Mission Australia

1. Social enterprise restaurant to provide training for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people
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... the opportunity to be trained in a skill that will boost their self-esteem and provide them with a skill they can use wherever they were in Australia or overseas,” Mr Bird said. “The training program, ...

2. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
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... seeking help finding work through their Job Network provider. “While the Federal Government has also recently boosted funds to provide more financial counsellors on the ground, we think there’s still ...

3. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
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... backed up with adequate affordable housing then it’s almost useless. “Mission Australia’s submission to the government’s recent White Paper on homelessness was absolutely clear on the need to boost ...

4. Training investment will boost employment
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Mission Australia today welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement that an additional $187 million will be spent on pre-employment training saying it will provide a boost for job seekers at a time ...

5. New centre with historic heart offers assistance to disadvantaged Tasmanians
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One of Tasmania’s most disadvantaged suburbs, Chigwell, will today receive a boost with the opening of a new centre by Mission Australia which will provide a range of community and accommodation services, ...

6. Garden therapy for mentally ill
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... Mrs Howlett said. “Every week, the clients and carers get together to cook a feast and share a meal. “Gardening has helped improve clients’ social skills and boosted their social interactions. It’s gone ...

7. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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... to address the need for more public housing and boost support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless people.” Media contact: Tas State Director Mission Australia Noel Mundy on 0428 ...

8. WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
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... Housing Strategy which will create a nationwide plan to, among other things, create more affordable housing, more public housing, and boost support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless ...

9. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
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... create a plan to, among other things, create more affordable housing, more public housing, and boost tailored support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless people,” Lincoln said. For ...

10. Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
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... don’t exist.” Aimed both at helping young Indigenous Australians fulfil their own ambitions and at boosting critical skills in remote communities, the four year IYMP is part of a special $23.1 million ...

11. New program to benefit young aboriginal people from remote South Australian communities
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... aboriginal Australians fulfil their own ambitions and at boosting critical skills in remote communities, the four year IYMP is part of a special $23.1 million training and employment national programme ...

12. Creative Youth Initiatives - Festival of Potential
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... a boost through the American Express' Festival of Potential from 3-5 December 2009. For every canvas painted, CYI will receive $50 (up to a maximum of 1000 canvases). All the canvases collected will become ...