Mission Australia

1. The changing taste of welfare services - The evolution of Cafe One
(Document Downloads)

This publication focuses on the role the provision of food to disadvantaged people has played in Mission Australia’s history in Queensland - a journey that began with the Brisbane City Mission and continues ...

2. Pathways to Prevention - Miller
(Document Downloads)

... Western Sydney, provides supported playgroups, nutrition programs and a family resource centre.  ...

3. Pathways projects (NSW, VIC, WA, NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  communication and behavioural skills while enhancing the ability of caregivers to respond to their children’s needs appropriately. Our Miller Pathways in South Western Sydney provides supported playgroups, ...

4. Catalyst-Clemente Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... are recruited from corporate partners and the wider community, and play a vital role in the Catalyst Clemente program. What is a ‘Learning Partner’? Learning Partners play a vital role in helping students ...

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

... and how mentoring can play an important role in promoting the wellbeing of young people – particularly those who are struggling. Mission Australia believes the primary focus of service providers must ...

6. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... range of other issues including mental illness and substance abuse.   “Missionbeat has changed as well. We do a lot more than simply offer transportation. Because we’re the first point of contact we play ...

7. Australia's Rugby Players lend Mission Australia a hand
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia and the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) Foundation are pleased to announce a joint initiative as ongoing charity partners. The agreement will see the two organisations work closely ...

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

The Rudd Government should play a more interventionist role in the urban planning of our major cities to improve access to affordable housing according to one of the country’s leading providers of housing ...

9. Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... supported a number of programs and services over the years. The generous support of the Foundation has played a vital role in the continuation of Mission Australia, helping thousands of Australians to ...

10. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... In alphabetical order... AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION PLAYERS ASSOCIATION The Australian Rugby Union Players Association is a proud supporter of Mission Australia. Players from the Wallabies, the Queensland ...

11. 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 ...

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

... municipalities. Programs include: Lets Read Family Fun Days Mobile playgroups Positive Parenting programmes Home Visits and Healthy lifestyle The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program ...

13. 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 ...

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

... Miller Family Resource Centre and Miller Pathways Supported Playgroups. We provide services for families and children and also support early intervention and prevention programs to assist disadvantaged ...

15. QLD Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... require a volunteer bus driver from 8am – 1.30pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during school term times. The driver would transport parents and children to ethno-specific Playgroups and parenting programs. ...

16. SA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

Play Plus Toy Library – Library Assistant,  Mission Australia Early Learning Service – Elizabeth Vale Mission Australia Early Learning Services has been provided funding to establish a toy library based ...

17. WA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... to the community.  The volunteering opportunities are:   Little People's Place, playgroup Kidz Klub (Tuesdays), afterschool activity group Someone to assist by picking up and sorting items ...

18. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... provision, referral and crisis response. Youth Beat requires volunteers for various times/days and activities. Most services are provided at night. Volunteers would be involved in playing sport with children ...

19. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... call Tanya Sarmiento on (02) 9219 2011 or email corporatevolunteering@missionaustralia.com.au for further information. Playgroups Activity: Assisting with toddler and parent’s play group Date: ...

20. Early Learning Services - Stuart Park
(Early Learning Services/NT)

... the service. Activities: Water play on Mondays and Wednesdays during the build up.  ...

21. Early Learning Services - Key goals
(Early Learning Services/Early Learning)

... fun, humour, joy, play, spontaneous events, excitement, fantasy, quiet time and security. Ensure children are challenged, extended and accepted individually across the key learning areas. Support ...

22. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Ms Hart says. “Young people in Elizabeth and the greater Playford area historically have had difficulty in finding a job, and the global financial crisis has not helped their efforts.” Statistics from ...

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

... play a greater role in community life. That’s because the machines provide the mind altering escape that people in pain are seeking. Restricting people’s access to gaming machines will only ever be part ...

24. Early Learning Services
(Early Learning Services/Early Learning)

... their families and the community to plan, develop, implement and continually improve a high quality curriculum. We recognise and promote play based learning in which children are able to express their ...

25. Playschool star entertains Mt Druitt kids at Communities for Children’s parenting expo
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... by Jay Laga’aia, from the popular children’s show 'Playschool', who talked about his experiences being a dad. Organised by Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Mt Druitt, parents were able ...