase, for example the Learner Driver phase, because they’re keen for information and training,” ...