Mission Australia

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

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

2. Community Services in Victoria
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... and leisure activities and also offer ESL Conversational English classes and Mothers Groups.    ...

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

... education. Twenty-five per cent of clients come from overseas and 17 per cent are from non-English speaking or Aboriginal and Torres Strait island backgrounds. The program also works with young people ...

4. SA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... for the volunteer to have proven experience with good written and verbal English skills and administrative experience. The Volunteer will have the opportunity to be within the centre for three days a ...

5. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... identified as aboriginal (5.7 per cent); 6,800 spoke a language other than English at home (14.8 per cent); and 375 indicated they were either homeless or living in insecure housing. Ms Hampshire said ...

6. Migrants and refugees give back to Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

National Volunteers Week 12-18 May 2008 One of the country’s largest charities, Mission Australia reports that more than half of volunteers at its Migrant and Refugee Services are from non-English speaking ...

7. Body image the main concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... do you most admire?. Of the survey’s respondents, around 1,700 identified as aboriginal; 4,100 spoke a language other than English at home; and 400 indicated they were either homeless or living in insecure ...

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

... and domestic violence. Inala also has a significantly high population of non-English speakers, which is a particular challenge for young children entering school.” Griffith University’s Professor Ross ...