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Homework Club celebrates another successful year
- 18 December 2025
Homework Club volunteers, participant families and Jesuit Social Services staff gathered to celebrate another successful year together over a barbecue and a bounce on the trampolines.
Community power on full display at the Transport Assembly in Bidwill
- 4 December 2025
Earlier this month, more than 150 Western Sydney residents, community leaders and partner organisations packed out Bidwill Uniting Church for the long-awaited Transport Assembly - a moment that marked the culmination of several years of deep listening, relationship-building and collective organising across the 2770 postcode of Mount Druitt.
A simple sign, a stronger welcome: Supporting new refugee communities in Emerton NSW
- 25 November 2025
As the demographics of Western Sydney’s Emerton community continue to shift, Jesuit Social Services’ Ignite Food Store is seeing more newly arrived refugee families turning to the store for affordable, locally accessible food. For staff and volunteers, this change has brought new opportunities to deepen relationships and ensure everyone who walk through the door feel…
Willmot Community Hub is creating safe spaces for young women to learn, connect and thrive
- 17 October 2025
Twelve-year-old Maya first heard about the Jesuit Social Services’ led Willmot Community Hub through her mother. Overhearing phone conversations and seeing her mum at community events sparked a curiosity, and soon after, Maya began attending too.
From Harm to Healing
- 14 August 2025
For retired teachers Gai and Graham, participating in one of our Youth Justice Group Conferences offered a chance to heal and to support the young man responsible for a confronting break-in at their home.
Walking Towards Wellbeing: How Nature and Connection Are Supporting Carers in Melbourne’s West
- 15 July 2025
At Jesuit Social Services' Western Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre, a series of therapeutic nature walks is offering carers something they rarely have: time to breathe.
“These are the people who make us feel safe”: Building belonging through First Nations art and culture in Western Sydney
- 1 July 2025
When Robyn moved to Western Sydney from the mid-north coast six years ago with her four children, she barely knew anyone. Originally from the Dunghutti mob in Kempsey, settling into a new place came with challenges—but it also opened up new opportunities.
Jesuit Social Services' 2025 Annual Dinner
- 16 April 2025
On Friday 28 February, Jesuit Social Services welcomed over 210 guests to our Annual Dinner at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The event brought together representatives from Government, community services, health and education as well as members of the Jesuit community and donors to celebrate our collective efforts over the past year and to look…
All are welcome: Homework Club families gather for Iftar
- 15 April 2025
After more than 20 years working with school-aged students living on or around the Flemington public housing estate, Jesuit Social Services’ Homework Club program has built strong connections with the community surrounding those students.
From community voices to collective power: advocating for a just and liveable Sydney
- 11 April 2025
Staff from Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places in Western Sydney recently attended the Sydney Alliance Assembly, joining nearly 850 community members in a powerful demonstration of collective action. The event brought together representatives from community organisations, unions, faith groups, and schools to advocate for a fairer Sydney, focusing on critical issues such as…