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

... The Australian. “It's given me confidence I haven't had for a long time." When asked by ABC’s AM what would have happened if he hadn’t become involved with The Michael Project, Mr Broomham said he ...

2. Grab a free Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream and support Australians in need
(Daily News/Blog)

... it down to their nearest participating Scoop Shop to sample one of Ben & Jerry’s 18 flavours for free. When you enter the shop, you’ll be given a token and will be asked to place it in the giant ...

3. Young Aboriginals keener to find work than their non-Aboriginal peers
(Daily News/Blog)

... said. About 2,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders out of 46,000 young people aged 11 to 24 took part in the survey, which asked respondents to rank the top three items they valued from a list ...

4. Young mums are aiming for success
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  The 2011 Mission Australia National Survey of Young Australians revealed that youth are more worried about school and study than ever before. Almost 46,000 Australians aged between 11 and 24 were asked ...

5. Advance Australia Fair?
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

... finally asked for help late last year, it was obvious that this strong independent woman had all but given up. Our Mission Australia team rallied around Judy and found stable accommodation for her to stay ...

6. Staff on a mission all pull together
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  It's in this context that Griffiths was promoted to her new role, to help manage such extraordinary growth. "It was great to be asked to help step up to a managerial role and look after up to $8m of ...

7. We love our Big Hearted volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

... to Mission Australia.” – Martin Need, Big Heart Warehous, when asked what he wanted to achieve from volunteering. Did you know? According to Volunteering Australia, in 2010, 2010 38 per cent of the adult ...

8. Christmas joy in the park
(Community Services/Community Services)

... of special people. A touching moment Rob remembers was one year when he bumped into a lady in the park on Christmas Day who asked him what was going on. “When I told her, she burst into tears,” Rob recalls. ...

9. Is there a better approach to remote Aboriginal communities?
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall It’s perhaps the most commonly asked question I hear – “what can be done to help Aboriginal Australians?” And as we all know, there’s no easy answer. ...

10. Learn to live with teens at free Sydney information night
(Daily News/Blog)

... 1366 or email cafs@missionaustralia.com.au Further reading: Last year Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians asked young people what their top concerns were. Of our 50,000 respondents, ...

11. Ten year old celebrates his birthday by helping others
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... So I asked the kids that I invited to my party to bring a donation instead of a present, to help people who are homeless,” Mitchell said. Yesterday, Mitchell presented Mission Australia Queensland State ...

12. Promoting positive body image in young people
(Daily News/Blog)

... With this in mind, one of the key questions young people were asked to contemplate throughout the afternoon was, “What would you gain if you stopped chasing the perfect body image the m...You know you’re ...

13. Living with teens north-west Sydney information nights
(Daily News/Blog)

... ‘Strategies for stress’. Last year Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians asked young people what their top concerns were. Of our 50,00 respondents, 27.8 per cent indicated family conflict ...

14. It's street charity
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... outside an Essendon taekwondo centre on August 20 to help raise funds for the homeless. Instead of cake and candles, she asked her friends to donate to Mission Australia, raising $465. “My invitations ...

15. Media coverage - Moonee Valley Leader: It's street charity
(Daily News/Blog)

... raise funds for the homeless. Instead of cake and candles, she asked her friends to donate to Mission Australia, raising $465. “My invitations weren’t the average 12-year-old birthday invites,’’ she ...

16. Call goes out for asylum policy based on 'better angels of our nature'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... angels of our nature - not on half-truths masked as fact, or political cowardice". The policy opposes offshore processing but concedes the Malaysia agreement "can become a catalyst to start the process ...

17. Testing times for a cause
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - The Mercury, 16 June 2011 Mission Australia recently hosted a five-course degustation dinner to raise funds for MA's Chigwell House in Tasmania. At the dinner, guests were asked to guess ...

18. Tasmanians invited to the ultimate taste test
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is hosting a secret five-course degustation including matched wines, where guests will be asked to guess the key ingredients in each dish as well as the type and origin of each wine. Mission Australia’s ...

19. Juvenile detainee findings a ‘damning indictment’
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is an appropriate response?'' she asked. ''These young detainees are a product of years of violence and neglect, and many have intellectual disabilities.'' According to today's Herald, between the ...

20. Youth of Australia wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... themselves.” Last year’s survey tested the views of more than 50,000 young people – its biggest group since the survey began in 2002 – between the ages of 11-24 (98 per cent aged 11-19). When asked ...

21. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... rise in the proportion of young people valuing getting a job (22.7 per cent compared with 16 per cent in 2010). Issues of personal concern 2011 Young people were asked to rank their top three personal ...

22. How we acquire talent and give you every opportunity to ensure our organisation is the perfect fit for you!
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Mission Australia Jobs)

... to any questions we may have asked you to respond to.  They’ll review your CV/resume and consider your background in light of the position requirements and the brief our hiring managers have given.  ...

23. National Survey of Young Australians 2011 - Report (Aboriginal)
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2011)

The 2011 National Survey of Young Australians asked respondents whether they identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (referred to within this document as Aboriginal). 2,634 (5.8%) respondents ...

24. Commonly asked questions (FAQs) for tenants in all states
(Downloads/MA Housing/MA Housing Forms & Reports)

MA Housing have prepared a guide to help you with some common difficulties experienced by new tenants in all states. We hope this guide will help you to settle in comfortably to your new home.

25. The cares and concerns of vulnerable young people: Snapshot 2011
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2010)

In 2010 Mission Australia conducted its ninth annual National Survey of Young Australians. The survey asked young people aged 11 to 24 years about what they value, their concerns, where they go for advice ...