Mission Australia

1. Mission Australia - 150 years of our history
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A timeline that celebrates the milestones of 150 years of Mission Australia. ...

2. Board Corporate Governance Charter
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Board Corporate Governance Charter  ...

3. Media Release - Minister for Housing, David Borger
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One of the most innovative social housing projects in Australia is now a step closer to reality. The Minister for Housing, David Borger, today announced a Development Application for the Camperdown integrated ... ...

4. Our Response to the Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
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... Australia recommends a holistic and integrated framework across all areas of social and economic wellbeing for aboriginal individuals, families and communities.  ...

5. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
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... work across all levels of Government and promote local responses under a national strategy. Our approach is informed by practise wisdom and backed up by extensive national and international research.  ...

6. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
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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 ...

7. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
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Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

8. Our Submission on Remote and Regional Communities
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... community development approach that supports long-term, sustainable positive change and incorporates flexible, innovative community services that meet community needs.  ...

9. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
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This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

10. Left out and missing out: Disability and disadvantage
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Recent research by the Social Policy Research Centre, Anglicare, Mission Australia and others has found that where there is someone in a household with a disability, poverty rates are higher and hardship ...

11. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
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... and a raft of new initiatives and policies to address the causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem. The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) report says concerted action is needed to engage thousands ...

12. NSW
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Mission Australia Housing aims to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing in NSW to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes and to those people who face difficulty in securing affordable ...

13. VIC
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Mission Australia Housing aims to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing in Victoria to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes and to those people who face difficulty in securing ...

14. TAS
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Mission Australia Housing aims to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing in Tasmania to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes and to those people who face difficulty in securing ...

15. Mission Australia’s Triple R Services
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...  These services operate from NSW and work in many different areas and helps people in metro, regional and rural communities. There are many other activities that Triple R Services are doing in communities, ...

16. U-Turn
(Community Services/Community Services)

... rates of the young people participating in the program. Students undertake a structured 10-week automotive training course in car maintenance and bodywork. Post-course support is available and past  ...

17. Elevate
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Elevate Program, operating in NSW and Victoria, is an innovative corporate-community venture between Mission Australia and PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation. The program develops the leadership ...

18. Alice Springs Integrated Youth Services
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Alice Springs Integrated Youth Services provides outreach youth programs to four remote Northern Territory communities: Finke, Imanpa, Mutitjulu and Docker River. ...

19. Personal Helpers and Mentors Program
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The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a federally funded program that is part of the COAG (Council of Australian Governments) mental health strategy. The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program aims ...

20. 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 ...

21. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
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... 630 young Australians locked up every day (2007/08 figures which exclude NSW). Both the numbers (up by 17%) and the rate (up from 1.7 to 2.0 per 1000) at which young people are placed in custody has ...

22. Mission Australia winner celebrates with BBQ cooked by celebrity chef Ben O'Donoghue
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Heather Edwards from Greenslopes was the lucky winner of Mission Australia’s ‘Ben O’Donoghue BBQ’ competition, and on Saturday 13 February, celebrated her luck with nine of her closest friends, a brand ...

23. National Skilled Volunteer Opportunities
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...  A Terms of Reference for the project will be developed with volunteer by the CS Operations Manager and the Strategy and Development Manager. Once established the project will require independent initial ...

24. ABC Learning centres purchase – a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
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... purpose: to provide high quality, education-focused childcare as a means of making the best possible investment in the future life chances of Australian children.” Mr Hall said GoodStart was a separate ...

25. We must act now to save a lost generation
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Twenty-two-year-old Marcus* had been involved in drugs ever since he’d been at school. He dropped out in year 9 and over time his relationships with family and friends disintegrated. He ended up living ...