Mission Australia

1. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the discussion paper in the context of the Commonwealth’s broader social inclusion agenda, particularly given the strong links between poverty, unemployment, social exclusion ...

2. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion paper - Australia’s children: Safe and well
(Document Downloads)

... Framework for Protecting Australias Children. We support the naming of the framework as Protecting Australias Children rather than the more limited Child Protection Framework and the nuances that this ...

3. Learning Unlimited
(Community Services/Community Services)

Learning Unlimited is a suite of services in South Australia with a focus on working in partnership with schools to meet the needs of young people who are at risk of leaving school or home. These programs ...

4. Governance
(Pathways/About Us)

... limited applicability because Mission Australia is a company limited by guarantee and thus has no tradeable securities or shares.  Another principle is limited in scope in that Mission Australia’s directors ...

5. Our people
(Pathways/About Us)

...  Dr Karin Sowada, (PhD, BA Hons, ANZIIF [Aff]) was appointed to the Board in 2008. She is CEO of the Anglican Deaconess Institution Sydney Limited. Stephen Anson, founded and grew ...

6. 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 ...

7. Community Services in South Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... through a successful youth: Mission Australia Centre Onkaparinga Youth Services (OYS) Learning Unlimited Programs The Indigenous Youth Mobility Program Pathways towards strong families ...

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

... and clients in Darwin, Palmerston and rural areas who have limited financial means. Nhulunbuy Special Care Centre – Residential Rehabilitation Unit This 12-week Residential Rehabilitation Program is ...

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

... to assist them overcome those barriers. Barriers may range from employment related barriers, such as a limited employment history; educational barriers, such as limited formal education; health related ...

10. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... constructed on a limited budget, and it has sound proofing, however, we believe that we can make some structural improvements to make the recording studio a better place in numerous ways that would benefit ...

11. Mission Australia to build $16M Aged Homeless Service as number of elderly homeless climbs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... homeless people have no contact with their family and limited social networks and so building a sense of community is incredibly important to their wellbeing and mental health. “Suicide is sadly one of ...

12. Our Volunteers
(Volunteer/Volunteers)

... legal information to newly arrived refugees, informing them of their rights and responsibilities in Australia. Although they are both full-time lawyers, they devoted their limited spare time to developing, ...

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

... which aims to prevent young people leaving home prematurely • Job Placement and Training (JPET) • Personal Support Program (PSP) • Learning Unlimited, Mission Australia’s alternate learning program ...

14. 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 ...

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

... constant focus on the short term, limited capacity to tolerate risk and a lack of rigorous outcomes. However, none are insurmountable and Summit participants acknowledged priority areas for action, which ...

16. Young people's mental health - The hidden challenges and how innovation can help
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Research Centre. What: The Hidden Challenges of Youth Mental Health – Social Policy in the City When: 12.30pm, Wednesday 13 August Where: Macquarie Group Limited, Level 22, 20 Bond Street, Sydney ...

17. Flexible Job Network will help disadvantaged job seekers
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with significant barriers to employment including limited skills, disabilities or mental health issues, this approach just doesn’t work. “The Rudd Government’s decision to not place a cap on programs ...

18. Mission Australia congratulates Thomas Spottswood Australian Apprentice of the Year
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... (Mechanical Fitting and Turning) with Wide Bay Group Training Scheme Limited in 2006, Thomas is now employed by Hyne Timber as a Project Fitter. Thomas strongly advocates AAC and believes an apprenticeship ...

19. Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for Pre-Vocational Training, New Apprenticeships, or tertiary pathways. In association with Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) which provides shared living quarters, Mission Australia’s role is to help ...

20. Young people leap to assist Whyalla roo shelter
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Mission Australia’s Future Unlimited student program to see if it could help with the installation. “We were thrilled to be invited,” said Mission Australia’s Ryan Baker. “This is such good experience ...

21. Mission Australia to open new offices in Adelaide's west
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is to be officially opened on Friday, September 29. Mission Australia Learning Unlimited Services Manager, Terra Lea Ranson, said the new office would be staffed by six Youth Workers and a Project Officer ...

22. Young, Financially Insecure and a Victim of Violence - The Face of Homelessness in Western Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... people in need in the six months from July to December 2005 due to limited resources,” Ms Paskevicius said. “During this period, YASS helped 43 people with short-to-medium term accommodation but were ...

23. Unlimited Ways of Learning For ‘At Risk’ Students in South Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... under programs being launched by Mission Australia. The Mission Australia Learning Unlimited programs are to be conducted in partnership with schools and community and employment groups in Adelaide’s ...

24. Anti-poverty Week - Terms and Conditions
(Uncategorised Content)

... loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties ...