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1. Coastal Sydney Aboriginal Tenancy Support Service (CSTSS) (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... to homelessness and suffering rental stress, through prevention, early intervention and support. To achieve this, the service works with Housing NSW, Community Housing, Aboriginal Housing, Aboriginal ...

2. MA’s Danielle shares her story in White Ribbon Woman’s Day
(Daily News/Blog)

In this week’s White Ribbon issue of Woman’s Day, Danielle Guttridge – Mission Australia Case Manager for Brighter Futures in Cootamundra – tells how she turned her life around after suffering years of ...

3. Rugby heroes to join MA staff at Brisbane Winter Sleepout
(Daily News/Blog)

...  Former Reds player, Charlie Fetoai will also share how he turned his life around after suffering a serious spinal injury that brought his Rugby Union career to an end. Charlie now works as a Mission ...

4. Thinking outside the box inspires great art
(Daily News/Blog)

...  After suffering an acute brain injury, Chris had been socially isolated for many years and struggled to connect with others. Chris, who has completed his second Catalyst unit, explained how the program ...

5. Health experts call for problem gambling reforms
(Daily News/Blog)

... and 160,000 Australian adults suffering severe problems from their gambling. The costs to problem gamblers in 2008-09 ranged between $4.7 and $8.4 billion. In March, Mission Australia threw its support ...

6. Building a better life
(Daily News/Blog)

... himself at work and lost his job as a mechanic just a month before she was born. With the breadwinner of the family suffering from a back injury and unable to find work, the family fell behind on the rent ...

7. Literacy courses ‘a lifesaver’
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... unemployed and suffering depression to studying a Certificate III in Children’s Services at TAFE. “My confidence increased and I was able to pursuewhat I really wanted to do, which was my childcare ...

8. Why do we dedicate a day to the celebration of women?
(Daily News/Blog)

... are oppressed, denied education and basic health care or suffering violence, because of gender. The theme this year in Australia is ‘Unite to End Violence Against Women’. As such, International Wom... ...

9. Locking out the homeless to pay for roads, bridges
(Daily News/Blog)

... client, Anna, who had been suffering the effects of a mental illness on-and-off for most of her adult life. Anna had stayed for short periods in boarding houses, other times on the street and had been ...

10. Lee’s new enterprise
(Daily News/Blog)

Two years ago, just walking to the letterbox was a huge challenge for Lee. She had spent five years suffering from brain lesions that caused MS-like symptoms such as blurred vision and fatigue. “Some ...