Mission Australia

1. Our Response to the Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia strongly supports the Commonwealth Government’s major focus on the wellbeing of aboriginal Australians. To impact upon aboriginal economic participation positively and sustainably, Mission ...

2. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

3. Working for renewal
(Document Downloads)

An evaluation of Mission Australia’s UREEP a social enterprise and transitional labour market program ...

4. Learning Unlimited
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  awareness and development of local support networks and provide the opportunity to explore and develop transition pathway plans to assist young people with re-entry into mainstream education, employment ...

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

...  Metropolitan Melbourne to make positive transitions into and through school. In Inala, Queensland, Pathways seeks to improve the opportunities and life chances of children by developing their social, ...

6. Youth Accommodation Support Service
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Youth Accommodation Support Service in Perth’s Victoria Park provides crisis accommodation for homeless youth aged 15-18, and transitional housing with two on-site units and seven community based ...

7. Mission Australia Launches SA Early Learning Centres
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Early Learning services would work with families and their communities to provide high quality education and care with an emphasis on supporting children to make a successful transition to school. “We ...

8. Our people
(Pathways/About Us)

... a successful recruitment and HR consulting business. He transitioned into the health care and human services sector rising to Chairman of Bethesda Inc. His current software company manages web-based patient ...

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

... links within the community and the transition to independent living and/or employment. Referrals can be made by medical professionals, family, friends or self referrals for persons recovering from mental ...

10. Pathways through a successful youth
(Community Services/Community Services)

... believe that every young person is vitally important both for today and for the future. We recognise that the transition from adolescence to adulthood can be challenging and stressful for young people, ...

11. Community Services in Victoria
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... Pathways through a successful youth: Urban Renewal Employment Enterprise Program The Urban Renewal Employment Enterprise Program (UREEP) provides fixed-term transitional employment for disadvantaged ...

12. Graduate Success - Diana Nicholson
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

... assisted greatly in my development as a Graduate and my transition into a permanent role in the area of my choice at Mission Australia.  ...

13. Graduate Program
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

... and conduct guidelines Assist graduates with a smooth and well-supported transition into the workforce Provide graduates with a realistic understanding of working in the community sector, and a comprehensive ...

14. Early Learning Services - Key goals
(Early Learning Services/Early Learning)

... children’s successful transition to school. Establish positive attitudes towards learning that will remain with them throughout their life time. Prepare children for adult life in which they will ...

15. Mission Australia Early Learning opens its doors to the Illawarra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is to work with families and their communities to provide high quality early learning and care with an emphasis on supporting children to make a successful transition to school. “We want our centres to ...

16. Social enterprise restaurant to provide training for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... restaurant with a transitional labour market program designed to empower disadvantaged young people to develop professional and life skills to transition into a successful career in hospitality...  ...

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

... All money raised will go to Mission Australia’s services providing crisis care, transitional or medium-term accommodation and essential support for homeless men, women and children. Mission Australia’s ...

18. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... be partly aimed at labour market transition program’s like Mission Australia’s Urban Renewal in Melbourne. The program makes low-income households energy- and water-efficient at the same time as providing ...

19. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that overall young Australians are well placed to tackle the issues affecting their transition from youth to adulthood. But parents and the broader community need to be aware of the problems facing our ...

20. More connections for Whyalla's young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... skills of young Australians and develop an integrated national career and transition network... The Whyalla Connections program will receive $333,014 to assist 40 fulltime and 10 part-time students ...

21. Community Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... services that prevent homelessness from occurring such as mental health support, financial counselling, literacy support, and family and individual support Providing crisis and transitional accommodation ...

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

... – from stress and abuse to depression, suicide and body image – also suggest young people are facing increased challenges as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Ms Hampshire said Mission ...

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

... levels of turbulence affecting the already challenging transition from youth to adulthood.” Mr Mundy said the youth survey is a national survey organised by Mission Australia which aims to get a richer ...

24. Flexible Job Network will help disadvantaged job seekers
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... without work are the most highly disadvantaged jobseekers; mature aged people, people with disabilities, young people who haven’t made a successful transition from school to work, study or training and ...

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

... transition from youth to adulthood. “What is encouraging from the survey is that 82.9 per cent of respondents felt they have adequate information on these issues, and know who to turn to for help. “What’s ...