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Navigator helps Steven get back on track
When Steven (not his real name), a young Aboriginal boy, engaged with Jesuit Social Services’ Navigator program he was experiencing significant challenges with his education. Steven had a long-standing pattern of not attending school. He has a diagnosed learning disability and was not receiving any extra assistance in the classroom. Our Navigator program provides individualised…
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Victoria Police Diversity Recruitment Program graduation
Participants from the Victoria Police Diversity Recruitment Program recently graduated from a 15-week course in Policing Recruitment. Recent graduates from the Victoria Police Diversity Recruitment Program The program, which is delivered by Victoria Police in partnership with the African Australian Multicultural Employment and Youth Services (AAMEYS), Jesuit Social Services, Victoria University Polytechnic, AMES Australia, MatchWorks,…
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Tiny Homes (for the big picture)
Identifying ecologically just solutions to social issues is a labour of love for the Brunswick Ecological Justice Hub, writes Jesuit Social Services’ Strategy and Projects Leader MAY LAM. It’s 6.30am on a dark Sunday morning on the last day of March. Stuart Wilson and Michael McGarvie from Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub in Brunswick are towing…
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A life-changing foot in the door for Sulmaz
Sulmaz has secured a permanent role with John Holland Like many others who come to Australia, Sulmaz arrived in search of new opportunities and professional growth. Sulmaz settled here in 2017. Having worked as a chemical engineer for four years in Iran, she was full of optimism about her new life. Sadly, Sulmaz realised how…
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New program will increase police diversity
Three days a week, Wol Majok goes to his job at a supermarket, completes his shift and then goes straight to class to support his dream of becoming a police officer. Victoria Police Diversity Recruitment Program participant Wol Majok “The days are very long and it is very tiring but it shows how committed I…
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African Australian Inclusion Program - Applications now open!
Jesuit Social Services in partnership with National Australia Bank (NAB) are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the latest round of the African Australian Inclusion Program (AAIP) in Victoria and New South Wales! Apply now! Applications close midnight Monday 4 March 2019. The AAIP provides six months of paid, supported work experience at NAB for qualified African-Australians…
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Just Voices Speakers Program kickstarts 2019
Jesuit Social Services’ Just Voices Speakers Program has started 2019 with an appearance by Australia’s first Indigenous female Youth Prime Minister at Xavier College. At the school’s first assembly of the year, Aretha Stewart Brown, daughter of Jesuit Social Services staff member Paulie Stewart, delivered an acknowledgement of country and talked to students about the…
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Register now for Artful Dodgers Studios' Community Leadership Workshops
Are you, or is somebody you know, interested in becoming one of tomorrow’s young community leaders? Jesuit Social Services’ Artful Dodgers Studios is running a series of collaborative workshops to help young people learn about community leadership, practice storytelling and presentation skills and develop practical employment and life skills. The program is suitable from young…
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Funding boost for Artful Dodgers Studios and Connexions
We were thrilled to secure Victorian Government funding for our Artful Dodgers Studios and Connexions programs recently. Artful Dodgers Studios participant Casper has been involved with the program for almost five years. The two programs worked with close to 500 young people across 2017–18. Artful Dodgers Studios is a flexible and welcoming space where at-risk…
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“I’m not using drugs anymore, which is a miracle”
When Chris’* drug use spiralled out of control, he knew it was time to make some serious changes in his life. The Outdoor Experience uses bush therapy to support young people. “I was sick of it. I threw my drugs out of the car and I sat there for ages wishing I could get out…