Search - social inclusion

1. Missionbeat nurse makes ‘sydney’ magazine’s influence list
(Daily News/Blog)

... Workers to help meet the medical, social, mental health and housing needs of homeless people - some who have been living on the streets for decades. Paul featured in the ‘Altruists’ category of the ‘sydney’ ...

2. Kids in limbo, Australia's growing reliance on juvenile remand
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... community welfare organisations are calling for a shift towards intensive support programs instead. The South Australian Social Inclusion Unit's To Break The Cycle report and Mission Australia's publication ...

3. Macarthur Early Childhood Intervention Service (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... challenging behaviours. The Challenging Behaviour Support program is designed to achieve improvements in the areas where the child and family are facing difficulties at home, in the classroom or social ...

4. Miller Community Preschool & Early Childhood Intervention Service (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... full potential. Groups focus on developing children’s play, social and communication skills, with specialist support provided by a speech pathologist and occupational therapist. The preschool offers ...

5. Locals living rough
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... campaign at a council meeting on 26 July. Mr Bowen said he was alerted to the issue last year when a report tabled with the council’s social inclusion plan revealed Randwick City had the second-highest ...

6. More traineeships in Bellambi for people with disability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... accredited training in Certificate II in waste management. The job seekers will receive training though a soon to be established social enterprise Feather Weight, which will manufacture punching bags ...

7. New information standards needed to help Australians at‐risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to implement standardised national data collection across social services to help address this problem. The report will be launched by the Australian Minister for Social Inclusion, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek, ...

8. Minister launches our new southern base in SA
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s new southern headquarters in Old Reynella, SA, was officially launched on Wednesday by the Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers and the Minister Assisting the Premier in Social ...

9. Learning life lessons through Catalyst Clemente
(Daily News/Blog)

... level humanities education. It caters for the particular needs of students by combining education with social support. Learning Partners like Sarah are recruited from corporate partners and the wider ...

10. Michael’s Intensive Supported Housing Accord Service (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... the men to build the lives they would like to live. Based in Parramatta, MISHA follows on from The Michael Project – a three-year initiative that aimed to improve the social inclusion of homeless men ...

11. Work begins on new Redfern aged homeless facility
(Daily News/Blog)

... homeless. The Minister for Mental Health, Mark Butler, as well as the Minister for Human Services and Social Inclusion, Tanya Plibersek, officially launched the construction of the Redfern facility on ...

12. A catalyst for changing women’s lives
(Daily News/Blog)

On this 100th International Women’s Day we’d like to celebrate our Catalyst Clemente education program, which is empowering women across the nation. Catalyst Clemente offers free, socially supported ...

13. Michael Project (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... through four integrated programs: Client Wellbeing and Counselling Intervention; Self-care and Health; Missionbeat Outreach Nurse; and Social Inclusion Skills Development. The current study aims to evaluate ...

14. Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Study Role Data entry operator Description MISHA works with homeless men to achieve housing stability and improve social inclusion. Dates One day per week, starting ASAP, for ...

15. Research and Social Policy
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

The Research and Social Policy Unit works across each of the Mission Australia pathways and contributes to our vision of a fairer Australia by: Advocating to all levels of government as they develop ...

16. Vodafone Foundation Australia
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... can add contacts in an Address Book and schedule texts to be sent to clients 24/7. The YPC program provides long term economic and social benefits to the community through the reduction of anti-social ...

17. Sign up to Mission Australia’s anti-poverty video petition!
(Uncategorised Content)

... be flown to Canberra to meet the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion, Senator Ursula Stephens, to discuss the club's idea. Latest research shows that around one in seven Australians who ...

18. Data entry operator - MISHA
(Downloads/Miscellaneous Documents/Volunteer positions)

MISHA works with homeless men to achieve housing stability and improve social inclusion.  ...

19. The changing taste of welfare services - The evolution of Cafe One
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

... today through Café One in Wickham St, Fortitude Valley. Engaging with disadvantaged people over food is vital for reasons of food security and social inclusion. People on the fringes of society benefit ...

20. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
(Downloads/Policy Submissions/Policy Submissions Documents)

Mission Australia welcomes the discussion paper in the context of the Commonwealth’s broader social inclusion agenda, particularly given the strong links between poverty, unemployment, social exclusion ...