- 1. Budget of swings and roundabouts
- (Blog)
- ... Youth Connections program to the end of 2014 is also very welcome. But it’s worth placing on the record that there was nothing in this year’s budget to improve the affordability of housing or childcare. ...
- Created on 14 May 2013
- 2. Mission Australia Election Manifesto 2013
- (Research and Social Policy)
- ... housing through incentives such as the expansion of the National Rental Affordability Scheme. Download our full Mission Australia Election Manifesto 2013 for more on how we can give every Australian ...
- Created on 09 May 2013
- 3. Make a donation to Mission Australia's Winter appeal 2013
- (Support Mission Australia)
- ... our support services, the mum and little girl found secure housing and received affordable childcare, employment support and counselling. Sadly, demand for our services is increasing. It’s critical we ...
- Created on 24 April 2013
- 4. Queensland music greats help Roma House residents share their stories through song
- (Blog)
- ... strength and courage of some very special people.” The Songs of Roma House project was funded by Brisbane City Council’s Housing Support Program – the first time such a project had been funded through ...
- Created on 10 April 2013
- 5. MA Housing offering affordable student accommodation in Seddon
- (Blog)
- MA Housing, Mission Australia’s affordable housing division, has a limited number of studio apartments in the Melbourne suburb of Seddon available to single students. These compact studios are in the ...
- Created on 27 March 2013
- 6. Cutting funds to our U-Turn youth justice program disappointing and short-sighted
- (Blog)
- ... with no work, no family, no stable housing and are often in poor health – the things you need to participate successfully in our community. And yet we’re axing funding to one of the only programs in ...
- Created on 13 March 2013
- 7. Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at Mission Australia!
- (Blog)
- ... They help people to find safe housing, comfort people in need, support job seekers, care for children and help young people get on track. Among them is Katie Hale (pictured), who works as a Missionbeat ...
- Created on 08 March 2013
- 8. We’re opening Yellow Door, a mental health support service for children and families in Blacktown
- (Blog)
- ... for the seminars can be made by calling 8886 6300 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Yellow Door is funded by the Federal Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous ...
- Created on 26 February 2013
- 9. Yellow Door (NSW)
- (Community Services)
- ... by Mission Australia, Yellow Door is a Family Mental Health Support Service funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). ...
- Created on 26 February 2013
- 10. Homeless men suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at higher levels than returned servicemen
- (Blog)
- ... servicemen. The How homeless men are faring: Baseline report from Michael’s Intensive Supported Housing (MISHA) surveyed 75 men at their entry point to the Sydney-based MISHA homeless program, which ...
- Created on 20 February 2013
- 11. A new life for Max rises from the ashes of the old
- (Transformations eNewsletter)
- ... went between shelters or slept in his car. Homeless and depressed, he began to drink heavily. He was given a place at a live-in alcohol rehab service. Once complete, he worked with Housing NSW and was ...
- Created on 07 February 2013
- 12. Newstart increase debate is only part of the welfare reform story
- (Blog)
- ... disincentives to working such as the loss of housing, healthcare and other benefits as income support recipients re-enter employment. The problem with the current, limited Newstart debate is just that ...
- Created on 14 January 2013
- 13. Intervention and Case Management Services (NT)
- (Community Services)
- ... in anti-social behaviour. This service helps them to receive assistance and access to mainstream services such as housing, health, Centrelink and legal aid. It also assists people to return to their ...
- Created on 20 December 2012
- 14. A Place To Call Home (NT)
- (Community Services)
- Mission Australia's service, A Place To Call Home in Darwin and Katherine, helps people referred by Territory Housing who are homeless, or at risk of being so, to transition into public housing. A Place ...
- Created on 20 December 2012
- 15. Post Release Support Program (NT)
- (Community Services)
- ... Through a case-management style of support, it provides advocacy and referrals relating to housing, life skills, education, training, employment, healthy family relationships, drug and alcohol misuse ...
- Created on 20 December 2012
- 16. Tenancy Sustainability Program (NT)
- (Community Services)
- Mission Australia's Tenancy Sustainability Program in Darwin and Alice Springs supports public housing tenants who are at risk of eviction or tenancy failure due to property damage, debt or anti‐social ...
- Created on 20 December 2012
- 17. MA Housing to manage 500 homes in Tasmania
- (Blog)
- MA Housing, Mission Australia’s social housing arm, has been selected by the Tasmanian Government as the provider for Stage 1 of Better Housing Futures, and will be transferred the management of 500 public ...
- Created on 04 December 2012
- 18. Mission Australia Centre - Kingswood (NSW)
- (Community Services)
- ... into a cycle of homelessness Transition families from medium-term to long-term, secure housing Support parents to improve their parenting skills Provide case management and counselling to help people ...
- Created on 25 October 2012
- 19. New ABS homeless count welcomed but caution advised
- (Blog)
- ... fact that the Federal Minister for Housing Brendan O’Connor has expressed his intention to pursue a new agreement, there’s been nothing put aside in the federal budget. “And with most states under financial ...
- Created on 11 September 2012
- 20. Homeless count does not reveal true scale of the problem
- (Blog)
- ... for Housing Brendan O’Connor has expressed his intention to pursue a new agreement, there’s been nothing put aside in the federal budget. Nor do the states appear to be approaching renegotiations with ...
- Created on 11 September 2012
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