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

The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) holds first webinar
- 15 December 2020
2020 has been an extremely challenging year for all – but the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly felt by refugees and people seeking asylum. The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA), co-chaired by Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service Australia, held a webinar on December 15th to review the impact…
Dropping off the Edge 2021
- 10 December 2020
We are pleased to announce that the next iteration of our Dropping off the Edge research into locational disadvantage across Australia will be published in 2021. This will be the fifth edition of this seminal research spanning more than 20 years. Dropping off the Edge maps disadvantage in each state and territory and identifies that…
Just Voices embracing challenges
- 13 May 2020
Just Voices Speakers Program presenter Agum Adapting to unprecedented change due to COVID-19, Jesuit Social Services’ Just Voices Speakers Program is now delivering online social justice presentations by it’s multi-talented list of presenters. Recently Agum (pictured right) delivered her moving story via Zoom with 181 students from Mazenod College. In 1997, Agum’s life was torn…
In times of crisis, what can we learn from refugees?
- 31 March 2020
DANIELLE SHERRY is Coordinator of our Just Voices Speakers Program. She recently spoke to Just Voices participant ISAIAH LAHAI about the lessons that can be learned from the experience of being a refugee for those grappling with life during a global pandemic. Just Voices Speaker, Isaiah Laha “Rain does not fall on one person’s house…
35 years of generous and ongoing support
- 6 December 2019
Peninsula Support Group members visiting our Brosnan site in Brunswick We are very grateful for the commitment and loyalty of the Peninsula Support Group over the past 35 years. In that time, the group have raised a generous $90,000 in support of our work, particularly Brosnan Services. Such commitment is integral to the work we…
Community Profile - Greg
- 5 December 2019
Our Community Partners provide valuable support for our work through their monthly donations. Greg shares his motivation for supporting the work of Jesuit Social Services in this way. Social justice has been bred into me from my days at St Joseph’s College in Geelong. Care for others, respect and tolerance were values taught at school.…
National Justice Symposium
- 29 November 2019
Vincent Schiraldi was keynote speaker at our National Justice Symposium Jesuit Social Services hosted the fourth National Justice Symposium in Melbourne on 12 and 13 September. The Symposium provided opportunities to discuss the emerging adult – 18 to 24 year old – cohort in the criminal justice system. The recidivism rates of this age group,…
Reintegration Puzzle conference
- 1 September 2019
NAIDOC Week: Working together for voice, treaty and truth
- 1 July 2019
NAIDOC week provides an opportunity for all Australians to join in celebrating the culture, aspirations and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ. It is never easy to see the world from the perspective of other people. If we are passionate about an issue, we become impatient with someone who argues a contrary…
Apostolic Preferences on the agenda at All Staff Day
- 13 June 2019
Over 200 staff and volunteers from across Victoria, News South Wales and the Northern Territory came together on Wednesday 12 June for our All Staff Day. The theme of the day was how place based approaches can be used by to inform the development and delivery of programs. Jesuit Social Services staff reflect on the…

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