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

... for 800 homeless Australians. Mission Australia’s Services and Programs do an amazing job helping disadvantaged Australians to turn their lives around and it’s wonderful when Corporate Volunteers can ...

2. What drives our Home Tutor Scheme volunteers to give?
(Daily News/Blog)

This month Mission Australia is celebrating our volunteers and asking Australians to try a little tenderness and get behind Channel 10’s 1 Million Acts of Kindness campaign. So we figured it was a fine ...

3. New SA program aims to help youth feel good about their bodies
(Daily News/Blog)

In what is believed to be an Australian first, Mission Australia is launching an Adelaide-based program to help young people who are worried about personal appearance and the media portrayal of “the perfect ...

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

Mission Australia has given its cautious support to this year’s Federal Budget but has queried whether the government’s efforts to encourage more Australians into workforce participation are built on an ...

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. Aim’n High (VIC)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Bethany’s story in The Australian Women's Weekly Watch former Aim’n High students talk about their experiences on Sunrise.  ...

7. Geni’s story
(News/MA Newsletter)

... children’s school and more. Geni will be forever grateful for the support of generous donors like you, Australians who have made it possible for her to finally start to repair the terrible damage that’s ...

8. 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 ...

9. Government to establish new Children’s Commissioner role
(Daily News/Blog)

The Gillard Government has announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the new commissioner will ...

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

... trauma exposure for the general Australian male population, at 65 per cent. Matthew* was just one of the men involved in The Michael Project who reported exposure to multiple traumatic events in his ...

11. A reminder to bet with your head on Anzac Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... problems compared to adults. In many Australian gambling surveys, 18- to-24-year-olds report the highest rates of gambling. “For many young people gambling is a form of entertainment, but it’s no longer ...

12. 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 ...

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

... Project’s success, please check out our animated presentation or read the report in full at missionaustralia.com.au/Michael   X_dIa7YNFNw It’s time more Australians realised that everyone benefits ...

14. Robbie’s going across the Gobi for Australians in need
(Daily News/Blog)

By his own admission, Robbie Spark is more at home in the urban jungle than the great outdoors. But on 10 June he’ll trek across the Gobi Desert to raise funds for Mission Australia. It all started in ...

15. ‘We've got our son back’: parents praise DAYS in open letter
(Daily News/Blog)

Everyone loves receiving positive feedback, and today we came across a touching letter in The West Australian that’s worth sharing. It’s from the parents of a young man who overcame a drug problem with ...

16. MA Housing funded to build accommodation for people with disabilities
(Daily News/Blog)

MA Housing (Victoria) Ltd is among 21 organisations selected to provide community-based accommodation for adults with severe or profound disabilities through the Australian Government’s Supported ...

17. 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 ...

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

The legen-dairy folks Ben & Jerry’s  are giving away free ice-creams on Tuesday 3 April to thank fans and raise funds for their favourite charities, including Mission Australia.    ...

19. Charcoal Lane embraces seasonal change
(Daily News/Blog)

... Australian dining using some beautiful indigenous ingredients with switched on staff overseeing the floor. “I’m pleased to say that the previous chef’s standards have been maintained under the new head ...

20. 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 ...

21. ‘DAYS saved my life’ – Rick’s story in The Sunday Times
(Daily News/Blog)

...  It provides a key entry point to treatment for young West Australians with alcohol and other drug issues. Withdrawal and respite programs are run from a facility in East Perth, followed by a three-month ...

22. Cecily makes every week Seniors Week at Charles Chambers Court
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Seniors’ Week in New South Wales aims to encourage older Australians to ‘live life’ and actively participate in the community – something Sister Cecily Gaudry, Pastoral Care Worker at Mission Australia’s ...

23. Aboriginal trainees playing vital role in saving parrot in SA
(Daily News/Blog)

... both gained their boat licences.” Jobs dream rates highly Today The Courier Mail highlighted findings from our 2011 National Survey of Young Australians, which showed Aboriginal youths placed ...

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

A Mission Australia survey has found that young Aboriginal Australians are more likely to value getting a job than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. More than one-in-three young Aboriginal people considered ...

25. Seniors’ Week salute to grandparents raising grandchildren
(Daily News/Blog)

... teenager,” she said, but added that they gave her direction by setting boundaries. “My life today is better than the one I had.”  Kay and Chris are among 14,000 the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...