Melbourne City Mission (MCM) is a leading non-profit community service organisation in Victoria that uplifts and empowers the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the community through a broad range of support in homelessness, disability, mental health, early childhood and secondary level education, child and family services and palliative care.
MCM focuses on addressing the needs of the whole person through a holistic healing-oriented approach to drive lasting systematic change in people’s lives.
The Collier Charitable Fund has been a valued MCM supporter for several decades of which we are extremely grateful. Grants in recent years have assisted MCM’s Parenting Support (PS) Program, an integral part of MCM's Youth Refuges and Intensive Child and Family Services Program.
Homelessness is a complex issue with no quick solution. At MCM, we understand that homelessness can affect anyone at any time. We know that housing is only part of the problem. People experiencing homelessness may be dealing with a range of issues, therefore, we conduct programs to give each person the life skills needed to move beyond homelessness. Our holistic, trauma-informed support considers the physical, social, and emotional needs of each young person which is crucial to break the cycle of homelessness.
The PS Program uses evidence-based practices to provide parenting support for marginalised young parents with children (aged 0-5 years) already accessing MCM services. The program builds parenting confidence and parent-child relationships through tailored individual support and group-based experiences that interrupt the inter-generational disadvantage often sighted within this vulnerable cohort.