Mission Australia

1. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

2. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
(Document Downloads)

... and a raft of new initiatives and policies to address the causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem. The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) report says concerted action is needed to engage thousands ...

3. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... initiatives, 65% of participants had not re-offended a year after leaving the program. “In a similar Victorian program we run, only six of the 188 young participants received further summons or charges ...

4. Mission Australia winner celebrates with BBQ cooked by celebrity chef Ben O'Donoghue
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia’s initiatives and programs, please visit www.missionaustralia.com.au/about-mission-australia Images available on request. For further information, please contact: Melissa Tucker, Rowland ...

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

... employment and instead support and measure the success of local initiatives based on their outcomes,” explains Toby. “The government has already hinted at something similar with its $200 million Get Communities ...

6. Head Game: new Sounds of the Street Album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Percival and live performances from the musicians featured on the album.   All the musicians on Head Game are graduates of the Sounds of the Street course at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives ...

7. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... society is ripe for social unrest and economic decline,” said Mr Hall. Mr Hall also said while the Rudd Government’s initiatives in building affordable and social housing had already been significant ...

8. The Fogarty Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... initiatives. The funding and support helps establish the programs which, once developed, should continue to progress on their own or be in a position to source funding elsewhere. All of the programs that ...

9. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... strategy and established a sustainability steering group to identify and coordinate initiatives Rolled out a sustainability pilot program in Queensland Made a commitment to measure our national environmental ...

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

...  Pathways to Prevention, Miller Brighter Futures Pathways through a successful youth: Creative Youth Initiatives Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program Triple Care Farm Triple ...

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

...  Learning Unlimited (SA) Elevate Triple Care Farm Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program Creative Youth Initiatives U-Turn Triple R 'youth' gambling and financial counselling Drug ...

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

...    Pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children: Communities for Children Communities for Children combines a series of initiatives to improve the health of young families, support ...

13. Initiatives
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Mission Australia Jobs)

A career with Mission Australia will offer you exciting rewards and challenges with real opportunities for advancement. Mission Australia employees enjoy many benefits including: Fringe benefits ...

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

Intern Placement – Alexis Bradshaw Creative Youth Initiatives “Are you creative?” I can’t say I expected to hear this question from the Social Work Field Education Officer at my uni. “Um….I played ...

15. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... initiatives of the Australian Government’s mental health reform package announced in the 2006 Federal Budget, and is also part of the Australian Government’s contribution to the COAG National Action Plan ...

16. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... are supported by Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI), which provides free creative programs for young people aged 16-25 years. CYI has an Artworks program which allows the clients to express themselves creatively. ...

17. Strategic Partnerships
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... Through our longstanding pro bono and community initiatives we harness the knowledge capital and resources of Freehill’s partners and staff to build a better community. Simply put, we aim to change the ...

18. Mission Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... will increase its aboriginal employees by 50 in three years. Service managers will report each year on progress including: consultation with local aboriginal groups, initiatives to improve service-accessibility ...

19. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that help people rebuild their lives, promote animal welfare and support community environmental and sustainability initiatives. Cr Moore said the new Missionbeat service is an important part of City ...

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

... factors behind problem gambling – something which makes targeting new initiatives almost impossible. Problem gambling doesn’t respect wealth, status, age, ethnicity or gender. Another difficulty is ...

21. West Heidelberg community unites to celebrate Harmony Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Celebrations at Olympic Park coincide with week-long Federal and State Government initiatives to bring rise to cultural diversity and living in harmony with one another. Mission Australia State Director, ...

22. Here comes trouble: new Sounds of the Street album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... are graduates of the Sounds of the Street course at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) – a service that aims to support 16 to 25 year olds facing many and varied challenges in their personal ...

23. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... homeless initiatives – the Mission Australia Centre and the Michael Project. Clients have access not only to accommodation and intensive case management but everything ranging from training in computer ...

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

... the model being rolled out across the country. These initiatives represent quite a sea-change in the way authorities think about the management of income support.  For those of us on the front line ...

25. 'Through my eyes' - Art changing young lives
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  The exhibition, Through My Eyes, showcases the works of 22 students enrolled in Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Artworks! program which is accredited through TAFE Outreach NSW... CYI ...