Mission Australia

1. Enhancing participation: New possibilities for disadvantaged Australians
(Document Downloads)

Catalyst-Clemente snapshot. Universities, community organisations and businesses across Australia are being encouraged to become involved in the Catalyst-Clemente program - groundbreaking educational initiative ...

2. Project Officer - Child Friendly Communities - Mt Druitt
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... services, institutions and people are child-friendly. In this role you’ll work on a range of community projects and maintain strong relationships with community services, local council, businesses and ...

3. Job-a-thon a huge success for Mission Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... by clients and local employers alike. “We received great support from local businesses – which helped make this initiative so successful,” said Bob. “It was encouraging to know local employers and the ...

4. Workplace Giving
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... term planning. It is a chance for employers to help their staff do something they really care about. It creates true corporate citizenship and it fosters a partnership between businesses and their employees, ...

5. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... per cent between August 2008 and 2009 – from 354 to 399. “We’re grateful for all the support we receive from the different levels of government, from businesses and the public. As long as we continue ...

6. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Palmerston Monday Munchies provides food to homeless or those struggling financially. This program is run fully by volunteers with support and donations from Mission Australia and others private businesses. ...

7. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... that is focussed on environmental interventions for householder and small commercial businesses. The project is to expand on the current information and conduct extensive market research and feasibility ...

8. Corporate Partnerships
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... with businesses, trusts, foundations and organisations to help support our work and change the lives of Australians in need. We work beside our partners to find innovative ways to capitalise on their ...

9. Strategic Partnerships
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

Many businesses and charities think they have partnerships. How many actually know that they are doing it well and understand what they are really getting out of these relationships? At Mission Australia ...

10. Mission Australia Early Learning opens its doors to the Illawarra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... businesses making in-kind donations to support the open day. “The local community have really embraced the notion of a not-for-profit like Mission Australia taking over the management of these centres ...

11. A fresh approach in the mission to enable refugee and migrants to gain sustainable employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Business Administration, First Aid and Food Safety as well as undertaking two weeks’ work experience at a local businesses. “One of the benefits is that the program offers a qualification at its completion,” ...

12. Suit appeal for victims of bushfires now closed
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... formal attire so that families who have lost relatives and their homes, can attend funerals appropriately dressed. “We are absolutely astounded by the response from the community and retail businesses ...

13. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... governments, charities and businesses to do everything to reach these targets ahead of schedule – for example, I’d like to see us in a position to offer all rough sleepers accommodation well before 2020. ...

14. Mission Australia assists northern small business development
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... but it also gives them the skills and confidence to operate a small business,” Mr Mundy said. “A wide variety of small businesses were developed through the course, ranging from river boat tours and soap ...

15. Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Mid-winter Ball.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Many thanks to the politicians, journalists, businesses and all those who participated in raising $155,000 for Mission Australia at last night’s Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Mid-winter Ball. The ...

16. Albert Music
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Albert Music, one of Australia’s oldest music businesses signed a three-year partnership in 2005 with Mission Australia to support our Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Sounds of the Street music program. ...

17. Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for a range of community service and employment programs that seek to help disadvantaged young people, support families, schools and the community, provide training for businesses and address critical ...

18. Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... isn’t suggesting taking beds away from men’s services, but increasing women’s beds across the city. We’d encourage governments, community agencies and businesses to consider what role they can each play ...

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

Universities, community organisations and businesses across Australia are being encouraged to become involved in a groundbreaking new program which works with people who have faced, or continue to face, ...

20. World wheelchair champion to support Mission Australia's Apprentice Programme
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... calling on Adelaide businesses to think about giving a start not only to disabled people, but young people from all backgrounds, through the innovative Australian Apprenticeship Support Service. More ...

21. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... respect. Mission Australia has consistently called for an integrated approach to tackling social problems – that is, programs that involve contributions from governments, businesses and the community. ...

22. Adelaide Film Team in Running for National Business Award
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Scheme) businesses. The awards will be presented at the national Small Business Development Conference in Adelaide next Wednesday, October 25 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Ms Lyons-Reid said the ...

23. Young, Financially Insecure and a Victim of Violence - The Face of Homelessness in Western Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... cause of concern for us – because our country’s governments and businesses reflect their beliefs and opinions. “If we’re to make inroads into homelessness, there needs to be a better awareness of the ...

24. Training program aimed at skills shortages in Port Augusta/Whyalla Region
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... training to help them to fit into the workforce more quickly and effectively and to assist local businesses which are struggling to attract sufficient skills.” The six participants in Mission Australia’s ...

25. Emerging Art Businesses go on Show
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the work of artists that have turned their creative hobbies into viable businesses with the support of Mission Australia’s New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS). NEIS is a program designed to help unemployed ...