Mission Australia

1. High & Complex Needs in Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Needs Client Form, adapted from work undertaken by Thomson Goodall Associates for FaCSIA in 2003 and published in the report "People who are assisted by SAAP services and require a high level and complexity ...

2. 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.  Friends, colleagues and associates are not suitable to be used as referees. Please ensure your referees are aware that we will be calling them.  Its useful if you send them a copy of the position ...

3. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... traditional crisis accommodation to meet the needs of a new generation of homeless people. Rather than the short-term and 'one-size fits all' approach often associated with crisis shelters, the MAC specialises ...

4. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and price low income people out. “While urban planning isn’t an area commonly associated with federal governments there are precedents. For example, the Rudd Government could consider the ‘Building Better ...

5. Our people
(Pathways/About Us)

...  Donald Robertson, BA (Crim), MA (Ed), Dip Env Studies was appointed a director in 1992. He is Associate Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Security Research, University of Western Sydney. ...

6. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... up shelters, in Darwin, Katherine and Nhulunbuy, promote individual and community well being by minimising the harm associated with alcohol and other substances, through a coordinated range of approaches. ...

7. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... of either harming themselves or others. The service promotes individual and community well-being by minimizing the harm associated with alcohol and other substance abuse, through a co-coordinated range ...

8. Mission Australia to build $16M Aged Homeless Service as number of elderly homeless climbs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to be part of the mainstream aged population if they are 65 or over. However, due to the health consequences and premature aging associated with homelessness, homeless people aged 55 and over (45 for aboriginal ...

9. Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... who haven’t succeeded in completing their assessment tasks the first time around are able to sign on for further study, finish their projects and build upon their skills in the second semester." Associate ...

10. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... if they are 65 or over. However, due to the health consequences and premature aging associated with homelessness, homeless people aged 50+ (45+ for Aboriginal people) are considered elderly. “Statistics ...

11. Disability changes must go further
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... provides fewer associated benefits. What would you do if you were on DSP? It’s not hard to see the disincentive is it? The Government’s changes announced on Monday remove this barrier. From September, ...

12. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of crisis and medium-term accommodation in Tasmania, but as I’m sure they’d agree, we’re in desperate need of more services to meet demand. “It’s almost impossible to help someone with whatever associated ...

13. University courses for disadvantaged Australians offer a path out of poverty
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Associate Professor Peter Howard, ACU National’s Director of Catalyst-Clemente, said the course’s impact on the students was immediate and profound. “Since undertaking the course we’ve had students ...

14. New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of the Youth Strategy and Advocacy Group, I’m proud to be associated with such a significant document, which has included extensive consultation with business, young people and those who work with them. ...

15. Anti-poverty Week - Terms and Conditions
(Uncategorised Content)

... associated with redeeming the prize are not included. Subject to the unclaimed prize draw clause, if for any reason a winner does not take the prize or an element of the prize by the time stipulated ...