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Mary's House Services

Mary’s House Services (MHS) exists to respond to the desperate need for women and children to escape domestic
and family violence (DFV). MHS works with women who remain in a DFV relationship or feel unable to leave through The Daisy Centre (TDC),
focusing on maximising safety and housing support as well as other specific tailored information and therapeutic
services. Accommodation is provided at the refuge to women and children who are in urgent need of safe
accommodation.

Mater Hospital - Mater at Home

Mater at Home provides home and community based Allied Health and Nursing services in the Brisbane region, supporting people to remain safe and well in their homes.

Meerilinga Young Children's Foundation Inc

Meerilinga is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that promotes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; working with children, their families, early childhood professionals, planners and the community to raise the status of children in Western Australia.

Mens Outreach Service Aboriginal Corporation

Mens Outreach Service Aboriginal Corporation (MOSAC) provides a range of support services to men, their families and communities in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. We are a small team of 23 staff based in Broome who are passionate about and committed to our work and who represent many of the families and communities in the West Kimberley.

We have four key programs in the areas of youth suicide prevention (life promotion), family domestic violence, men’s health & wellbeing and a child & youth bike engagement program. Services include a therapeutic and psychosocial/ educational program to reduce the incidence of family violence and abuse, Indigenous wellbeing and youth suicide prevention services, prisoner support services, men’s counselling, outreach services to West Kimberley communities, as well as various support groups.

Mercy Community - Family and Child Connect - Caboolture

Our role is to engage families at risk into support services. We assess what the parents and children's needs and help them to engage in support services to address the worries or needs they might have. For example DV, Parenting Support, Counselling

Mercy Community - IFS, ASC and PELD - Ipswich

Our Connected Families Program supports families with children and/or young people up to 18 years of age who might be experiencing a range of challenges.

Our Assessment and Service Connect is a short-term support service for families involved in a Child Safety investigation and assessment process.

Our Pathways for Early Learning & Development (PELD) program, run in partnership with Playgroup Queensland, aims to support children to learn and develop in all aspects in the critical first five years of life. The program recognises that children learn in both formal and broader family and community settings. Children and their parents/caregivers are engaged in structured playgroups as well as in-home support.

Mercy Community - New Families Program

New families program is in partnership with department of child safety and supports new mums to have their newborns remain in their care whilst under going a parenting assessment. New families program is an intensive support house and can house 3 mums and 3 babies at one time. The house is supported 24/7 by workers.

Mercy Community Services - Family Matters - Ipswich

The Mercy Community Ipswich Family Matters Team provides counselling to children who are at risk of developing a mental illness and their families.

Mercy Community Services SEQ - Hillcrest

Family Unit provides empowering programs and personalised support to families, with children and young people (0 to 18 years), who are not currently working with the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (DCSYW), and currently reside within the Logan West catchment area.

The Family Unit focuses on supporting families to reach their goals, with an emphasis on building strong, connected relationships, through education on parenting skills, healthy relationships, self-control, behaviour management strategies and empowerment.

Participation by families in the Family Unit program is voluntary.

Mercy Community Services SEQ - Lowood

The Mercy Community team at Lowood is a part of the families and young people programs delivered by Mercy Community in the Somerset Region. The Lowood team deliver several services and initiatives to support families living in Lowood and surrounding areas including an Integrated Early Years’ Service, Targeted Family Support Service and a Service Australia Agent. The Lowood Hub at 24 Railway Street is also home to the local Lowood Community Pantry which is a free to access pantry providing essential items for children, families and community members in the Somerset region.

Meridian

The Meridian's ( formely AIDS Action Council) Trevor Daley Fund is a community support fund established in 1992 to honour the memory of one of our earliest members and volunteers, Trevor Daley, who died from AIDS related illness. The Fund provides financial assistance to people living with HIV in times of financial hardship and / or to achieve specific goals and life aspirations.

Merredin College

K-12 School

Methodist Church of Fiji in Australia - Northern Territory Inc

We run the Top End Community Care Network facebook page with the main objective to reach out and help someone in need.

Metropolitan Youth Health

Government service that offers clinical services as well as aid to anyone fitting the agencies criteria. Services 12-25 year olds going through difficulty.

Micah Projects - Caboolture Young Mothers for Young Women

Supporting young pregnant and parenting women who are 20 years old and under in the Caboolture Region.

Micah Projects - Young Mothers for Young Women Program

Economic assistance

Midjuburi Youth Resource Centre

Youth Centre
MYRC offers a variety of services for young people aged 12 to 24 years including; Recreation Afternoons, School Holiday Programs, Computer Room, Music Studio, Youthblock counselling and GP services and short term projects.

Midvale Hub

The Midvale Hub provides a service to the community across three sites, one in Midvale, another in Stratton and the third in Clayton View. All of our sites provide assistance to vulnerable families in need, we provide food hampers twice a week to families and this food is donated by OzHarvest to the hub. we also assist homeless families, Mum's and their children that have escaped domestic violence, families on a low income and anyone else that is in need. Many of the surrounding schools seek assistance for their families from the Hubs. The hub runs two clothing days a year, where we seek donations from agencies and services in the Swan area and they open the hub for the community to come in and take free cloths, house hold items and they can also get a feed. These days are very successful and in May we had 293 people attend. The staff at the hubs are very giving and often they will donate food and household items to help our families, the hubs are well known in the community.

Milligan Community Learning And Resource Centre Inc - Nixi Program

We are a non - profit support program for teenage and young mothers, and mothers to be. We offer ongoing emotional support, referrals and a safe, supportive and welcoming space for them to come and be with their children, which some of them do not have. We encourage them to build friendships with each other and to try and create a support network for within the group. We help with on going education and employment and also guiding them to becoming confident and capable mothers.

Mimbi Aboriginal Corporation

The corporation is responsible for the community members and needs.

Mind Australia - St James

The 40-person residential service provides contemporary staged recovery support for people experiencing mental health issues - offering transitional care between the hospital setting and community living. Focus on building capacity in our residents across a wide range of areas to aid in leading meaningful lives.

Mission Australia - ASAP Program - Caboolture

ASAP program is run by Mission Australia and provides free support to young people experiencing educational challenges.

Mission Australia - Bega

Mission Australia is a national Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.
Every day we support people nationwide by combating homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies, and much more.
We’re generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.
Together, we stand with Australians in need until they can stand for themselves.
Bega Mission Australia Specialist Homelessness Service provides case management for those struggling to find accommodation and refuge accommodation for women experiencing domestic and family violence.

Mission Australia - Carnarvon

Early intervention and prevention is at the heart of our work as we pursue our vision of an Australia where all of us have a safe home and can thrive.

Mission Australia - Domestic Violence Outreach

FDV Outreach is an early intervention and prevention strategy, aiming to increase the safety of
women and children who experience or live with family and domestic violence. The Outreach role
will provide a valuable additional resource to increase the safety of women and children in Hedland
and surrounding communities. The approach taken will be consistent with other outreach services
provided by Mission Australia across Australia, in order to support women to make choices about:
• Living without violence;
• Escaping an abusive relationship;
• Taking legal action;
• Protecting yourself and your children;
• How and where you can live safely;