Mission Australia

1. How we acquire talent and give you every opportunity to ensure our organisation is the perfect fit for you!
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Mission Australia Jobs)

... much information as we have to help you in deciding if working for us is right for you. You can find information about Mission Australia at our About Us page.  Information about the role you are expressing ...

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

... own, but without the support of his friends and family, he became suicidal and depressed. For Marcus, a happy, fulfilled life with a rewarding job seemed like an impossible dream. Australia may ...

3. Mission Australia opens its heart in Campbelltown
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... increasing pressure on individual and family income from rises in interest rates, utilities and the cost of food, the availability of affordable clothing and furniture in the area will greatly assist ...

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

... and uplifting album.” One of the students, Angie, who got involved in Sounds of the Street when she was suffering from depression and anxiety after a family breakdown said she could barely describe ...

5. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in their top three – almost twice the proportion of 20-24 year olds. For 15-19 year olds, body image was the major issue at 27.4 per cent, while for 20-24 year olds depression (30.5) and coping with ...

6. About Mission Australia
(Pathways/About Us)

... various City Missions, including Sydney City Mission, our founding purpose is to meet human need and to give expression to the love of God. We believe in helping Australians in need get back on their ...

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

... recession of 1890 and the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Mission halls were overflowing with people in need. As the years progressed, so did the approach of these City Missions to their care of ...

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

... will commence in August 2010. To apply for this opportunity, you will need to email your resume and an expression of interest to BonouvrieL@missionaustralia.com.au This e-mail address is being protected ...

9. 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. ...

10. Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... the best way he could help us was to leave a bequest. I’ve included Mission Australia in my Will because they are good people and I know they will use it wisely. I was really impressed not just with the ...

11. Making or Changing Your Will
(Donations/Bequests)

... meet human need’ is today well expressed in Mission Australia. As a member of the Benjamin Short Society, you will receive: Invitations to attend special functions, tours and events Presentation ...

12. Make an online donation to Mission Australia
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

Transform a life today. Just fill in your donation amount and press the button marked 'GO'. You will then be re-directed to a secure Westpac payment page to complete your transaction. Your donation ...

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

... Director Jill Bicknell, Service Manager, Charles Chambers Court (Mission Australia Award Wining Aged-Homeless Service) Other media opportunities: Artist’s impressions of the proposed development ...

14. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... “Sixty-five per cent of participants had not re-offended within 12 months of program completion. “Impressively, these outcomes were achieved for around $2500 per person – the average cost of an individual ...

15. Concern at growing numbers of homeless people turned away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia – one of the largest providers of homeless services in the country – has expressed its concern at new figures which show that close to 60% of people who need help from government-funded ...

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

... no harm... But for an estimated 2.3% of adult Australians, gambling can lead to financial crisis, family breakdown, child neglect, homelessness, criminal activity, anxiety, depression and suicide ...

17. 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 ...

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

... words. By expressing themselves through music, they can gain understanding and control over their issues and in many cases find a pathway back to education or employment.” Event:  Here Comes Trouble album ...

19. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... concerns are related to the potential for drugs to harm others - and whether they will be able to resist peer pressure to experiment. What it tells us is that perhaps our anti-drug education campaigns ...

20. Mission Australia to brighten the day for struggling families at City Park
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... AGL will stage a Christmas party for low-income families experiencing housing pressures. The 2008 party will be staged at “Marshmallow Park” – on Glen Osmond Rd in the Southern Parklands – from 10.30 ...

21. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... concerns 11-14 year olds have about drugs are varied. They worry about friends and family taking drugs, whether they’ll be able to resist peer pressure to experiment and most of all the damage drugs do. ...

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

... to express ideas about the challenges they face in life. “The exhibition is a great opportunity for the community to support young people’s creative expression whilst buying an original piece of art they ...

23. From little things, big things grow - a story from Mission Australia’s Special Needs Dental Service (SNDS)
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... him to the volunteer solicitors at the Mission Australia Centre. Brian often commented at how impressed he was with Mission Australia staff and the quality of services available at the Centre – he even ...

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

... focused on how to better use social innovation.  There was a concern expressed by some that social innovation focuses on the “new” and that we can often disregard what is already being done in communities ...

25. Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... because of rising housing costs and other financial and family pressures. Mission Australia State Director Noel Mundy said the organisation was definitely seeing more people needing help. “At Mission ...