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1. Working families losing grip on secure housing
(News/MA Newsletter)

... able to choose who they perceive to be the best prospective tenants. Mission Australia’s General Manager, Social Advocacy and Public Affairs, Eleri Morgan-Thomas, expects that “because of the lack of ...

2. Junaa Buwa! Centre for Youth Wellbeing (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Buwa!, to ensure they can smoothly move back into the community and into work or study. Junaa Buwa! is funded by the NSW Government’s Attorney General’s Department. It accepts referrals from Juvenile ...

3. Aim’n High (VIC)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  Contact For further information please call the Mission Australia South East Youth Connections program in Victoria on: P: 1800 335 106 E: generalenquiries@missionaustralia.com.au Learn more Read ...

4. The cost of homelessness
(News/MA Newsletter)

... shouldn’t be underestimated”, said Eleri Morgan-Thomas, Mission Australia’s General Manager for Social Advocacy and Public Affairs. “The Michael Project not only provides a new way of working with people ...

5. Government to establish new Children’s Commissioner role
(Daily News/Blog)

The Gillard Government has announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the new commissioner will ...

6. Attack on homeless man highlights dangers of rough sleeping
(Daily News/Blog)

... trauma exposure for the general Australian male population, at 65 per cent. Matthew* was just one of the men involved in The Michael Project who reported exposure to multiple traumatic events in his ...

7. Thanks to the men from The Michael Project for sharing their stories
(Daily News/Blog)

... participant Colin Reilly, as well as our General Manager Social Advocacy and Public Affairs. See The Midday Report ABC interview with Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall explaining the cost-effectiveness ...

8. Report finds new homeless service model saves money, changes lives
(Daily News/Blog)

... after a year in the program the men: Reduced their hospitalisation rate from four to 1.7 times that of the general population. Reported they were half as likely to feel isolated from the community ...

9. Report shows need to work harder to help homeless children and youth
(Daily News/Blog)

... group. Mission Australia’s General Manager Social Advocacy and Public Affairs, Eleri Morgan-Thomas, said the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection: first results report released by the Australian ...

10. Snapshot paints depressing picture of impact of homelessness
(Daily News/Blog)

A new report that compares the lives of 1.1 million Australians who have experienced homelessness with the general population paints a stark and depressing picture, according to Mission Australia. The ...

11. Young Aboriginals keener to find work than their non-Aboriginal peers
(Daily News/Blog)

... this result speaks volumes for the young people's resilience and determination," said Eleri Morgan-Thomas, Mission Australia's General Manager for Advocacy and Public Affairs in today’s The Sydney Morning ...

12. Crisis centres unable to meet homeless demand: The Project
(Daily News/Blog)

... new and immediate accommodation in 2010-11, 59 per cent were unable to be placed. This week Mission Australia’s General Manager, Social Advocacy and Public Affairs, Eleri Morgan-Thomas, told The Project ...

13. Roar and Mission Australia kick off Indigenous jobs program
(Daily News/Blog)

... for Indigenous job seekers, and helping to build a fairer Australia,” Mission Australia Employment Solutions Queensland General Manager Phil Schultz said. “The Brisbane Roar has shown they are serious ...

14. New beginnings for Junaa Buwa! centre in Coffs
(Daily News/Blog)

... Buwaa! means “to declare a new beginning” in the Gumbarynggirr language. Funded by the NSW Government’s Attorney General’s Department, Junaa Buwa! was officially opened on Wednesday by John Hubby, ...

15. Wording a bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... 522) Level 7, 580 George Street, Sydney NSW, for its general purposes and declare that the receipt of an executive officer at the time, shall be sufficient discharge of my executor’s duty. 2. Wording ...

16. Our partners
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... Australia. "Everyone feels good when they make a donation to a charity, particularly one that helps people put their lives back together" said Geoff Begg, Vice President and General Manager of American ...

17. American Express
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... back together", said Geoff Begg, Vice President and General Manager of American Express Global Merchant Services. "Now American Express card members can also receive a boost to their rewards balance ...

18. Free Christmas breakfast for the Illawarra community
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia’s Bellambi site, thanks to some generous local donors, will be putting on a free Christmas Breakfast on Christmas Day for people from the Bellambi and general Wollongong area. The breakfast ...

19. Concern at the number of homeless people turned away
(Daily News/Blog)

... and the majority of all people turned away were female. Mission Australia’s General Manager, Social Advocacy and Public Affairs, Eleri Morgan-Thomas, said the knowledge that the majority were family ...

20. Staff on a mission all pull together
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of flexibility in the workplace. Almost 80 per cent of our staff are women and we allow people to work part-time, work from home when needed and we generally try to accommodate people wherever we can." Mission ...

21. Young people stressing about study
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... before. Interviewed on this morning’s ABC News Breakfast program, Mission Australia’s General Manager Social Advocacy and Public Affairs Eleri Morgan-Thomas said that anxiety about school or study and ...

22. Crafty Chef wins our inaugural National Employer Award
(Daily News/Blog)

... (pictured with Julie Rostron, also from Crafty Chef) accepted the national award before 180 guests, including employers, corporate partners and Mission Australia staff. General Manager Awards Three General ...

23. Resolve to help at-risk Queenslanders stay housed
(Daily News/Blog)

... able to assist, it is also a good result for the wider community as it reduces the strain on the public health system and homeless services in general. “Many of the people who come to Mission Australia’s ...

24. Common Ground Sydney supportive housing initiative opens doors
(Daily News/Blog)

... Fifty-two are set aside for chronically homeless people, 10 units are for general social housing tenants and 42 are for affordable housing tenants. Affordable housing tenants are generally employed people ...

25. The 2011 Race to Survive off to a flying start
(Daily News/Blog)

... – not individuals. Everyone had to participate. And the same applies to you this week as you strive to survive and raise money and awareness for Mission Australia.” Accor’s Regional General Manager for ...