Mission Australia

1. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australias aspiration is to have appropriate housing and support for everybody in our community by 2020. A national plan Linking Support and Housing to End Homelessness will get us there. It will ...

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)

... ask as many questions as you need to as you clarify your understanding of the position.  We want you to be as informed as possible about the role and how this role contributes to the work of Mission Australia. ...

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

... will find ourselves with a large pool of untrained and unemployed young people with insufficient education to contribute fully to Australian society – a lost generation.” The solution What can be done? ...

4. Head Game: new Sounds of the Street Album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of the course Coordinators and musicians who contributed to the album. “Head Game doesn't hold back and nor should it. It’s a snapshot of the young and struggling but at its heart it’s a glorious ...

5. Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 50 representatives from local community services and agencies will attend the forum and will contribute to developing a strategic plan to provide improved support for children, 0-12, and their families ...

6. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... shows. He also found himself joining the writing team for Home and Away, the National no.1 Drama. His role at Network Seven became even more diverse when he contributed to backyard renovations around ...

7. SA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... out of reach for many of out families. By providing new play materials every week or two, parents on low incomes can significantly contribute towards the development and education of their child as well ...

8. Making or Changing Your Will
(Donations/Bequests)

... friends to contribute to. Visit a Mission Australia Service Mission Australia has over 450 services across metropolitan, rural and regional Australia offering help to disadvantaged and isolated individuals, ...

9. Early Learning Services - Key goals
(Early Learning Services/Early Learning)

... and aware of their legislative requirements. Foster positive and constructive relationships with children, parents, families and communities. Work together, contribute ideas and energy in order to ...

10. Mission Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia has become the first major Australian welfare organisation to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) – a strategy for how it intends to contribute to reducing the gap in living standards ...

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

... will contribute to the government’s commitment to reducing homelessness in line with its White Paper, The Road Home - A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness. The announcement also coincides with ...

12. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... which contribute significant amounts to the community, but if these community activities are being supported by proceeds from problem gamblers (whose ranks account for a third of the gambling industry ...

13. Our Volunteers
(Volunteer/Volunteers)

... work experience, retirees, recently-arrived migrants wanting to contribute to their new country and highly skilled professionals. The employees of our Corporate Partners are also involved in volunteering. ...

14. What will you be doing on Christmas Day?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... We also rely on donations from individuals and corporates to fund the event each year. If you'd like to contribute to the success of the 2008 Christmas in the Park, either by becoming a volunteer or by ...

15. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... regulatory framework will positively contribute to social innovation and the long-term sustainability of communities, enabling them to spend more time on delivering services to those in need. The idea ...

16. New centre with historic heart offers assistance to disadvantaged Tasmanians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... works immediately and contributed a further $800,000 which has resulted in the building’s $1.4 million redevelopment. “In addition to the programs which will help disadvantaged individuals and families ...

17. The Westpac Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

The Westpac Foundation has contributed significant funds to Mission Australia's Pathways to Prevention project, both in Brisbane's disadvantaged suburb of Inala and also Girraween in Perth. Pathways ...

18. Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... away from getting involved in gambling. “The change in the nature of gambling in Indigenous communities has also contributed to the problem. Historically, gambling in Indigenous communities (eg: card ...

19. Program wins crime prevention award
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Violence Prevention Awards. The Awards, to be presented at Parliament House on 6 March, recognise programs that have significantly contributed to the reduction of crime and violence in the community. ...

20. UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... no real reduction in the number of homeless” had contributed to the crisis and that a “clear, consistent, long-term and holistic housing strategy” was needed. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, said ...

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

...  Another major benefit of Catalyst-Clemente is its cost effectiveness. “Through the close collaboration between the NGOs and university, the resources contributed to run Catalyst-Clemente have been ...

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

... on Friday, 9 February from 7-9am. “One of the key roles of the Australian Apprenticeships Centres is to encourage businesses to take on disabled people, to give them the opportunity to harness and contribute ...