Mission Australia

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

... don’t feel equipped to deal with the issue of drugs,” said Ms Hampshire. “They not only have a significant level of personal concern about the issue but are also worried about the impact of drugs on friends, ...

2. Job Seekers
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

... tailor a plan to achieve your goals Access to job search facilities We don’t just help you find a job. We help you build a career We have a huge employer network to draw on We help you improve ...

3. Internship Success - Alexis Bradshaw
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

... maternity relief position, I was successful in my application for the role and this is where I have been since. In total I have been at Mission Australia for over two years and I don’t have any doubt that ...

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

... in the community and learn a new skill? Become a Home Tutor and teach English to a newly arrived migrant or refugee in their home for 1 hour a week? You don’t need formal training – we’ll provide that, ...

5. Frequently Asked Questions
(Donations/Bequests)

... Will is a legal document, we advise that you speak with a solicitor who offers a Will writing service. If you don’t already have a solicitor, you can download our list of solicitors who can assist you. ...

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

Young migrants and refugees often don’t have the same opportunities as other Australians when entering the workforce due to financial, cultural and educational barriers. Mission Australia’s ‘Getting to ...

7. 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 ...

8. Bringing together the family services in Mt Druitt
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... services will also reduce the likelihood of parents finding themselves overcome by that horrible feeling of helplessness when they don’t know who to approach for assistance or where to start looking.” ...

9. Environmental Responsibility
(Big Heart/information)

... sewing your own enviro bags to donate, it should be roughly the size of a normal shopping bag.  You don’t need a lot of fabric to put one of these bags together, even fabric from old clothing can be used.  ...

10. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... someone become a good parent takes time, effort and resources. No parent is a natural – it’s something you learn over many years with the help, if you’re lucky, of family and friends. If you don’t have ...

11. Improved literacy and numeracy keys to getting a better job
(News/Media Releases Archive)

National Literacy and Numeracy Week – 1-7 September Are you looking for a job but don’t think your reading, writing and numerical skills are up to scratch? Do you find it difficult to communicate with ...

12. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... don’t make the same demands on our mainstream services compared with young people so their numbers and the scale of the problem is going undetected,” said Leonie. “If older homeless people are slipping ...

13. Young men encouraged to end gambling hangover
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “Many don’t ask for help because they don’t know they have a problem – they can blow all their money and because they don’t have family and other responsibilities the effects aren’t so damaging. Often ...

14. Flexible Job Network will help disadvantaged job seekers
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... supports. If you’re on DSP, and it provides more benefits than Newstart, there’s no incentive to get a job. And if you get that job, but you lose it, you don’t go back to DSP. Again, there’s no incentive. ...

15. Gambling binge cost the State Billions
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... community and venue level. John Brett from Mission Australia said, people with gambling problems, either their own or a significant other party, often don’t seek help and either remain in denial ...

16. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... much as possible. “It also helps harness local community resources. Many community-members want to support homeless young people but don’t know how. This approach keeps young people in their community, ...

17. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... children who are unable to participate in school activities and outings. The research pays particular attention to households with children, revealing 55 per cent don’t have access to annual dental check ...

18. Learning the ropes on trip of a lifetime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... a square rig vessel is second to none when it comes to developing and building on their self esteem, confidence, leadership and teamwork.” “The skills they learn on board don’t just stay on the ship. ...

19. New support on mental health issues for individuals, families in Whyalla region
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... people still remain undiagnosed or unsupported because they are concerned about other people’s reactions or don’t know where to go to get help,” she said. “We’ve been thrilled with the success of the ...

20. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... issues they might have – a lack of a job, mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction, etc – if they don’t have a stable home.” Mr Mundy said the 2001 Census recorded 100,000 Australians are homeless ...

21. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... simply don’t have the capacity to respond to the need.” Mission Australia is calling on State and Federal Governments to work together to generate a National Housing Strategy, which would: create ...

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

... don’t dismiss its recommendations out of hand, instead, that they use it as an impetus for concerted action. “From our perspective, one of the report’s chief recommendations – that Federal and State ...

23. Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... you’re doing, that you’re not getting lost in the crowd,” she said. “And they support us culturally – although we don’t want to be stereotyped, we also don’t want to be treated as though Aboriginal people ...

24. Mission Australia and Vodafone Australia Foundation launch innovative Youth Arts Project
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “This project gives young Tasmanians who don’t have a voice, a way to communicate their thoughts and feelings through a creative outlet,” Mr Allen said. The Youth Arts Program was also successfully ...

25. World Suicide Prevention Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... or school and they don’t feel they have the support network to ‘bounce back’, or it might be because of drug and alcohol abuse. “But we can help combat those feelings by making sure that young people ...