Mission Australia

1. Triple Care Farm
(Document Downloads)

Triple Care Farm (TCF) is a residential, treatment and vocational training program in the southern highlands of NSW for young people aged 16-24 with complex backgrounds. Triple Care Farm provides residential ...

2. Experiencing Poverty
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... the University of New South Wales’ Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), ACOSS, Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Anglicare Sydney. Focus groups were conducted with users of welfare ...

3. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
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This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

4. Grandparents raising their grandchildren
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There is a sizeable and growing number of grandparents across Australia who are raising their grandchildren with the parent/s either temporarily or permanently unable to provide parental care. Whilst recognising ...

5. Left out and missing out: Disability and disadvantage
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Recent research by the Social Policy Research Centre, Anglicare, Mission Australia and others has found that where there is someone in a household with a disability, poverty rates are higher and hardship ...

6. The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
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... of Social Service (ACOSS), Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) and Anglicare, Diocese of Sydney. The aim of the research is to develop new indicators that can be used alongside existing ...

7. The experiences of young people: How do their living arrangements impact
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This publication explores the experiences of young people who are homeless or in foster care. Results draw from the National survey of young Australians 2008. In 2008 Mission Australia conducted its seventh ...

8. Caring in the 21st Century: Costs, Opportunities and Custody
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Bettina Cass (Social Policy Research Centre) and Gabrielle Upton (Deputy Chair of the Taskforce on Care Costs) Caring in the 21st century is one of the most significant contemporary challenges facing individuals, ...

9. Team Leader – Youth Beat - Darwin/Palmerston – Fixed Term Contract
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Northern Territory)

Fixed Term Contract till June 2010 Take the next step in your Youth Work career - Lead the Youth Beat in the development and facilitation of Youth programs and day to day operations! What an opportunity! ...

10. Team Leader - Personal Helpers and Mentors program
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

Have you been looking for the next step in your Community Services career and an opportunity to work within an innovative program? Want to bring your knowledge and understanding of mental health and ...

11. Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) Withdrawal and Respite
(Community Services/Community Services)

... from alcohol or other drugs. The facility was established in June 2003 and is still the only youth-specific withdrawal unit in Western Australia. The service provides 24 hour supportive care, education ...

12. Triple Care Farm
(Community Services/Community Services)

Triple Care Farm (TCF) is a residential, treatment and vocational training program in the southern highlands of NSW for young people aged 16-24 with complex backgrounds. Triple Care Farm provides residential ...

13. Fairfax House (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  and parenting skills, securing education, English classes, employment opportunities, childcare and permanent housing. ...

14. Brighter Futures (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children. The program provides families with the necessary ...

15. Pathways projects (NSW, VIC, WA, NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  communication and behavioural skills while enhancing the ability of caregivers to respond to their children’s needs appropriately. Our Miller Pathways in South Western Sydney provides supported playgroups, ...

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

... with advocacy, coordinated care and service provision. Click here to view the project Fact-Sheet and here for results from the pilot-test conducted in November 2007. For more information about the ...

17. Charles Chambers Court
(Community Services/Community Services)

Charles Chambers Court, located in Sydney’s inner city, is a fully accredited aged care facility. It provides high quality accommodation and personal care for homeless and frail or aged people, allowing ...

18. Missionbeat
(Community Services/Community Services)

... families and intoxicated or drug affected men and women to services to meet their immediate needs, including safe accommodation, medical care or food and clothing. In June 2009 Mission Australia ...

19. Industry Consultant - Western Sydney
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

Mission Australia is a leading not-for-profit organisation built on care, compassion, empowerment and professionalism. With over 300 community and employment initiatives across Australia, we strive to ...

20. Centre Cook - Hilton
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - South Australia)

Permanent Part time - 30 hours per week Leading Early Learning Service   Hilton location You’re a creative cook seeking part time work within a Child Care facility where your cooking experience ...

21. Advanced Childcare Worker - Woodbury Park
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... centre, based in Mardi. You will be part of a supportive team that provides high quality care that enriches each child’s learning potential, recognises and supports their unique social, emotional and ...

22. ABC Learning centres purchase – a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
(News/Media Releases Archive)

A new chapter in the early learning  and support of Australia’s children began late last year with the purchase of 678 ABC Learning childcare centres by four of the country’s most respected charities, ...

23. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia simply cannot afford to have the current and next generation of young people unengaged and unproductive. Why is this happening? Our society places a lot of importance on career, employment ...

24. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

A new chapter for Australian childcare begins today with the announcement that four highly-respected non-profit organisations have formed a new company to purchase ABC Learning. Subject to finalisation ...

25. 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, ...