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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.

Homework Club celebrates another year of achievement
- 14 March 2023
"It's fun, it's cool, it's nice," said Homework Club students at the volunteer-led homework support service's end-of-year celebration.
Former tutor supports Homework Club in new ways
- 25 October 2022
How former Homework Club volunteer tutor Jonathan supports the homework support service through fundraising.
Newly-arrived families grow their engagement with First Nations culture at Homework Club event
- 28 September 2022
Recently, close to sixty students and family members from Jesuit Social Services’ Settlement Program and Flemington Homework Club, gathered on Wurundjeri land to experience a Welcome to Country and play bush bingo and a scavenger hunt activity with an Indigenous lens.
CAPSA’s National Week of Prayer and Action 2022
- 11 September 2022
We can build a better future right now, together, wherever we might be. The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) is about compassion for people seeking asylum. Co-convened by Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service Australia (JRS), CAPSA is an alliance of individuals, organisations, schools and parishes from across the Catholic community who…
Jesuit Social Services commemorates World Refugee Day and Refugee Week 2022
- 21 June 2022
Jesuit Social Services staff and volunteers have gathered to acknowledge people forced to flee their homelands, and affirmed our commitment to the fair and humane treatment of all people seeking asylum, at a reflective morning tea...
Engaging the social justice leaders of tomorrow
- 2 June 2022
Jesuit Social Services’ Schools and Community Engagement program encourages high school students to become more aware and active in social justice through volunteering. Beginning in 2014 and continuing throughout COVID-19 lockdown,
Trust and relationships at the heart of the Hub
- 2 June 2022
Jesuit Social Services’ Dropping off the Edge research into locational disadvantage, conducted over more than 20 years, finds that many communities in Western Sydney deal with multiple and complex forms of disadvantage.
Strengthening support for culturally diverse women experiencing violence
- 20 March 2022
Family violence happens across all cultures and communities. In Jesuit Social Services’ work with migrants and refugees, we sometimes come into contact with women experiencing, or at risk of domestic or family violence, in those communities too. Our new partnership with the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights (AMWCHR) is part of an ongoing…
Homework support more than just educational
- 18 March 2022
Speaking about the highlights of his time with the Homework Club, Tom says: “One of the most fulfilling and moving developments is seeing individuals regain their sense of confidence and really seize the opportunity — which they deserve — to speak for themselves and really recognise themselves as individuals who have something to contribute to…
How Kim supports Vietnamese migrants on their citizenship journey
- 16 March 2022
A decade ago, Kim — who works in our Settlement program — noticed a gap in the support available to Vietnamese people seeking Australian citizenship. While they could find help filling out their forms, no one was supporting them to study for the citizenship test itself.

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