Mission Australia

1. Mission Australia Centre
(Document Downloads)

The Mission Australia Centre in central Sydney aims to break the cycle of homelessness. The service provides varying levels of intervention through flexible, innovative responsive services, programs and ...

2. Yirra
(Document Downloads)

Yirra - located in Perth - assists young people who are experiencing problems with substance use. Yirra offers two services: a day program and a 24 hour, seven days a week residential rehabilitation program. ...

3. Experiencing Poverty
(Document Downloads)

The first results of research that aims to measure poverty in a new way were released today (Monday 6 March). The research highlights the problems facing low-income Australians who have missed out on the ...

4. Homeless Young Australians
(Document Downloads)

... problems. This has been contrasted with homeless young people who initially leave home to assert independence, escape boredom, seek excitement or because of the allure of the streets and this group is ...

5. Brighter Futures (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Brighter Futures is a voluntary, targeted program designed for families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children. The program provides families with the necessary ...

6. Mission Australia Centre
(Community Services/Community Services)

... groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. Specialised staff and volunteers are committed to tackling the real problems ...

7. Last minute Christmas gift ideas from Mission Australia!
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... offering early intervention support – programs that tackle problems among kids early in their lives. Visit: www.missionpromotion.com/christmasappeal According to Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall: ...

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

... the disadvantaged and needy in their communities. Handouts and ‘soup lines’ were replaced with structured programs that looked at the causes of problems, and sought to find long-term solutions. Attempts ...

9. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... collaborative challenge of seeking solutions to long standing problems. After 4 years with the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership, Tania is now working to establish a private consultancy and ...

10. 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 ...

11. Pathways away from homelessness
(Community Services/Community Services)

... problems of homelessness. We work to address the underlying causes in order to prevent people from spiralling into homelessness. When people have become homeless, we do our best to keep them safe and supported ...

12. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) Residential & Rahabilitation (Yirra) Yirra - located in Perth - assists young people who are experiencing problems with substance use. Yirra offers two services: ...

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

... have children aged eight years or younger or are expecting a child and who face specific problems. Priority of access is given to families with children less than three years of age. Problems might include: ...

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

... Thomson John's story In the early 1990s I was having problems with alcohol and gambling, which made having a disability so much worse. Where I was living just wasn’t working out and it got to the ...

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

... barriers to employment such as inadequate family and accommodation support, drug and alcohol problems, and insufficient formal education qualifications. “Mission Australia will work with these services ...

16. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... And the work they’re doing is increasingly complex so cases take longer to process. “Today’s meeting was a solid start and I know that all the Task Force’s members look forward to tackling these problems ...

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

... that overall young Australians are well placed to tackle the issues affecting their transition from youth to adulthood. But parents and the broader community need to be aware of the problems facing our ...

18. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... symptoms? If we’re serious about tackling these problems – if we really want to address the root causes of child neglect or why there were 58,000 proven cases of child abuse or neglect in Australia last ...

19. Mission Australia helping families cut energy bills to prevent poverty spiral
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... on Anti Poverty Week, Mission Australia’s Operations Manager Carla Leversedge said the program played an important role in preventing a spiral into poverty, by assisting families before problems became ...

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

... to overcome long-term social problems. This collaboration lies at the heart of social innovation. Professor Tony Vinson’s opening presentation highlighted the magnitude of the task at hand. His ‘postcodes ...

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

... trying to navigate a confusing and intimidating range of independent support providers…a major challenge for any person, let alone someone who is homeless and who might be struggling with other problems, ...

22. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... living conditions, malnutrition and poor personal hygiene and dental health; more frequent chronic physical and mental health problems; and are at a greater risk of trauma from assault than other homeless ...

23. Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Mid-winter Ball.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... ‘time out’ from home when there is serious family conflict – just for a week or two – allows for breathing space where problems can be more effectively solved.Under Nightspot, young people – aged 16-25 ...

24. Gambling binge cost the State Billions
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... community and venue level. John Brett from Mission Australia said, people with gambling problems, either their own or a significant other party, often don’t seek help and either remain in denial ...

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

... to prevent youth homelessness. “Sometimes, giving a teenager some ‘time out’ from home – just for a week or two – allows for breathing space where problems can be more effectively addressed. “To this ...