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Together we can tackle housing shortage: MA Housing Chief

MA Housing Chief Executive Andrew McAnulty writes in The Sydney Morning Herald that with a shortage of dwellings predicted to reach 600,000 by 2030, the time has come for large-scale co-operation:

Australia has a shortage of about 215,000 dwellings, which means there are many more households than there are homes for them.

On present trends, the number is expected to grow to more than 600,000 by 2030.

Sounds of the Streets set for Sticky launch

Sticky-Sounds-of-the-Street-160 Sticky, the new album from Mission Australia’s Sounds of the Streets (SOTS) program will be launched in inner-city Sydney on Thursday 9 February - and everyone’s invited!

The SOTS program is a 20-week TAFE accredited music course run out of Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) in Surry Hills.

SOTS students bring a wide range of life experience and skills to the course, with many facing significant life challenges and hardships.

About Mission Australia

Mission Australia is a community service organisation that has been transforming the lives of Australians in need for more than 150 years. Today we provide more than 550 community and employment services that help over 300,000 Australians a year.

Our vision is to see a fairer Australia by enabling people in need to find pathways to a better life. Walking alongside those in need, our 3,500 employees and 1,700 volunteers help them discover:

Pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children
Pathways through a successful youth
Pathways away from homelessness
Pathways for life and work-ready skills
Pathways to sustainable employment

Working together we strengthen families, empower youth, strive to solve homelessness and provide employment solutions. By learning from others and sharing what works well for us, we are able to deliver positive outcomes for individuals, families and communities.

We aim to stop problems before they start, provide support to prevent situations from getting worse and form partnerships to find long-term solutions to community issues.

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