Mission Australia

1. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
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... had proven the best approach to reducing juvenile offending was not putting young people in custody but providing them with access to programs that addressed the issues at the heart of their behaviour, ...

2. Mission Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
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Mission Australia has become the first major Australian welfare organisation to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) – a strategy for how it intends to contribute to reducing the gap in living standards ...

3. Mission Australia to build $16M Aged Homeless Service as number of elderly homeless climbs
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... will contribute to the government’s commitment to reducing homelessness in line with its White Paper, The Road Home - A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness. The announcement also coincides with ...

4. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
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... work, health and wellbeing, reducing alcohol and other drug consumption and financial literacy. “Arguably the most effective help has been encouraging open communication between young people and their ...

5. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
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... giving homeless people in Sydney better access to critical support and reducing Mission Australia’s carbon emissions. “The new Missionbeat Bike service will allow us to help more people sleeping rough ...

6. Environmental Responsibility
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... is Recycling, Reusing and Reducing in many ways, such as: Assisting the disadvantaged set up home with items such as furniture, manchester and clothing. Assisting Mission Australia Services ...

7. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
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... of significantly reducing the number of homeless people in this country. “Mission Australia is heartened to see so many of our own recommendations contained in the White Paper – particularly with its ...

8. Program wins crime prevention award
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... in not just reducing crime, almost 70 per cent of our clients said that they achieved their goals after completing the program. Some of the clients go onto training or into jobs. “The program has also ...

9. Home care program for mentally ill reaps huge rewards National Mental Health Week
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... hope and achievement that they can beat their illness. “Finally, reducing the time people with mental illness spend in hospital eases the pressure on hospitals and their staff. It’s also saves taxpayers ...

10. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... are 30,000 less public houses now than 1996); address the housing crisis among aboriginal Australians look at ways of reducing or abolishing the varying rates of stamp duty, establishment taxes and ...

11. Young people in Adelaide’s south on a roll to prevent crime, bridge generation gap
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... funded by the Federal Government, aimed at identifying and promoting innovative ways of reducing and preventing crime and the fear of crime. As well as helping young people learn about the impact of crime, ...

12. UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
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... reducing or abolishing the varying rates of stamp duty, establishment taxes and infrastructure costs where they apply to the development of affordable housing; and tackle the root causes behind the ...

13. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... Homel said in addition to strengthening the protective factors in the lives of the children and reducing problems during teen and adult years, Pathways aimed to transform institutional policies and practices ...