Annual report 2021 | TAS | Mission Australia

WELCOME

On behalf of the individuals, families and communities we help, I would like to express my gratitude to our staff and volunteers in Tasmania for their commitment, compassion and perseverance over the past year.

We can't do this tremendous work alone and we have enjoyed strong relationships with our government and non-government funders, partners, local communities and donors. Thank you for supporting our organisation to deliver quality services that strive for positive long-term outcomes for vulnerable people in our community.

During the last year, our services have impacted the 21,852 Australians in Tasmania on their journey towards independence. I am proud of our staff and volunteers who have assisted:

over 7,000 people through our children and families services;
over 500 people to engage in employment, education or training; and
over 5,700 Tasmanians through our NDIS services.

In Tasmania, we successfully commenced a new Parenting Together program in Launceston through a partnership with Anglicare and a state-wide service with the Sexual Assault Support Service as the lead.

Although the past year has been challenging, the stories from Tasmania included in this Annual Report demonstrate the positive strengths, resilience and contributions of our teams who are dedicated to serving people in need and striving towards an Australia where all of us have a safe home and can thrive.

Warm regards,

Mychelle Curran
State Director TAS/SA

Together, we supported 21,852 Australians in TAS on their journey towards independence last year.

Homelessness

6,746 people assisted
through 1 service

Housing

1,586 people assisted
through 1 service

Children & families

7,231 people assisted
through 14 services

Community development

55 people assisted
through 2 services

Employment, education & training

530 people assisted
through 7 services

NDIS

5,704 people assisted
through 4 services

Mission Australia stands together with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.

Our purpose and values

Thank you for making our work possible this year.

Driving excellence

Our Impact Measurement helps us understand how our services improve the lives of our clients and the communities we serve. We measure our impact by asking our clients questions about their wellbeing when they start a service and when they exit. Funded by the Tasmanian Government, our Integrated Family Support Services (IFSS) across Tasmania focus on the safety and wellbeing of children and their families through early intervention. Our impact measurement data shows that when families left the service, they were more satisfied with their life as a whole than at the start.

Bar chart of IFSS average satisfaction index showing there is an increase when they exit compared with starting

Matched data collected from January 2020 to July 2021 (n=72)

¹International Wellbeing Group (2013). Personal Wellbeing Index: 5th Edition. Melbourne: Australian Centre on Quality of Life, Deakin University

Research & advocacy

Mission Australia provided submissions to the Tasmanian Government on a range of issues, including:

Scope of the draft Tasmanian Planning Policies
Reforming Tasmania’s Youth Justice System
Tasmanian pre-budget consultations.

Across the state and nationally, we furthered our community collaborations and worked with governments to advocate for our policy priorities to support people in need to thrive.

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