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Paid maternity leave battle reignited
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... for employees in 2007. Of its 3,500 staff, close to 70% are women, so the move to paid maternity leave was both a moral and practical decision. As an organisation that believes strongly in family and ... Thursday, 02 October 2008Case Worker / WISH Program - Part time permanent - Drummoyne location
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
... a team who truly understands the need of professional development then we would like to hear from you. In this role you’ll be working with a dedicated team in Women in supported housing (WISH) program ... Wednesday, 17 September 2008Community Services Worker - Potts Point location
Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales
... responses to the needs of female clients within a women’s support service located at Potts Point. Working nights this role will see you maintain safe and secure environment, provide support, living skills ... Wednesday, 17 September 2008Community Services in NSW
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... as safe accommodation, food, clothing and the option to access other intervention support services. Missionbeat transports homeless men, women, children, families and intoxicated or drug affected men ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Community Services in the Northern Territory
Category: Community Services/Community Services by State
... based on a pre-existing service provided by the “Strong Women” patrollers from the communities of Yirrkala and Ski Beach. The Patrol offers people voluntary transportation to a place of safety, be that ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways away from homelessness
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... It offers accommodation, learning and education services. Missionbeat Missionbeat patrols inner Sydney streets, seeking those in distress and need. Homeless men, women, children, families and intoxicated ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Body image the main concern for young Australians
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... women’s level of concern about body image has increased from 28.5 per cent in 2006 to 34.9 per cent in 2007. “As a community, we should all be concerned by these results,” said Ms Hampshire. This is ... Tuesday, 04 December 2007More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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... to the national figure of 46 per cent. “But these figures are out of date. Based on our experiences – and what other agencies are saying – we believe homeless numbers across all groups (women, men, families, ... Monday, 06 August 2007Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women
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One of Sydney’s leading providers of crisis accommodation services is having to turn away hundreds of homeless women each year as the city struggles to cope with growing numbers of women needing help and ... Monday, 06 August 2007Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
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... provides a 24-hour, 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. Residents ... Monday, 06 August 2007Lord Mayor’s $40,000 donation for homeless women’s mental health care in Kings Cross
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... for women and women with children, Lou’s Place. The Lord Mayor’s Salary Trust, was set up by the Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney, Clover Moore, to receive her mayoral fees. The money is distributed ... Monday, 19 March 2007Combating youth unemployment rates in Tasmania
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... for Children program model to include a focus on young people, aged 6-16. • Expand funding for effective programs that work with very marginalised young people. • Develop and implement a Rural Women’s ... Tuesday, 27 February 2007New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem
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... for effective programs that work with very marginalised young people. Develop and implement a Rural Women’s Apprenticeship Program that provides training and local career development opportunities ... Thursday, 23 November 2006Roma House - A new service for homeless Queenslanders launched in Brisbane
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... 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 ... Wednesday, 22 November 2006Mission Australia to open new offices in Adelaide's west
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... education options, case management, and life skills training to young people, particularly young women who are disconnected from mainstream education. School holiday programs at the Athol Park Neighbourhood ... Thursday, 28 September 2006New program to protect homeless young women from sexual assault, other harm
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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 ... Monday, 15 May 2006Brisbane's War Chronicles recorded by unemployed
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In time for ANZAC Day, a group of unemployed people from Brisbane is capturing the memories of women at war – those left behind and those called into service – during World War I and II. The documentary-style ... Wednesday, 26 April 2006