Mission Australia

1. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program
(Download:Fact Sheets)

Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program assists young Aboriginal students to stay in school, gain leadership skills and culture awareness. ...

2. A fresh approach in the mission to enable refugee and migrants to gain sustainable employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... said Mr Bird. “It also can be a catalyst for transforming participants’ lives over a very short period of time..” Mission Australia’s commitment doesn’t stop when students move on from the program into ...

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

... unemployment and early school leavers.  The programs develop their creativity through visual arts and music as well as their self expression and esteem. Students progress at their own pace in a safe, non-judgmental ...

4. QLD Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... follows: To work with one student or a small group of students to assist them in completing tasks allocated by the LLNP teacher To provide direction, instruction and support to the student(s) To ...

5. VIC Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

Academic Mentor Mission Australia Centre Melbourne Monday 5.30 -7.00pm for 14 weeks (Training additional) Assist students with the ‘process of learning’ Mission Australia volunteers and ...

6. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... of students to assist them in completing tasks allocated by the LLNP teacher To provide direction, instruction and support to the student(s) To make notes about the task(s) and provide these to the ...

7. Our Volunteers
(Volunteer/Volunteers)

... are students seeking work experience, retirees, recently-arrived migrants wanting to contribute to their new country and highly skilled professionals. The employees of our Corporate Partners are also involved ...

8. Hush for Homelessness launches in Martin Place
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... (Choirboys) with students from Mission Australia’s Sounds of the Street youth music program. To view our video footage of the event, please click here. Hush for Homelessness – which takes place ...

9. Housing Programs
(Housing/VIC)

... and secondary students only. Students in these units are also entitled to 20% refund on cost of the yearly Metcard – or equivalent (terms and conditions apply). 20 One & Two Bed Units at 75% of the ...

10. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... (RTO), Mission Australia is also providing the added community benefit of giving on-the-job training to local students and Work-For-Dole (WFD) participants. Trainees will have the opportunity to gain ...

11. Here comes trouble: new Sounds of the Street album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... lives to build self esteem and communication skills, offer them positive learning experiences and provide opportunities to gain formal music qualifications. Students are tutored by professional musicians ...

12. More connections for Whyalla's young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Program – designed to re-engage young people aged 13-19 years into further education, training or fulltime employment - is expected to assist about 50 students in the next 12 months. Local member for ...

13. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... their students to participate in this year’s survey and will receive a report based on their own school’s results. These reports provide schools with localised student data and enable them to better target ...

14. 'Through my eyes' - Art changing young lives
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  The exhibition, Through My Eyes, showcases the works of 22 students enrolled in Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Artworks! program which is accredited through TAFE Outreach NSW... CYI ...

15. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... carries the Jesus All About Life campaign as the main signage on his race cars. In 2008 Jesus Racing addressed around 30,000 high school students and presented at numerous men's events around the country. ...

16. Improved literacy and numeracy keys to getting a better job
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... a pathway to further education and training, better job performance and improved job prospects. “Mission Australia currently has vacancies at our LLNP course – it’s absolutely free for eligible students ...

17. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... community into schools (such as an elder-in-residence program) by providing a person who can liaise between Aboriginal students and the school environment. Aboriginal teachers and teacher aides who can ...

18. 5th Birthday for Volt Youth Enterprise Centre
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 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. ...

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

...  “Catalyst-Clemente students are often dealing with extremely complex obstacles to furthering their education such as mental health issues and the risk of homelessness,” Ms Cunial said. “It’s a huge ...

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

... result of this feedback Mission Australia has been able to deliver the Stay on Track program to year nine students across southern Tasmania. “The survey also provides timely information for young people ...

21. Mission Australia launches ground-breaking education program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Coordinator Louise Oakley said the course encouraged students to examine, contemplate and question the world around them, and build their self-esteem. “All the students need is a desire to learn, ...

22. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... network of care, we need to support teachers and schools, as well as health services, to help them play a much greater role in preventing homelessness among students and young patients. “The report’s ...

23. Mission Australia Training Institute
(Pathways/Training)

... across the country. Through these programs many students are finding pathways to new careers. In many remote and regional sites we are working with indigenous and disadvantaged communities, in partnership ...

24. Albert Music
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... In this unique partnership, Albert Music are providing financial support and giving students access to the expertise of its staff, artists and industry contacts. Albert Music helped fund the construction ...

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

... in Mission Australia’s Artworks! program. Artworks! is designed to give at-risk young people an opportunity to explore their personal issues through creativity. During the process, students gain skills ...