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      Annual reports are one way we report on our activities and demonstrate our accountability. Read and download our current and previous annual reports.

    • Our leadership

      Jesuit Social Services is a work of the Australian Jesuit Province. We operate under an independent Board of Directors as an incorporated organisation.

    • Our history

      Our tradition is based in Jesuit Mission, with its focus on seeking what matters, finding God in all events and people, and on faith and justice.

    • Our impact

      Like our work in programs, research and advocacy, our impact is far reaching. Learn about the positive difference we create in communities around Australia.

    • International leadership

      Our leadership role within the global Jesuit community reflects our Jesuit and Catholic foundations. Learn more about a number of activities we lead in cooperation with others in the Catholic community.

    • Reconciliation

      Our vision for Reconciliation is for an Australia of equality where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians can walk side-by-side, acknowledging the past, but looking to the future.

    • Our purpose & Strategic Plan

      Our underpinning principle is to build and promote healthy relationships between the interconnected ecosystem of people, place and planet which, when damaged, lead to disadvantage, poverty, inequality, prejudice and exclusion.

    • Commitment to the environment

      Our programs connect with the natural and social environments in which they operate. They recognise that the natural world can play an important role in healing, and seek to nurture the relationship between people and their environment.

    • Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion

      Jesuit Social Services is committed to being safe and inclusive for LGBTIQA+ participants and has achieved the Rainbow Tick.

  • What we do
    • Justice & reconciliation

      We work to keep people out of prison and help them to get their lives back on track. We also work to ensure that people leaving prison can successfully transition back into the community.

    • Disability, mental health & wellbeing

      We assist people to reduce harm to themselves and others, establish healthy social connections, and engage in their community.

    • Education, training & employment

      Not everybody has the same access to education or employment opportunities. We support people who have had limited access to learn, study and work.

    • Community & connection

      We work with communities we are invited into, building connections with people seeking asylum, newly arrived migrants, First Nations people, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

    • Housing & support

      Feeling safe, confident and comfortable at home is a crucial aspect of supporting every person to become their best self.

    • Gender justice - The Men's Project

      The Men’s Project supports boys and men to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives.

    • Just Places

      Partnering with communities across Australia, the Centre for Just Places supports place-based approaches to social and ecological justice. For us, pursuing ecological justice means acknowledging and working within the interconnected web of relationships between people, place, and planet.

    • Policy, research & advocacy

      The inequalities in our society are layered and complex. Research and advocacy helps us all to understand, empathise, and act: from community members to the Commonwealth Government.

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    • How to donate

      For the child whose mum can’t find a stable home. The young woman struggling after a close friend’s suicide. The father looking for his first job, hoping to support a family. Your donation will help build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.

    • Bequest

      Your bequest will help us fulfill our vision of building a just society, where everyone has the opportunity to flourish, reach their full potential and make a meaningful contribution to the community they live in.

    • Volunteer

      If you’re passionate about building a just society, then help us transform lives by becoming a Jesuit Social Services volunteer. Volunteers are a fundamental part of what we do, making a highly valued contribution to our programs and service delivery.

    • Careers

      Find out more about opportunities to work with Jesuit Social Services. Together, we can make real and positive change in the community for those who need it most.

    • Events

      Join leading organisations, authorities, researchers and change-makers to help us address critical issues, explore ideas, and more.

    • For schools

      There are a range of ways your school can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or having a speaker present to your students.

    • For businesses

      There are a range of ways your business can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or booking a speaker from our Just Voices Speakers Program.

    • Student placements

      We take students on placements through partnership arrangements with specific universities that teach social work and youth work.

  • Research & advocacy
    • Policy submissions

      In addition to supporting disadvantaged people and communities, we offer a strong voice to advocate for long-term, tangible change. It's not enough to simply shine a light on issues: we need to illuminate a path to progress.

    • Research publications

      Our published research addresses themes such as communal disadvantage, support after suicide, youth issues, settlement and community building, and life satisfaction.

    • 2026-27 Federal Budget Hub

      Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Federal Pre-Budget Submission.

    • 2026-27 Victorian Budget Hub

      Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Victorian Pre-Budget Submission.

  • News & media
    • Media releases

      Hear our official position on a wide range of social justice considerations, with expert perspectives from people living and working in close proximity to the issues.

    • Our thinking

      Read messages and articles from people involved in our mission, along with event recaps, think pieces, and more.

