WELCOME
Together, we assisted 57,405 people in NSW & ACT through 262 services that enable children, young people, families and communities to escape homelessness and thrive.
In the past financial year, we partnered with many organisations to advocate for people in need and deliver services. For example, we partnered with Yilabara Solutions to build capacity of our teams to increase Indigenous employment and partnered with community housing providers to deliver Together Home.
Aged care was one of our key priorities. We finalised our Aged Care Strategy to drive the impact in our services. We secured additional funding from the Aged Care Allocation Round to refurbish Charles Chambers Court in Sydney, implemented a new electronic clinical care system and strengthened clinical governance. Most importantly, we implemented robust COVID safety measures to keep our residents and staff safe. This included a COVID vaccination program for our staff that achieved a 100% vaccination rate (by September 2021).
We were proud to implement new services such as Together Home, Gamble Aware, Wayback Support Service and bushfire recovery programs. Following on from the Innovative Connections Program, we also opened a Safe Haven Café in Broken Hill to provide people experiencing suicidal distress with a supportive environment.
We were also pleased to receive funding extensions for our Specialist Homelessness Services and Family Preservation services, allowing us to continue supporting families and children at risk of homelessness.
In the year ahead, we plan to continue measuring and increasing our impact through our existing and new services. Thank you for all your support this year and I hope you’ll continue to support Mission Australia in the new financial year as we look forward to opening our new Alcohol and Other Drugs facility for young people in Bateman’s Bay and the new Mission Australia Centre in Coffs Harbour.
Warm regards,
Nada Nasser
State Director NSW/ACT/VIC