Mission Australia

1. An icon for exit: The Mission Australia Centre 2005-2008
(Document Downloads)

This publication outlines the creation, operation and initial outcomes of the Mission Australia Centre (MAC), a new model of crisis accommodation and support for homeless men located in inner Sydney. Driven ...

2. Case Manager - Fairfield Youth Connections
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

Want to be part of an innovative team assisting young people in crisis? If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people, and are looking for a rewarding role this could be ...

3. Community Fundraising Coordinator
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... to join our innovative fundraising team, who are responsible for raising funds that support our services helping youth in crisis, the homeless, families and children in need, to name but a few! For full ...

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

... to benefit our community services helping homeless people, young people and families in crisis. None of our fundraising will go to GoodStart. “To fund the acquisition the group has worked with the National ...

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

... be showing signs of emerging from the effects of the global financial crisis, but for one group of Australians, those like Marcus aged 15 to 24, the challenges continue to grow. With youth unemployment ...

6. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and to a lesser extent, spectator sports and youth groups – which the charity suggests is an impact of the global financial crisis on Australian families over the past 12 months. Mission Australia’s spokesperson, ...

7. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... traditional crisis accommodation to meet the needs of a new generation of homeless people. Rather than the short-term and 'one-size fits all' approach often associated with crisis shelters, the MAC specialises ...

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

... services and other homeless organisations, to provide assistance to people in crisis. “For 30 years we’ve been on the frontline providing an essential link between the city’s most vulnerable and the ...

9. Mission Australia Funding
(Pathways/About Us)

... Sir David Martin Foundation The Sir David Martin Foundation raises funds to support Mission Australia services that transform the lives of youth in crisis.  ...

10. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... with a Purpose encourages. My volunteer work with the homeless has put a human face on a social problem that is often ignored or misunderstood," these are real Australians in crisis, and we all need to ...

11. Community Services in NSW
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... that supporting families before problems turn into a crisis improves family resilience, promotes healthy child development, and reduces child abuse and neglect.   Pathways through a successful youth: ...

12. Pathways away from homelessness
(Community Services/Community Services)

... to connect people with services – whether it’s calling a nurse to treat and dress an infected wound, arranging for a van to transport them to a shelter or contacting emergency services for crisis support. ...

13. Pathways to strong families and happy healthy children
(Community Services/Community Services)

... services to help prevent an escalation of the problems they are facing. The program recognises that supporting families before problems reach a crisis improves family resilience, promotes healthy child ...

14. Community Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... services that prevent homelessness from occurring such as mental health support, financial counselling, literacy support, and family and individual support Providing crisis and transitional accommodation ...

15. Community Services in Queensland
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

...  Flexible and informal case management Crisis counselling Advocacy The café also offers access to visiting service providers, including Centrelink, Spiritus, and a community legal clinic run ...

16. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... to assist individuals and families to make positive changes in their lives. The Youth Accommodation Support Service (YASS) This program offers six homeless young people, aged 15-18, temporary crisis ...

17. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Point A Woman's Place is a homeless service for single women. This is a crisis residential service that aims to make a difference in the lives of the women who access the service, through case management ...

18. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Withdrawal Service - Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy Sobering Up Shelter provides safe, temporary crisis accommodation for persons under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs who are considered to be at risk ...

19. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

...  Client Group: Various Part of the work of Mission Australia involves recognising that people experiencing crisis/trauma in their lives need to feel or at least begin to feel a sense of self worth. ...

20. Support Mission Australia
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

How you can help ... Your donation to Mission Australia can transform the life of someone who is homeless, facing crisis, unemployed or whose family life has been shattered. Donate now Buy an ...

21. Make an online donation to Mission Australia
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

... to Mission Australia can transform the life of someone who is homeless, facing crisis, unemployed or whose family life has been shattered. Did you know that in 2008 Mission Australia helped more Australians ...

22. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Ms Hart says. “Young people in Elizabeth and the greater Playford area historically have had difficulty in finding a job, and the global financial crisis has not helped their efforts.” Statistics from ...

23. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... shelter for the night; or contacting emergency services for crisis support. The Missionbeat Bikes will also dovetail with many existing Mission Australia services to ensure continuity of care. “This ...

24. Concern at growing numbers of homeless people turned away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... or extended family. Those people don’t get counted in this research. “Knowing this data collection also took place before the current economic crisis is another reality check. Anecdotally we’re starting ...

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

... no harm... But for an estimated 2.3% of adult Australians, gambling can lead to financial crisis, family breakdown, child neglect, homelessness, criminal activity, anxiety, depression and suicide ...