Mission Australia

1. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... support if needed Connections to Aboriginal elders and mentors Support with school work and homework; Assistance for parents with liaising with schools; Assistance for students in the event of ...

2. Learning Unlimited
(Community Services/Community Services)

Learning Unlimited is a suite of services in South Australia with a focus on working in partnership with schools to meet the needs of young people who are at risk of leaving school or home. These programs ...

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

...  nutrition programs and a family resource centre. In Perth, Mirabooka Pathways works with local schools to provide professionally facilitated playgroups for 0-5 year olds alongside family supports.  ...

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

... local governments and schools to develop collaborative plans to keep young people in education or identify job opportunities. “We need to get away from prescriptive and bureaucratic approaches to youth ...

5. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... In 2009 he is looking to address over 50,000 students in schools all around Australia. Andrew is a business management consultant in Sydney and is a member of Gymea Baptist Church. SONIA LIPSKI Sonia ...

6. Community Services in NSW
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

...  Assistance with family mediation and support if needed Connections to Aboriginal elders and mentors Support with school work Assistance for parents to liaise with schools Assistance for students ...

7. Community Services in South Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... disengaged from the education system or at risk of becoming disengaged. It is delivered in partnership with schools in southern, western and northern Adelaide and in Whyalla. The Indigenous Youth Mobility ...

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

... to undertake this role you need either registered teaching qualification recognised by the Department of Education & Training, Catholic or Independent Schools systems; or you could be a student completing ...

9. Hush for Homelessness launches in Martin Place
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... feel voiceless. Hush for Homelessness encourages office workers, schools kids and community groups to experience what it’s like to be in a homeless person’s shoes – to be voiceless – by not speaking.  ...

10. Taree families Invited to free Expo
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... much more. “We’ll also have information stalls to showcase the services, centres and schools on offer to families in the local Taree area so that parents and carers can get a better idea of the many services ...

11. Bringing together the family services in Mt Druitt
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  For the first time the Forum will also bring together the range of organisations that work with Mt Druitt’s young children and their families including: preschools, schools, family support services, health ...

12. Specials & Events
(Big Heart/information)

... Big Heart was presented with a Career Connections Award at the Illawarra Schools Vocational Training Awards 2009.  The award was in recognition of our contribution to young people making decisions about ...

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

... gender.” Mission Australia’s seventh national youth survey was conducted online and through schools, colleges and youth services with the help of government agencies and community and corporate partners. ...

14. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... community into schools (such as an elder-in-residence program) by providing a person who can liaise between Aboriginal students and the school environment. Aboriginal teachers and teacher aides who can ...

15. Young Australians wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... – as well as schools, parents and families – better understand young people. “For example, community groups and social policy makers use the information to evaluate and improve their youth programs and ...

16. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... themselves and those interested and involved in youth issues and the delivery of services and programs for them.” The survey is available at all Mission Australia sites, secondary schools, TAFE facilities ...

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

... network of care, we need to support teachers and schools, as well as health services, to help them play a much greater role in preventing homelessness among students and young patients. “The report’s ...

18. The Westpac Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... to Prevention aims to build people's social capacity through early intervention and the empowerment of children and their caregivers, enabling them to participate more effectively in schools and wider ...

19. Body image the main concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Mission Australia’s sixth National Survey of Young Australians and its largest so far. It was conducted on-line and through schools, colleges and youth services around the country with the help of government ...

20. Work for dole team graduates after giving new life to Kaurna Plains pre-school
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... at the nearby John McVeity Recreation Centre and, when the work was completed, it inspired a community group, the "Smithfield Movers and Shakers", to undertake a Friendship Mural Project. Schools and preschools ...

21. Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for a range of community service and employment programs that seek to help disadvantaged young people, support families, schools and the community, provide training for businesses and address critical ...

22. Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in public education into pre-schools – that’s compared to the OECD average of 7.2% - despite the overwhelming evidence of its benefits. This has got to change. “It may be seen by some as mere symbolism, ...

23. Supporting Tasmanian communities for children
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... their families face in disadvantaged areas, building on local collaborative partnerships between families, children’s playgroups, pre-schools, schools and other important community groups. “Australian ...

24. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... issues and the delivery of services and programs for them.” The survey is available at all Mission Australia sites, secondary schools, TAFE facilities and libraries statewide and can also be completed ...

25. Mission Australia launches 2007 Youth Survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... organisations, schools and governments improve services for young Australians. “The information we obtain through the survey will be widely and freely available to Governments, schools, community and ...