Mission Australia

1. Our Response to the Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
(Document Downloads)

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 ...

2. The experiences of young people: How do their living arrangements impact
(Document Downloads)

This publication explores the experiences of young people who are homeless or in foster care. Results draw from the National survey of young Australians 2008. In 2008 Mission Australia conducted its seventh ...

3. Youth Community Service Worker - Fairfield Youth Connections
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... truly make an impact? Ongoing training and professional development is provided and encouraged! If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people, and are looking for ...

4. Senior Research & Projects Officer - Sydney
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... a role where your work will directly impact the quality of people’s lives. This rare opportunity will allow you to develop key internal and external relationships nationally, engaging senior stakeholders ...

5. Brighter Futures (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children. The program provides families with the necessary ...

6. Mission Australia opens its heart in Campbelltown
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “But the real beauty of this new hub is the social impact for the local community. “The money from the Big Heart retail sales will directly fund the financial education programs we offer in the ...

7. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and to a lesser extent, spectator sports and youth groups – which the charity suggests is an impact of the global financial crisis on Australian families over the past 12 months. Mission Australia’s spokesperson, ...

8. Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in the Mt Druitt area. Giving the keynote address at the forum will be Dr Fiona Hilferty from the University of NSW who will be speaking on the impact of poverty on children’s learning. Communities ...

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

... provides supported playgroups, nutrition programs and a family resource centre. Brighter Futures Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact ...

10. Mission Australia Employment Solutions
(Employment Services/Employment Services)

... issues that are impacting on their general well-being. Click here for more information about short-term interventions. Mission Australia Employment Solutions national contact phone numbers: Mission ...

11. Mission Australia Job Capacity Assessments
(Employment Services/Providers)

... incapacity Indicate to either Centrelink or an Employment Service Provider that they have a medical condition or disability that impacts on their work capacity and/or employment assistance needs Have ...

12. Internship Success - Alexis Bradshaw
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

... a placement with Mission Australia has made an indelible impact on my career as both a social worker and as a worker in general. Although my placement was in the youth sector of Mission Australia, the ...

13. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... behaviour that will impact on their functioning with mainstream society, increase young people’s capacity for social inclusion, self reliance and self-sufficiency, strengthen family links where possible ...

14. Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... the real impact of homelessness on the men who visited the hospital for various illnesses and injuries. Before then, the idea of homelessness had only been a vague concept to me - not a stark reality. ...

15. Corporate Partnerships
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... investment and make a positive impact on the community. Our team is well resourced to develop national and local partnerships. Through our partnerships we look for outcomes that meet the needs of our ...

16. A fresh approach in the mission to enable refugee and migrants to gain sustainable employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... a job. Post-program support is provided for up to three months to ensure the impact of social issues is minimised and employment outcomes are met. Mr Bird said that this support was important as in some ...

17. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... – issues that indirectly impact on an estimated 3.3 million friends, family members, partners and colleagues each year. In 1999 the Productivity Commission reported that one in four people with a gambling ...

18. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... not-for-profit sector work more closely with the government on the impact the global financial crisis is having on disadvantaged Australians – met in Melbourne this morning... Mr Hall said Mission ...

19. Mission Australia welcomes Employment Service changes
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the growing impact of the economic downturn – particularly in terms of rising numbers of jobseekers – and the challenges Job Network providers faced in helping the newly unemployed. “These changes ...

20. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Without investing in strengthening families long-term, isolated efforts – such as quarantining income support – are likely to have limited or non-sustainable impact.      Investing heavily in early ...

21. From little things, big things grow - a story from Mission Australia’s Special Needs Dental Service (SNDS)
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and career on track, his long battle with alcoholism and drug use had had a significant impact upon his overall health, well-being, and sense of self. His oral health had suffered drastically during the ...

22. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and engagement, rather than forcing solutions on to local communities. Through “learning by doing’, as he called it, local residents can have a real impact on their community. John Prendergast from the ...

23. Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... not counted as homeless which could have impacted on the figures. “If the numbers tell us anything it’s that previous policies for tackling homelessness have failed and we need a new approach. “Firstly, ...

24. Mission Australia's Michael Project for the homeless launched today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... also grateful to the individual who stepped forward and provided the funding to roll-out the initiative – Mission Australia’s largest ever personal gift. It will have a positive impact on hundreds of homeless ...

25. Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Professor Peter Howard, National Leader of Clemente Australia at ACU National said there was an immediate and profound impact on the students who had taken the course. “We’ve had students who have found ...