Mission Australia

1. Youth Beat
(Document Downloads)

Youth Beat provides a Youth Outreach Service to young people in the northern suburbs of Darwin, Katherine and the surrounding areas, who are on the streets at night. The service engages and connects with ...

2. 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 ...

3. Team Leader – Youth Beat - Darwin/Palmerston – Fixed Term Contract
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Northern Territory)

... Join our passionate team who provide a Youth Outreach service in Darwin and Palmerston, focussing on engaging and connecting with young people aged 10 to 18 years who are on the streets at night. For ...

4. Missionbeat
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia’s homeless outreach service, Missionbeat, patrols inner Sydney streets seeking out those in distress and offering them support.  The iconic vans transport homeless men, women, children, ...

5. Head Game: new Sounds of the Street Album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... dealing with substance abuse, or a sweetly sung lament on loves lost and remembered, or a billowing gothic industrial epic on what it's like to really live on the streets,” said Michael Hanlon, one ...

6. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the MAC there was a 10% decline in people returning to the streets and a 6% increase in those living in a house or flat. Studies show that of men leaving traditional crisis accommodation, around 18% simply ...

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

... receiving that support and there are homeless people sleeping rough on Sydney’s inner city streets there’ll be Missionbeat. “And you can help guarantee Missionbeat’s presence for many years to come.  ...

8. Homeless hit the street for City2Surf
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and Bathurst Streets When: 7.30am Media contact: Patrick Flynn 0407 411 256  ...

9. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... streets of Sydney, helping those in need.         DANIEL WIDDOWSON “Mission Australia is caring for those who are often forgotten about, it’s loving those who are often unloved, and it’s ...

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

... Missionbeat: Mission Australia’s homeless outreach service, Missionbeat, patrols inner Sydney streets seeking out those in distress and offering them support. The iconic vans transport homeless men, ...

11. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... a successful youth: Youth Beat Youth Beat provides a Youth Outreach Service to young people in the northern suburbs of Darwin, Katherine and the surrounding areas, who are on the streets at night. ...

12. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... are on the streets at night. In April this year MA will be running a workshop to teach kids to fix and maintain bikes. The team have collected donated spare parts, tubes, tires, chains, nuts and bolts ...

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

... point where I had to leave. Without any support I was on the streets in no time. Luckily I found Mission Australia’s Campbell House (now Mission Australia Centre). My case manager, David, worked very ...

14. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... our plans. “It’s a credit to Mission Australia that they’ve come up with this idea and I’m delighted to be able to support them in their efforts to help people living on our streets,” Ms Moore said. ...

15. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... reports of violence - and politicians creating the impression of unsafe streets for political advantage. The emergence of personal safety as a major concern carries broader repercussions. Research shows ...

16. Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... years have meant nothing for Australia’s homeless – there’s been no trickle down of benefits to them. “The rise in the number of people sleeping rough on our streets – up from 14,158 in 2001 to 16,375 ...

17. Award winning aged-care service for the homeless turns ten
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Australia, which caters exclusively for low-income and homeless clients, many who have come directly from living on the streets. More than 50% of the CCC residents have a diagnosed mental illness. ...

18. Spiralling fuel costs hurt Sydney's Missionbeat vans
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the four vans we do around 80,000 kilometres every 12 months,” said Mr Petsalis. “You can imagine what sort of impact rising petrol costs have on our ability to do our job – patrolling the streets of ...

19. Vodafone Foundation Australia
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... Australia, Barnardos and Father Chris Riley’s Youth off the Streets. The program - which aims to help disadvantaged young people stay connected to friends, family, agencies and support services - has expanded ...

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

... who you are 98.0% 27.6% 11 Streets that are safe to walk in at night 97.7% 48.3%  ...

21. Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 1200 boarding houses in Sydney’s inner city back in 2003-2004, there are now under 300. The chronic lack of affordable housing in Sydney has forced many women, and men, onto the streets. “Mission Australia ...

22. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Roma House resident and mother of two, has lived on the streets for around five months after suffering from domestic abuse, alcohol dependency and mental health problems. Her children were placed into ...

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

... intensive support base for the state’s homeless men, women and families – helping them transition from the streets into a more independent, sustainable and safe mode of living. Roma House represents ...

24. Art offers unique insight into the minds of at-risk young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Streets, Sydney). The ‘Scratching the Surface’ exhibition marks 10 years of Deutsche Bank’s generous support. The free exhibition showcases over 120 artworks by nine students from Mission Australia Creative ...

25. New program to protect homeless young women from sexual assault, other harm
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Young women who are living on the streets or in unsafe situations in Adelaide are being taught self-protection skills in a ground-breaking new program being run by Mission Australia. They are being taught ...