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Left out and missing out: Voices from the margins
Category: Download:Social Policy Reports
Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day accoridng to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October) ... Friday, 21 March 2008Experiencing Poverty
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... benefits of Australia’s growing economic prosperity. The study, funded by the Australian Research Council, was conducted by a consortium of leading social researchers and welfare agency practitioners ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
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... for their children’s welfare and education. Kids must go to school and be safe in the home. But looking behind these measures, there are bigger questions at stake. Is using a fairly large and blunt policy ... Monday, 01 December 2008Case Worker - Brighter Futures Program Kempsey/ Nambucca
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
... is to provide home visiting which includes travelling between sites. You’ll bring to the role a genuine commitment to providing excellent service, demonstrated welfare experience, report writing, MS ... Monday, 17 November 2008From little things, big things grow - a story from Mission Australia’s Special Needs Dental Service (SNDS)
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... Following rehab, Brian moved into supported post-rehabilitation accommodation, and he resided there for a number of years. He began volunteering at welfare services in his local area and soon found ... Wednesday, 12 November 2008Paid maternity leave battle reignited
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... savings for the whole community, in terms of spending on health, welfare and justice systems. Introducing paid maternity leave in Australia would be a great first step, it's now up to the Rudd Government ... Thursday, 02 October 2008Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
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The debate surrounding the linking of welfare payments to school attendance has brought out strong views on both sides – not surprising for issues so fundamental to our community’s well-being. Parents ... Thursday, 28 August 2008Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
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... is offered free of charge to all students. Eight out of 16 students successfully completed a subject in the first semester. Referrals for the course came from four external welfare centres as well ... Tuesday, 05 August 2008Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
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... this regard. “Better coordination of services and communication between health and welfare agencies would also help to identify older people at risk of homelessness. “Mission Australia’s submission to ... Monday, 04 August 2008TAS Volunteer Opportunities
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... Beat Staff Flexible availability Some background in Youth Work or Community Welfare would be beneficial, but not essential All volunteers will receive full training and support. For further ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Graduate Program
Category: Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience
... graduates who can demonstrate some experience in community services, and a commitment to principles of community welfare and social justice. Graduates need to understand and work within the Mission Australia ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Internship Program
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... to students in these areas: Counselling Social Work Psychology Education Cert IV or Diploma level TAFE course in Community Welfare (or related area) Research/Social Sciences Occupational ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Internship Success - Alexis Bradshaw
Category: Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience
... did besides being a welfare agency. After a short while I realised that Mission Australia was a massive organisation that had its fingers in most areas of society’s pie. I commenced my field education ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in the Northern Territory
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... young people by intensively engaging with them so they take responsibility for their own care and development and move away from welfare dependency Counteract negative influences - including those related ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways away from homelessness
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS). Homelessness NSW, the Women’s ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008The Mission Australia Story
Category: Pathways/About Us
... of those living in poverty. The City Missions operated in a time before government welfare or unemployment benefits existed and they were called upon to save many families from starvation. During the ... Friday, 14 March 2008Body image the main concern for young Australians
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... – with one-in-three respondents recording it as a major concern. The national survey, conducted by welfare charity Mission Australia, tested the views of almost 29,000 young people, between the ages ... Tuesday, 04 December 2007New poverty research shows Australians missing out
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Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day according to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October). The research ... Monday, 15 October 2007Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
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... one at our highest level of government with the publicly articulated responsibility of managing child welfare and development, you have to wonder where it stands as a priority. “It certainly adds weight ... Thursday, 27 September 2007Hunter Legal Service assisting the Disadvantaged
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... fallen through the service gaps. “The clients we’re seeing are facing a variety of legal and welfare issues in parallel,” she explained. “HHLAS is perfectly placed to assist those clients by providing ... Thursday, 05 July 2007Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... family connectedness. The report also provides evidence that expenditure on early intervention programs similar to Pathways save the community in terms of spending by the health, welfare and justice ... Thursday, 07 December 2006McClure welcomes Fair Pay Commission role
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... forefront of reforms to Australia’s welfare system. He was the Chairperson of the Federal Government’s Independent Reference Group on Welfare Reform in 1999-2000. These reforms are closely connected with ... Tuesday, 28 March 2006