Mission Australia

1. Media Release - Minister for Housing, David Borger
(Document Downloads)

One of the most innovative social housing projects in Australia is now a step closer to reality. The Minister for Housing, David Borger, today announced a Development Application for the Camperdown integrated ... ...

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

... Australia recommends a holistic and integrated framework across all areas of social and economic wellbeing for aboriginal individuals, families and communities.  ...

3. 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 ...

4. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
(Document Downloads)

This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

5. Alice Springs Integrated Youth Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

Alice Springs Integrated Youth Services provides outreach youth programs to four remote Northern Territory communities: Finke, Imanpa, Mutitjulu and Docker River. ...

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

Twenty-two-year-old Marcus* had been involved in drugs ever since he’d been at school. He dropped out in year 9 and over time his relationships with family and friends disintegrated. He ended up living ...

7. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

... the ‘mission family’ officially came together as Mission Australia - a single, unified organisation to provide an integrated approach to meet Australia’s changing social needs. The following resources ...

8. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... and a business strategy for covering one-, three, five and 10-year plans We launched our Integrated Youth Services Project in the Northern Territory – a three-year partnership with the Federal Government ...

9. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

Sustainability ‘In our quest to create a fairer Australia for all, we will be responsible custodians of our environment’. Our achievements In 2007-2008 we: Integrated sustainability into our organisational ...

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

... are some of our services that help young Australians in need: South West Youth Services (NSW) Onkaparinga Youth Services (SA) Alice Springs Integrated Youth Services Learning Unlimited ...

11. Community Services in Tasmania
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... happy families: Communities for children Pathways away from homelessness Personal Helpers and Mentors Chigwell House Gateway Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) Pathways through ...

12. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... in Darwin and Katherine Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (IYMP) Northern Territory Integrated Youth Service Pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children: Sobering Up Shelters in ...

13. Our Volunteers
(Volunteer/Volunteers)

... most vulnerable groups in our community. Over the last year Carolina and Iresha organised three workshops for the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Scheme in Sydney and Newcastle. They provided essential ...

14. More connections for Whyalla's young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... skills of young Australians and develop an integrated national career and transition network... The Whyalla Connections program will receive $333,014 to assist 40 fulltime and 10 part-time students ...

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

... find and keep a job, to cook and clean for yourself and to look after your health. Homeless services need to offer these supports in addition to accommodation. “We also need a national and integrated ...

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

... this problem, the Michael Project will fund a range of additional and integrated services over three years to work in co-ordination with seven of Mission Australia’s existing programs for homeless men ...

17. Migrants and refugees give back to Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... countries. Of 509 people volunteering several hours per week at Mission Australia’s Home Tutor and Enhancement Program and the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy (IHSS)Volunteer Coordination ...

18. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... extremely important because it gives them the time and space to develop relationships, build self-confidence, and recognise that their future can be different. “And in terms of building an integrated ...

19. Vodafone Foundation Australia
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... over the years and is now fully integrated into 13 Mission Australia youth services across three States. Our clients range in age from 15 to 25 years old, are either homeless or at risk of homelessness ...

20. Mission Australia Set to Launch New Drug Service in Gosnells
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia will launch a groundbreaking new integrated service in Gosnells on Wednesday, 12 December. The integration between the organisation’s Community Drug Service and Next Step program will ...

21. Supporting Tasmanian communities for children
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... skills from an early age and prevent social problems, including crime, occurring later in life,” Mr Mundy said. “Communities for Children takes an integrated approach to the problems many children and ...

22. Combating youth unemployment rates in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and drug/alcohol issues. • Introduce an integrated single income support payment which provides adequate assistance for young people, incentives for greater participation and needs-based ‘add on’ payments ...

23. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... respect. Mission Australia has consistently called for an integrated approach to tackling social problems – that is, programs that involve contributions from governments, businesses and the community. ...

24. New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... people are funded by community and philanthropic organisations and needed to be implemented more broadly within a national integrated strategic framework. “I’m optimistic – we know these issues can be ...