    • Our stories

      Building a just society means elevating everyone, by supporting people to reach their full potential. Every success story is crucial; because none of us can flourish, until we all do.

    • Newsletters

      Our quarterly newsletter showcases the hands-on work we do and highlights our policy, advocacy and research achievements.

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Jesuit Social Services
  • About us
    • Annual reports Annual reports are one way we report on our activities and demonstrate our accountability. Read and download our current and previous annual reports.
    • Our leadership Jesuit Social Services is a work of the Australian Jesuit Province. We operate under an independent Board of Directors as an incorporated organisation.
    • Our history Our tradition is based in Jesuit Mission, with its focus on seeking what matters, finding God in all events and people, and on faith and justice.
    • Our impact Like our work in programs, research and advocacy, our impact is far reaching. Learn about the positive difference we create in communities around Australia.
    • International leadership Our leadership role within the global Jesuit community reflects our Jesuit and Catholic foundations. Learn more about a number of activities we lead in cooperation with others in the Catholic community.
    • Reconciliation Our vision for Reconciliation is for an Australia of equality where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians can walk side-by-side, acknowledging the past, but looking to the future.
    • Our purpose & Strategic Plan Our underpinning principle is to build and promote healthy relationships between the interconnected ecosystem of people, place and planet which, when damaged, lead to disadvantage, poverty, inequality, prejudice and exclusion.
    • Commitment to the environment Our programs connect with the natural and social environments in which they operate. They recognise that the natural world can play an important role in healing, and seek to nurture the relationship between people and their environment.
    • Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion Jesuit Social Services is committed to being safe and inclusive for LGBTIQA+ participants and has achieved the Rainbow Tick.
  • What we do
    • Justice & reconciliation We work to keep people out of prison and help them to get their lives back on track. We also work to ensure that people leaving prison can successfully transition back into the community.
    • Disability, mental health & wellbeing We assist people to reduce harm to themselves and others, establish healthy social connections, and engage in their community.
    • Education, training & employment Not everybody has the same access to education or employment opportunities. We support people who have had limited access to learn, study and work.
    • Community & connection We work with communities we are invited into, building connections with people seeking asylum, newly arrived migrants, First Nations people, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    • Housing & support Feeling safe, confident and comfortable at home is a crucial aspect of supporting every person to become their best self.
    • Gender justice - The Men's Project The Men’s Project supports boys and men to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives.
    • Just Places Partnering with communities across Australia, the Centre for Just Places supports place-based approaches to social and ecological justice. For us, pursuing ecological justice means acknowledging and working within the interconnected web of relationships between people, place, and planet.
    • Policy, research & advocacy The inequalities in our society are layered and complex. Research and advocacy helps us all to understand, empathise, and act: from community members to the Commonwealth Government.
    • View all programs
  • Get involved
    • How to donate For the child whose mum can’t find a stable home. The young woman struggling after a close friend’s suicide. The father looking for his first job, hoping to support a family. Your donation will help build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.
    • Bequest Your bequest will help us fulfill our vision of building a just society, where everyone has the opportunity to flourish, reach their full potential and make a meaningful contribution to the community they live in.
    • Volunteer If you’re passionate about building a just society, then help us transform lives by becoming a Jesuit Social Services volunteer. Volunteers are a fundamental part of what we do, making a highly valued contribution to our programs and service delivery.
    • Careers Find out more about opportunities to work with Jesuit Social Services. Together, we can make real and positive change in the community for those who need it most.
    • Events Join leading organisations, authorities, researchers and change-makers to help us address critical issues, explore ideas, and more.
    • For schools There are a range of ways your school can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or having a speaker present to your students.
    • For businesses There are a range of ways your business can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or booking a speaker from our Just Voices Speakers Program.
    • Student placements We take students on placements through partnership arrangements with specific universities that teach social work and youth work.
  • Research & advocacy
    • Policy submissions In addition to supporting disadvantaged people and communities, we offer a strong voice to advocate for long-term, tangible change. It's not enough to simply shine a light on issues: we need to illuminate a path to progress.
    • Research publications Our published research addresses themes such as communal disadvantage, support after suicide, youth issues, settlement and community building, and life satisfaction.
    • 2026-27 Federal Budget Hub Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Federal Pre-Budget Submission.
    • 2026-27 Victorian Budget Hub Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Victorian Pre-Budget Submission.
  • News & media
    • Media releases Hear our official position on a wide range of social justice considerations, with expert perspectives from people living and working in close proximity to the issues.
    • Our thinking Read messages and articles from people involved in our mission, along with event recaps, think pieces, and more.
    • Our stories Building a just society means elevating everyone, by supporting people to reach their full potential. Every success story is crucial; because none of us can flourish, until we all do.
    • Newsletters Our quarterly newsletter showcases the hands-on work we do and highlights our policy, advocacy and research achievements.
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  • Community & connection
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  • Policy, research & advocacy
  • Bail Amendment Bill will help vulnerable young people

