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1. A big hand for our wonderful volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

... of life donate their time, knowledge and energy to help Mission Australia create a fairer Australia. Thank you all! Among them are students, retirees, people wishing to make friends and gain skills, ...

2. What drives our Home Tutor Scheme volunteers to give?
(Daily News/Blog)

... by Mission Australia. Lessons are one-on-one and held in the students' homes. Over the years we’ve received plenty of great news stories from volunteers like the following women:   Belinda Belinda ...

3. Triple Care Farms students give back to local community
(Daily News/Blog)

Students from Mission Australia’s Triple Care Farm recently found out that voluntary acts of kindness in the community can bring rewards. Eighteen students from Triple Care Farm’s residential program ...

4. New SA program aims to help youth feel good about their bodies
(Daily News/Blog)

... off her schooling through FLO, which offers students flexible learning options. Karen said she put her hand up for the program so she could better understand and help people who had opinions on body ...

5. Aim’n High (VIC)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Bethany’s story in The Australian Women's Weekly Watch former Aim’n High students talk about their experiences on Sunrise.  ...

6. Newly graduated U-Turn crew makes the pages of Top Gear
(Daily News/Blog)

... visited the U-Turn headquarters in the Hobart suburb of Moonah to talk to staff as well as students about this innovative program that includes a 10-week automotive training course in car maintenance and ...

7. Tireless Triple Care Farm volunteer honoured
(Daily News/Blog)

... has spent tutoring vulnerable students in maths, literacy and living skills and promoting the centre's work to charities and service clubs. "There's a huge satisfaction and fulfilment," Mrs East told ...

8. Patrick gets second chance with Catalyst Clemente
(Daily News/Blog)

... didn't have any hope at all, even though a lot of it I had brought on myself. It's been an amazing journey." The course of study This semester, Mr Winter and nine other new and continuing students in ...

9. Shannon Noll shines light on the music biz for Triple Care Farm students
(Daily News/Blog)

Students from Mission Australia’s Triple Care Farm residential program received a few tips from singer-songwriter Shannon Noll last week at the Australian Institute of Music. Seven young people ...

10. Celebrating A Safe Place for Change
(Community Services/Community Services)

... students is celebrated at a graduation ceremony. Triple Care Farm graduations are always uplifting and inspiring events, and the 2011 ceremony was no exception. Held in December, this celebration saw ...

11. Young mums are aiming for success
(Community Services/Community Services)

Getting through high school is stressful enough without having a baby to care for. Thanks to a new Mission Australia program, students like Ashlee* are proving that teenage mums can meet the challenge. ...

12. U-Turn gift to Chigwell pensioner warms hearts in Hobart
(Daily News/Blog)

... Corolla was recently stolen and torched. Mrs Batchelor relied on the old car to visit her husband Kevin, who has Alzheimer's disease, in a nursing home at Claremont.  When the nine students from ...

13. Urban Quest winner shows Darwin High how it’s done at launch
(Daily News/Blog)

... students and teachers to get involved in Urban Quest 2012, which is promising to be bigger and better than the inaugural competition. She said that Urban Quest is much more than a singing competition, ...

14. Urban Quest ready to take-off in NT schools
(Daily News/Blog)

... Urban Quest to the Northern Territory early in 2011 and it has been embraced by schools, students and communities. The first Urban Quest Final attracted around 2,000 Territorians, who take out the ...

15. Sounds of the Street - live and Sticky
(Daily News/Blog)

Students from Mission Australia’s Sounds of the Street (SOTS) music program shared their Sticky CD tracks yesterday at a live launch in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. Friends and family, Mission Australia staff ...

16. Perth volunteer tutors sought for education program
(Daily News/Blog)

... Cowan University (ECU). The students attend weekly lectures at ECU, with Mission Australia and its Learning Partners (LPs) providing additional weekly study sessions at Wattle House Community Centre ...

17. Sydney tenancy support manager a future Indigenous Leader
(Daily News/Blog)

... Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal hearings.” Indigenous traineeships for Sydney students Time is running out to apply for two School Based Traineeships for Aboriginal students offered at Mission ...

18. Our partners
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... students access to the expertise of its staff, artists and industry contacts. Find out more...   American Express Be rewarded for your American Express donation. On 1 January 2012, Mission ...

19. Young mums tell Women’s Weekly why they’re Aim’n High
(Daily News/Blog)

... to return to the main school campus this year. There are plans to enrol another 20 students in the Aim’n High program. Learn more You can read more of Bethany’s story in the January issue of The ...

20. Urban Quest (NT)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia introduced Urban Quest, a singing talent competition for 10 to 19-year-olds to the Northern Territory early in 2011, and it has been embraced by schools, students and communities. While ...

21. ‘See Why I’ exhibition a hit
(Daily News/Blog)

Sculpture, paintings, lino prints, photos and street art by students at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) Artworks! program were unveiled to a crowd of friends, family, staff and art ...

22. Young people speak about stress
(Daily News/Blog)

... Kids are growing up before their time," he told The Daily Liberal. James Rogers said that the expectations placed upon students to do really well and get degrees causes the stress. "I think so," he said. ...

23. Young mums tell Sunrise they’re Aim’n High
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Aim’n High, 12 participants have plans to re-enter the main school campus next year and there are plans to enrol another 20 students in the program in 2012. The young mums attend classes at Mission Australia’s ...

24. Working smarter
(Pathways/About Us)

... Australia. They come from the wider community, the corporate world and Christian groups. Among them are students, retirees, migrants wanting to contribute to their new country and highly skilled professionals. ...

25. Community forum in Coffs aims to open minds for a better future
(Daily News/Blog)

... for students, organised by Headspace Mid North Coast and the Youth Suicide Prevention Committee. Professor McGorry will start the day sharing breakfast with staff and young residents at Mission Australia’s ...