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1. Winter Sleepout 2012: get involved!
(News/MA Newsletter)

Each year thousands of people swap their warm beds for sleeping bags for just one night to get an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. Held during National Homeless Persons’ Week, from 6 to 12 August, ...

2. The cost of homelessness
(News/MA Newsletter)

... about how The Michael Project can be used to improve the lives of thousands of people who are homeless. We are sending the report to many of members of state, territory and Commonwealth parliaments. We’d ...

3. Report finds new homeless service model saves money, changes lives
(Daily News/Blog)

... housing. While thousands of men using seven homeless services participated, 106 were followed over 12 months in the most extensive longitudinal research exercise involving homeless people undertaken ...

4. Need for boarding house reform back in the news
(Daily News/Blog)

... despite thousands of Victorians living in rooming houses, there is no requirement to provide them with locks in toilets, periodic safety checks and at least two power outlets in each bedroom. Local welfare ...

5. Advance Australia Fair?
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

... country’. Sadly there are thousands of Australians who have not had a lot of luck in their lives… like Judy*. Read Judy's story below. That’s why Mission Australia works alongside people in need right ...

6. With a little help from our friends
(Daily News/Blog)

...  Heartfelt thanks to all of our partners, supporters and volunteers who helped make Christmas 2011 a little brighter for thousands of Australians. Learn more VIDEO: Mission Australia Lunch in the ...

7. Audi turns cars into gifts for kids
(Daily News/Blog)

The Audi dealer network has generously presented Mission Australia with thousands of gifts to distribute to children in need this Christmas. At the official hand-over ceremony in Sydney last week Mission ...

8. Melbourne Family Day at the Zoo a roaring success
(Daily News/Blog)

Thousands of Victorian children experienced their first visit to the zoo yesterday at a pre-Christmas fun day organised by Mission Australia in partnership with Zoos Victoria. Now in its fourth year, ...

9. Our social enterprises
(Pathways/About Us)

... sells them at low prices in eight Big Heart op shops and via its eBay store. It annually diverts thousands of tonnes from landfill and provides accredited training to the long-term unemployed.    ...

10. State of inaction keeps kids in poverty
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... this should not be the case, but the reality is thousands of Australian - and Queensland - children are homeless or going without basic essentials. Thousands more are at risk of such circumstances. ...

11. Christmas joy in the park
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Australia is able to touch the lives of thousands of West Australians each year. Every guest will enjoy a traditional Christmas lunch under an air-conditioned marquee, receive a gift and enjoy entertainment ...

12. Is there a better approach to remote Aboriginal communities?
(Daily News/Blog)

... planned and delivered on creating a community. Self-determination at its best. Aboriginal communities survived pretty well on their own for tens of thousands of years using the same thought processes. ...

13. Meagre dole payment doesn't just hurt the unemployed: Toby Hall
(Daily News/Blog)

... and more training – all are big reforms, but it’s what we need if we’re going to break the back of joblessness in this country and tap the contribution of the hundreds of thousands of Australians languishing ...

14. Holiday makers’ lost property finds new home with the homeless
(Daily News/Blog)

... us to do this. “Accor have been a partner of Mission Australia for a number of years and we admire the important and life-changing work the charity carries out to assist thousands of Australians in need ...

15. Holiday makers’ lost property finds new home with the homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... out to assist thousands of Australians in need each and every year. “Our Cairns hotels are very much part of their local communities and are happy to lend a hand in any way they can to help improve the ...

16. Beds to give away in unique project to help homeless South Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... time to acknowledge that there are thousands of people in South Australia who are not able to tuck their children into a bed or lay their head on their own pillow at night,” said Kim Holmes, Operations ...

17. Missionbeat clients tell their stories
(Daily News/Blog)

Over the 30 years that Missionbeat has been around, we have helped thousands of disadvantaged people, such as Hayley, Luke and Ernie. Read their stories below. Hayley's story Hayley* turned ...

18. Report: Sea change needed in Australia's approach to youth drug/alcohol rehabilitation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... supported with skills to find a job). "While the level of drug use among young Australians has stabilised in recent years, it clearly remains an issue for many thousands of young people and their parents. ...

19. Tackling problem gambling in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... duty of care we owe thousands of individuals and families whose lives are being ruined by problem gambling. Media release originally issued on the 27 May 2011 by the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for ...

20. MA welcomes budget focus on disadvantaged areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... governments and a failing welfare system have allowed thousands of people without serious disabilities to move from the dole to receiving DSP where they are not engaged in looking for work. This is despite ...

21. System fails jobless on disability support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... have allowed thousands of people without serious disabilities to move from the dole to receiving disability pensions when they are not engaged in looking for work. This is despite the fact they might have ...

22. Shifting the focus of the mental health system
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Employment, housing and treatment all rolled into the one package. We see literally thousands of Michaels in our services every year. Talk to them and their families and they quickly tell you that ...

23. The Michael Project
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... the infographic or download the results. X_dIa7YNFNw   The findings Of the thousands of men who passed through The Michael Project, 253 entered the research study and we followed up with ...

24. Inequality is growing in Australia: ACOSS
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the recent flood disasters are likely to have made this situation more acute, which occurred after survey period (July 2009-June 2010). "Across our network, which comprises thousands of community and ...

25. Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... supported a number of programs and services over the years. The generous support of the Foundation has played a vital role in the continuation of Mission Australia, helping thousands of Australians to ...