Radio Interview: 

Radio 2UE interview with Parramatta Mission’s Director of Development, Deborah Carr – reveals how western Sydney families struggle to put food on the table. Click here to listen to the interview.

2011 Spring Summer Newsletter

2011 Spring-Summer ‘MissionBytes’ newsletter – out now! Click here to download a copy or contact the Mission office and we’ll send you a printed version.


Welcome!


Transforming Lives

Parramatta Mission has been providing services to people who are homeless, facing crisis and living with mental illness for over 40 years. Its broader history can be traced back to the opening of the first Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on the current head office site in 1821, and with it - the commencement of multiple community outreach and support services.

Parramatta Mission’s expansive community programs were borne out of the early Wesleyans’ ethos of outreach, community and inclusiveness. The Wesleyans of colonial Parramatta had an ‘open door’ policy and accepted everyone.

Today, Parramatta Mission is one of the largest providers of community mental health services in NSW, as well as one of the largest providers of community services to people who are homeless and facing crisis in western Sydney.

Headquartered and with numerous services in the Parramatta CBD, the Mission’s programs are delivered from no less than 80 sites - extending across western Sydney, to the Central Coast, beyond the Blue Mountains to Bathurst and to Liverpool in the south.

Just some of Parramatta Mission’s 70+ programs include; Lifeline Western Sydney, Thelma Brown Cottage domestic violence refuge, headspace Mt Druitt, Meals Plus Community Outreach, UnitingCare Mental Health, Hope Hostel and Parrahouse Youth Refuge.

Some interesting facts and figures about Parramatta Mission include the following:

  • 100,000 meals are provided each year to families and individuals who are experiencing disadvantage.
  • Housing and support is provided to 300 people each day.
  • Refuge from domestic violence is provided to 80 women and 125 children each year.
  • Each year, telephone counselling support is provided to 17,500 people by 110 Volunteer Telephone Counsellors.
  • Only 9% of revenue is spent on administration costs – 91% goes to the delivery of vital services.


 
+ Christmas Celebrations 2011.
Click here to view the many Christmas services & carols at Parramatta Mission this festive season!

+ Leigh Memorial congregation of Parramatta Mission presents Ambre Hammond in concert.
 13th November at 7.00pm Leigh Memorial Church 119 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Click here for more information.
 
+ 2011 Spring-Summer Newsletter.
 2011 Spring-Summer ‘MissionBytes’ newsletter – out now! Click here to download a copy or contact the Mission office and we’ll send you a printed version.

+ Setting the benchmark for good financial management in the charity sector.

 Parramatta Mission has established a unique risk management framework to ensure we think before we act and are around, transforming lives for the long term. Click here to find out more and why donors should consider the management of the charities in which they invest.

+ Support Parramatta Mission with the purchase of your Entertainment Book.
With over $15,000 in offers, the Entertainment Book is a must for any household! Click here to download the order form. Simply print and complete the order form and send to Parramatta Mission via one of the options provided on the form. Your Entertainment Book will be mailed to you within days.

+ Parramatta Mission’s supporter newsletter, MissionBytes, is out now.
Click here to download your own copy and to find out the latest news and upcoming events at Parramatta Mission.

+ Libs back Parramatta Mission’s food recovery program with $200k commitment
NSW Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell, and Liberal Candidate for Parramatta, Geoff Lee on Wednesday announced a NSW Liberals and Nationals Government would provide $200,000 to Parramatta Mission for its Food Recovery Program, which aims to produce one million meals per year for people who are disadvantaged across Western Sydney. Click here for more...


... I can honestly say that Parramatta Mission is truly a wonderful organisation...