    • 18 February 2016

    Jesuit Social Services congratulates the Victorian Government on the passing of the Bail Amendment Bill 2015, which will help address the alarming increase in the number of children arrested and held on remand in Victoria. “Most young offending is episodic, transitory and unlikely to constitute a risk to the safety and welfare of the community,”…

  • Prominent Catholic community organisations offer to lead coordinated response to care for asylum seekers

    • 9 February 2016

    CatholicCare, Jesuit Social Services and MacKillop Family Services have offered to lead a coordinated response to house and care for the 267 asylum seekers at risk of being returned to Nauru, following Melbourne Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart’s call for action from the Catholic community. “CatholicCare, MacKillop Family Services and Jesuit Social Services have previously collaborated…

  • Jesuit Social Services

    High Court decision a violation of human rights

    • 3 February 2016

    Jesuit Social Services has strongly condemned the High Court’s ruling that more than 200 people seeking asylum, including a number of babies born in Australia, can be sent from the mainland to Nauru. “Australia’s punitive and inhumane policies surrounding people seeking asylum have long been condemned internationally, including at the UN Human Rights Council,” says…

  • Jesuit Social Services

    Focus on vulnerable people crucial to Victoria’s 10-year mental health plan

    • 10 December 2015

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Victorian Government’s 10-year Mental Health Plan, and in particular its commitment to ensure all Victorians can achieve “good mental health… particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable”. “We agree with the Victorian Government that the state’s current mental health system is struggling to adequately meet the needs of vulnerable Victorians,”…

  • Jesuit Social Services

    Changes to Bail Act welcome after children unintentionally snagged in tightening net

    • 26 November 2015

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes changes to Bail introduced into the Victorian Parliament on Wednesday 25 November to address the alarming increase in vulnerable children being held in remand despite a 14 per cent drop in the number of young offenders. Jesuit Social Services acting CEO Sally Parnell says that previous changes to the Bail Act…

  • Jesuit Social Services

    Commitment needed to fix mental health mess

    • 24 November 2015

    The redesigning of mental health services in Victoria by the previous state government has proven disastrous for vulnerable people and Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Andrews Government’s commitment to ‘work with service providers to fix the mess and ensure Victorians who most need help can get it’. Central to the recent changes was the introduction…

  • Reducing reoffending the key to creating safer communities: Ombudsman report

    • 17 September 2015

    Jesuit Social Services today welcomes findings of the Victorian Ombudsman’s Investigation into the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners in Victoria, which recommends a whole-of-government approach focused on reducing reoffending. “We know that our prison system is overworked and overcrowded, and that more than half of the people in Victoria’s prisons have previously served a custodial…

  • Jesuit Social Services

    Overcrowding in prisons the backdrop to riots

    • 7 July 2015

    Severe overcrowding in Victoria’s prisons has created the kind of pressure cooker conditions in which riots are more likely, and should be considered as a contributing factor in any investigation of the Ravenhall riot, according to Jesuit Social Services. “We know from a series of reports and our own experience working with people in prisons…

  • Jesuit Social Services

    Launch of Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA)

    • 15 June 2015

    The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) has been officially launched at the start of World Refugee Week, which runs from June 14 to 20. Backed by leading Catholic peak organisations and convened by Jesuit Social Services, CAPSA aims to change hearts and minds across Australia in support of the abolition of harsh asylum…

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    Slowing of growth in prisoner numbers welcome but more reform needed

    • 11 June 2015

    The number of people in Victorian prisons increased by only 20 in the first quarter of 2015 after unprecedented growth in recent years, but Jesuit Social Services has warned that the current imprisonment rate is still unsustainable and systemic reform is needed. The state’s prison population has been increasing rapidly: increasing by 12 per cent…

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