Mission Australia

1. The changing taste of welfare services - The evolution of Cafe One
(Document Downloads)

This publication focuses on the role the provision of food to disadvantaged people has played in Mission Australia’s history in Queensland - a journey that began with the Brisbane City Mission and continues ...

2. Mission Australia Centre
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... support options with a particular focus on aboriginal homelessness. This groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. ...

3. 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 ...

4. Our Response to the Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
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Mission Australia strongly supports the Commonwealth Government’s major focus on the wellbeing of aboriginal Australians. To impact upon aboriginal economic participation positively and sustainably, Mission ...

5. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
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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 ...

6. Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low-Income Australians
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Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project Stage I: Focus Group Outcomes The research reported in this publication forms the first stage of a project designed to develop new indicators of disadvantage ...

7. Grandparents raising their grandchildren
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... the need to support the entire caring relationship, this snapshot particularly focuses on the situation of grandparents, noting the challenges of parenting for a second time as well as recognising that ...

8. Project Officer - Child Friendly Communities - Mt Druitt
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

Full time Dynamic and Rewarding role Mt Druitt location Focusing on children 0-12 and their families, our project builds the strengths and capacity of the community to ensure its facilities, ...

9. Early Childhood Educator - Rossmore
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

Leading Not for Profit Organisation Rossmore location 8 months Fixed Term - 2 days per week Your focus will be on the development and implementation of educational play based programs, encompassing ...

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

... purpose: to provide high quality, education-focused childcare as a means of making the best possible investment in the future life chances of Australian children.” Mr Hall said GoodStart was a separate ...

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

... Mission Australia believes the primary focus of service providers must be to prevent youth unemployment in the first instance by offering holistic support. In situations where prevention fails we must ...

12. Last minute Christmas gift ideas from Mission Australia!
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Mission Australia’s Christmas Appeal - This year’s Christmas appeal focuses on child poverty. Mission Australia helps disadvantaged children in a range of ways including by providing accommodation and ...

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

... are stable and respected, with a proven track record of delivering childcare and other social programs with professionalism, integrity, and a focus on the needs of children and families.  “GoodStart will ...

14. Mission Australia Launches SA Early Learning Centres
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia will introduce a new era of child care to South Australia today with the launch of its three “family focused” early learning centres in Adelaide. The centres at Redwood Park, Elizabeth ...

15. Australia's Rugby Players lend Mission Australia a hand
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... people in our services – particularly young people in need – who will be inspired by meeting these top players and hearing about how they stay positive, keep their focus and rise to the challenges thrown ...

16. Homeless hit the street for City2Surf
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... goal to focus on and it’s motivated them to take better care of themselves – to eat better, get more exercise and seek treatment for chronic conditions. “There are also profound social effects related ...

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

In NSW, Mission Australia focuses on providing pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children; pathways through a successful youth; and pathways away from homelessness. A diverse range of services ...

18. Pathways through a successful youth
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Mutitjulu and Docker River. Learning Unlimited Learning Unlimited is a suite of services in South Australia with a focus on working in partnership with schools to meet the needs of young people who ...

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

... In Victoria, our Pathways program is focused on supporting the children of African refugee families living in Northern Metropolitan Melbourne to make positive transitions into and through school. In Inala, ...

20. Community Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... while recognising and supporting their unique social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs. The service is child centred, family focused and connected to the community. For information about Mission ...

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

In Queensland, Mission Australia focuses on providing pathways away from homelessness and pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children. Here are some of the services we provide in Queensland: ...

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

In Victoria our focus is on providing Pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children; and pathways through a successful youth. Here are some of the services we provide in Victoria: Pathways ...

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

... Australia volunteers and staff focus on empowering people and building communities. The Mission Australia Centre in Surry Hills aims to break the cycle of homelessness by empowering individuals, providing ...

24. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... The Smith Family conducted a series of consultations and focus groups in which the community identified its desire for a program to connect families to early learning opportunities for their children. ...

25. NT Volunteer Opportunities
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... provides a Youth Outreach Service to young people who are on the streets at night. The focus of the service is on engaging and connecting with young people for the purpose of relationship building, information ...