Northern Territory

Darwin Youth Beat NT, Sept 06
Darwin Youth Beat is an innovative mobile outreach service that engages with young people and their families in Darwin’s Northern suburbs of Casurina and Palmerston.  Youth Beat however is more than a mobile information service, the service engages with the community to find out what it requires and responds to its needs.

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Queensland

Mission Australia - Cherbourg QLD, Apr 2008
Walking together for the future is a language, literacy and numeracy program, run by Mission Australia on behalf of QLD State Government

Roma House QLD, Dec 06
Roma House, a breakthrough in homeless services in QLD, was developed in partnership with the Queensland Government.  The Service is unique in that it works with women and men as well as children.  It moves beyond traditional services to provide a unique holistic support service that help’s Brisbane’s homeless get their lives back on track.

Pathways to Prevention Inala QLD, Feb 07
Pathways to Prevention was commenced in 2001 as an early intervention program.  The success of this program is evidenced by the Prime Minister launching the first five year report in Canberra in December 2006.  The program works with a number of culturally and linguistically diverse children and their families to reduce problem behaviours in young children and strengthen the features of the family. 

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South Australia

Spotlight on Youth, Onkaparinga Youth Services SA, Mar 07
At Onkaparinga Youth Services, south of Adelaide, intensive support is provided to young people to encourage them to see the benefits of completing their schooling, engaging in recreation, music and leadership programs.   Young people develop self confidence, participate in group and community activities and become more self-reliant. 

Taking Care of Business NEIS SA, Apr 07
NEIS Adelaide SA has proven to be one of the best Employment and Training programs that Mission Australia runs in the state.  This is because the staff give participants all the necessary tools required to not only establish a business but to ensure the ongoing success of their newly founded business.

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Tasmania

Art for Life, Youth Arts Project TAS, Aug07
The Youth Arts Program commenced as a pilot program in Hobart and Launceston Tasmania.  Creativity and art are used as vehicles to develop self confidence and build better relationships amongst young people and the community.

Making Choices, U-Turn TAS, July 07
Zac tells his story about being a rebellious teenager who had a problem with authority and went out of his way to defy it.  U –Turn an innovative training program made a difference to Zac’s life.  He realised he had choices and took personal responsibility for making positive choices that would influence his future

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WA

Painting a Path, Pathways Projects WA, May 07
Pathways Projects in WA is an early intervention program that works with 0 – 5 year olds and their families.  First commenced in QLD, Pathways provides support and professional intervention for children and sets them up for healthier development moving forward.

Mother and Child, Wattle House  WA, Oct 07
Before Melissa and her son Brayden came to Mission Australia they 
desperately needed a place to call home.  Mission Australia found them a home to live and provided Melissa with intensive one on one support to help her deal with her day to day life.

Language for Life, LLNP WA, Jun 07
Mission Australia runs a successful national training program called the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program.  At Mirrabooka WA the language stream is taught to many new Australian refugees

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