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1. Working families losing grip on secure housing
(News/MA Newsletter)

... support of Mission Australia, MA Housing provides long-term social and affordable rental housing to low- and moderate-income households, who pay below market rental rates for quality housing. Community ...

2. A reminder to bet with your head on Anzac Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... problems compared to adults. In many Australian gambling surveys, 18- to-24-year-olds report the highest rates of gambling. “For many young people gambling is a form of entertainment, but it’s no longer ...

3. MA Housing funded to build accommodation for people with disabilities
(Daily News/Blog)

... households. MA Housing (Victoria) Ltd operates only in Victoria (due to due to different state regulatory environments) while MA Housing Ltd operates in all other states. Read the joint media release ...

4. Snapshot paints depressing picture of impact of homelessness
(Daily News/Blog)

... and financial situation. Report findings That 18 to 34-year-olds made up 55 per cent of Australians who’d been homeless in the past 10 years. One-third of adults who had been homeless had not ...

5. Helping the most vulnerable avoid a jobs abyss: Toby Hall
(Daily News/Blog)

... by 15 to 19-year-olds shrank by more than 92,000. Close to 19,000 teenage jobs disappeared in December alone. As in 2008 when the global financial crisis struck, it seems that young Australians are again ...

6. Snapshot of nation’s housing supply ‘depressing reading’
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is that it’s people on low incomes who are bearing the brunt of the shortage and will continue to do so. The report identifies that the greatest shortages are in affordable purchase and rental for households ...

7. Triple Care Farm graduates celebrate fresh start
(Daily News/Blog)

... is here by accident or is a mistake… You are you, and nobody else on earth can do what only you were born to do. It is not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you're not. You have amazing ...

8. Urban Quest (NT)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia introduced Urban Quest, a singing talent competition for 10 to 19-year-olds to the Northern Territory early in 2011, and it has been embraced by schools, students and communities. While ...

9. Calculate your household carbon price on new interactive site
(Daily News/Blog)

With the carbon price now law, households can now easily calculate their costs, financial support and potential savings through an independent and interactive online website Your Carbon Price. Created ...

10. WA youth express themselves in photos
(Daily News/Blog)

... programs to reflect on who they are and often provided opportunities for therapeutic interventions. FACE, which stands for Family Alcohol and Community Education, works with 10 to 15 years olds with a ...

11. SMILES for youth starts Mental Health Month
(Daily News/Blog)

... 5 October, we are running a SMILES session for children aged eight to 12. The next SMILES session, on Thursday 6 October, is for 13 to 18-year-olds. Both programs run from 9am to 3pm at the Crescent ...

12. Clifton Adolescent and Family Support (CAFS)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... or who have recently left their family home. The service works holistically with 12 to 24 year-olds, their families or carers, and with existing services, to strengthen family relationships and positively ...

13. Toby Hall talks social justice on Just Salvos
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia is we need to start really, really young. We start with our three-year olds, particularly in disadvantaged communities, and give them the right start so they can commute with world around them, ...

14. Supportive model to tackle homelessness in Sydney
(Daily News/Blog)

... by Freehills (including Partner Peter Rowe and his team), and attended by Mercy Foundation CEO Felicity Reynolds and award-winning architect Ken Maher from Hassell, the designer of the building. Read ...

15. Horticultural skills for young at Perth’s City Farm
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... programs for 17 to 24-year-olds were designed to educate people with skills that benefited both the environment and the community. “Each offers a wide range of work experience from regenerating and ...

16. Poor housing and illness intrinsically linked, reports show
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and unstable housing and poor health. Launched on 4 August, the reports are now available for download from the VicHealth website. Findings include: 10 per cent of Australian households live ...

17. Fairfield Youth Connections (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

This program assists young 15 to 21-year-olds in Sydney's south-west who are at risk or experiencing youth homelessness through intensive accommodation, holistic case management and therapeutic counselling ...

18. Report: Sea change needed in Australia's approach to youth drug/alcohol rehabilitation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... The number of calls Triple Care Farm receives each year attests to that. "Illicit drug use is also occurring at a younger age: one in four 14-19 year olds has used an illicit drug in past year, one-in-20 ...

19. MA Housing offers new affordable rental housing in Victoria
(Daily News/Blog)

MA Housing is currently looking for tenants for some exciting new affordable housing properties in Dandenong, Victoria. The apartments will be offered to eligible households at 80% of market rent, under ...

20. Youth of Australia wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... at 27.3 per cent. Body image was the leading issue of concern for 11-14 and 15-19 year olds and for females. Almost one-in-two 20-24 year olds considered it a major concern. “Young people’s concerns ...

21. Inequality is growing in Australia: ACOSS
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... low-income households are in housing stress with housing costs exceeding more than 30% of household income. 65% of people on low incomes in private rentals currently experience housing stress, with many ...

22. Resource & Recovery program (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Resource & Recovery is a free Mental Health service delivered by Mission Australia in Dubbo, Bathurst/Cowra, Parkes/Forbes and Bowral to improve the lives of 16-64 year olds who are recovering from ...

23. Early Learning Services - Warnbro
(Early Learning Services/WA)

... years ago and am happy in my current role. What gets you out of bed in the morning? Sunshine… blue skies… looking forward to what the new day holds.  I put my absolute heart and soul into my work ...

24. Early Learning Services - Boronia
(Early Learning Services/VIC)

...  Fees: Please call the centre for details on daily and weekly rates. Food provided: Yes Nappies provided: Yes except 4 to 5 yr olds Payment methods: Ezi Debt, BPAY, EFTPOS or Cheque  ...

25. Early Learning Services - Tanilba Bay
(Early Learning Services/NSW)

... I would love to see our centre have a make over inside and out with our centre’s occupancy full at 38. Continue with our friendly atmosphere  and be able to offer places to under 2 year olds.  ...