Search - Homelessness

1. 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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. 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. ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

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

... adventure followed a kayaking expedition at Currumbin last week. Both activities were part of Roma House’s bush therapy program to empower people to overcome the challenges that led to their homelessness. ...

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

...  Years of homelessness had taken their toll in his health. Matthew suffered from blackouts and had ongoing trouble with an ankle that was broken during a mugging. “I had somebody stomp on my ankle, ...

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

... for families without stable housing, winter will be cruel.   The terrible truth is that even if families experiencing homelessness do find their way to crisis accommodation, they could be turned ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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. ...

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

... who have experienced homelessness. He then came into contact with The Michael Project, which organised a new set of false teeth and podiatry work for him. "It's also helped having new teeth,” he told ...

12. 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 ...

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

... group. Mission Australia’s General Manager Social Advocacy and Public Affairs, Eleri Morgan-Thomas, said the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection: first results report released by the Australian ...

14. 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 ...

15. 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 ...

16. 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 ...

17. 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 ...

18. 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 ...

19. 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 ...

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

...  Delivered in partnership by Mission Australia and the Australian Catholic University (ACU) in Brisbane and Minter Ellison, this program provides people struggling with homelessness, mental illness ...

21. 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, ...

22. Photo essay focuses on homeless women who ‘deserve better’
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia understands only too well that there is not “typical” face of homelessness – it can affect people of all backgrounds, genders and ages. To mark International Women’s Day The Global ...

23. Celebrating A Safe Place for Change
(Community Services/Community Services)

Triple Care Farm is Mission Australia's residential program for young people experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness or acute behavioural problems. Since 1989, this farm in the picturesque ...

24. Giving voice to the voiceless
(Community Services/Community Services)

... thanks to our reputation for working with people experiencing homelessness, that we were invited to part of the Minister’s expert panel shaping the largest investment in mental health services in a generation. ...

25. Crisis centres unable to meet homeless demand: The Project
(Daily News/Blog)

This week Channel 10’s The Project ran a story about the high number of people experiencing homelessness who are being turned away from crisis accommodation.  The story was prompted by the murder ...