Annual report 2022 | NT | Mission Australia

WELCOME

On behalf of the individuals, families and communities we work alongside, I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to our donors, funders, volunteers, partner organisations and staff across the Northern Territory (NT). Your prayers, commitment and unwavering generosity supports our efforts towards a shared vision of an Australia where everyone has a safe home and can thrive.

Whilst it was a challenging year with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting us all, the team persevered and remained steadfast in delivering services to vulnerable people in the NT.

The team had many wonderful achievements over the past year including:

Establishing Transition to Work services in Darwin to support young people aged 15-24 to gain skills and confidence to find employment or education
Implementing fundamental improvements to the delivery of services resulting in improved outcomes for people accessing our transitional accommodation services, Aherlkeme Development Centre and Stuart Lodge in Alice Springs
Establishing new partnerships with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and strengthening existing collaborations to expand the delivery of services and improve outcomes for First Nation peoples.

In addition to these highlights, I have included fantastic stories that I hope will inspire you and demonstrate how your support has resulted in positive impacts on individuals and the community.

We look forward to continuing to grow our impact and I’d like to invite you to journey with us again over the next 12 months.

I hope you enjoy reading the Annual Report.

Warm regards,

State director profile Clinton Roth with copy

Together, we supported 7,664 Australians in NT on their journey towards independence last year.

Homelessness

3,934 people assisted
through 12 services

Alcohol & other drugs

2,810 people assisted
through 4 services

Employment, education & training

171 people assisted
through 5 services

Financial wellbeing

477 people assisted
through 2 services

Mental health recovery

156 people assisted
through 5 services

Justice & corrections

116 people assisted
through 3 services

Our work in action

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 the people we help and the communities we serve. We measure our impact by asking questions about an individual’s wellbeing when they start a service and when they exit.

In the Northern Territory, our impact measurement data shows that when people left our services, they were more satisfied with their personal wellbeing.

Bar chart of Reconnect average satisfaction with life as a whole showing there is an increase when they exit compared with starting

*Data collected from July 2021 to June 2022 (n=47)]

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

Research & advocacy

Mission Australia continued our policy and advocacy work to support people in need to thrive. We advocated to the Federal and State Governments on issues of importance to Mission Australia and the people we serve.

We made policy submissions on a range of topics including homelessness, social and affordable housing, and youth.

Across the state and nationally, we met with ministers and senior government representatives on policy priorities for people in need and furthered our community collaborations to advocate together on key issues.

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