Search - Homeless

1. A big hand for our wonderful volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

... Ellison are one such corporate who have dedicated their time and services through volunteering every month and assisting our Homeless Persons Legal Clinic at the Café. They are also a part of our Catalyst ...

2. Going Places up for Workplace Innovation Award
(Daily News/Blog)

... rough sleeping or chronic homelessness. Its “housing-first” approach means the first priority is to safely house the person or family. Further support includes counselling and helping people to gain ...

3. Triple Care Farms students give back to local community
(Daily News/Blog)

...  Triple Care Farm is a residential program assisting young people who have experienced homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness or acute behavioural problems to get their lives back on track. Nineteen-year-old ...

4. Cautious support for Budget, but more to do
(Daily News/Blog)

... accurate unemployment forecast. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, also expressed his disappointment at the missed opportunity to tackle homelessness and place it at the forefront of the national agenda. ...

5. Working families losing grip on secure housing
(News/MA Newsletter)

With the price of homes for rent or sale rising faster than Australian incomes and rental vacancies plunging below 1%, we are seeing more working families on the brink of homelessness. There are a multitude ...

6. Winter Sleepout 2012: get involved!
(News/MA Newsletter)

Each year thousands of people swap their warm beds for sleeping bags for just one night to get an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. Held during National Homeless Persons’ Week, from 6 to 12 August, ...

7. The cost of homelessness
(News/MA Newsletter)

Have you ever wondered how much homelessness costs Australians each year? We have, and what we found may surprise you. Mission Australia’s recent report The Michael Project: New perspectives and possibilities ...

8. Insight with Cheryl O’Donnell, Southern NSW Community Services Operations Manager
(News/MA Newsletter)

... The south-east of the state has the highest homeless rate per capita. "There has also been an increase in the number of cases involving mental health problems, financial and gambling problems and calls ...

9. Our Roma House adventurers scale new heights
(Daily News/Blog)

A group of current and former residents from Mission Australia’s Roma House in Brisbane yesterday scaled the cliffs at Kangaroo Point as part of the homeless service’s innovative Wild Earth Adventures ...

10. Attack on homeless man highlights dangers of rough sleeping
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s Michael Project report, released last week, indicated the high incidence of traumatic experience, including serious physical assault, among people who are homeless. Today’s news about ...

11. Winter Appeal 2012
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

Help us help homeless families - Donate today As the days grow cooler across much of Australia, many of us will be curling up in front of the heater, safe from the chill. But ...

12. Winter Phone Appeal 2012
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

Help us help homeless families - Donate today The terrible truth is that even if families experiencing homelessness do find their way to crisis accommodation, they could be turned ...

13. Society will be judged by how it deals with homelessness, researcher says
(Daily News/Blog)

An eminent US researcher into homelessness this week told guests at the launch of Mission Australia’ Michael Project report he believed our society will be judged by how well we supported homeless people. ...

14. Thanks to the men from The Michael Project for sharing their stories
(Daily News/Blog)

... the lives of homeless men. While the findings that the project saved around $3,600 per person supported over a year were compelling, the story struck a chord with the public thanks to the formerly homeless ...

15. Report finds new homeless service model saves money, changes lives
(Daily News/Blog)

A program aimed at tackling homelessness among Sydney men has delivered dramatic results while producing significant public savings, according to a Mission Australia report being launched today. Mission ...

16. Report shows need to work harder to help homeless children and youth
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia says a new report showing children and youth under 25 make up half of Australia’s homeless population serves as a chilling reminder of the need for more assistance for this vulnerable ...

17. CYI postcards celebrate transformative power of art
(Daily News/Blog)

... 2005. Based in Sydney’s Surry Hills, CYI runs free creative programs for young people facing challenges such as homelessness, mental health issues and unemployment. Since 1993, this innovative program ...

18. Snapshot paints depressing picture of impact of homelessness
(Daily News/Blog)

A new report that compares the lives of 1.1 million Australians who have experienced homelessness with the general population paints a stark and depressing picture, according to Mission Australia. The ...

19. Tireless Triple Care Farm volunteer honoured
(Daily News/Blog)

... Highlands rehabilitation centre for young people experiencing homelessness, substance abuse and mental health issues. The retired teacher said it was an honour to be recognised for the 12 years she ...

20. Cecily makes every week Seniors Week at Charles Chambers Court
(Daily News/Blog)

... people who have experienced homelessness. For many of the residents, it’s the first real home they have had for years after long or intermittent periods of homelessness. A nun and school teacher ...

21. New Sydney service helping to keep Aboriginal people housed
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s Coastal Sydney Aboriginal Tenancy Support Service (CSATSS), which aims to reduce Aboriginal homelessness in the city and its surrounds, was officially launched yesterday by the NSW ...

22. ABC video shows Going Places housing program getting results in Cairns
(Daily News/Blog)

... Government-funded program offers housing assistance to single men and women, young people, couples and families experiencing chronic homelessness. Its “housing-first” approach means the first priority ...

23. Patrick gets second chance with Catalyst Clemente
(Daily News/Blog)

... education program. Just over a year ago, Patrick was sleeping on a children’s playground in Brisbane’s New Farm Park. He was homeless, isolated and crippled by alcohol addiction. Now he is studying ...

24. Shannon Noll shines light on the music biz for Triple Care Farm students
(Daily News/Blog)

... What About Me? Back in 2009, CCAF approached Mission Australia to fund a pilot music program at Triple Care Farm – our residential program in the Southern Highlands for young people experiencing homelessness, ...

25. Need for boarding house reform back in the news
(Daily News/Blog)

... this week heard that poor accommodation conditions and lack of proper healthcare may have contributed to the unexpected deaths. The coronial inquest prompted the Homeless Person’s Legal Centre to call ...