Mission Australia

1. Grandparents raising their grandchildren
(Document Downloads)

There is a sizeable and growing number of grandparents across Australia who are raising their grandchildren with the parent/s either temporarily or permanently unable to provide parental care. Whilst recognising ...

2. Community Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... crises Working with local communities to support families and children Supporting grandparents who have primary care of their grandchildren Pathways away from homelessness We help by: Offering ...

3. Frequently Asked Questions
(Donations/Bequests)

... to the (State) Government if you have no relatives within a number of categories. These categories include spouse; children; grandchildren; parents; brother; sister; nieces & nephews; aunt; uncle. If there ...

4. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia’s many community services including a Nowra program to support grandparents who have custody of their grandchildren. “There are many people in and around Nowra who are already suffering ...

5. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... on the role of primary carers of their grandchildren. Mission Australia spokesperson, Anne Hampshire, said the numbers of grandparent-carers in Australia was highly likely to be underestimated and required ...