Our stories

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.

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....
Searching for solutions - New Zealand study tour
- 11 June 2019
Senior leaders at Jesuit Social Services recently embarked on a study trip to New Zealand to learn more about their approaches to dealing with young people and adults who have contact with the criminal justice system....
Young people share their views on justice
- 10 June 2019
Earlier this year, a group of young people aged 15 to 25 years, all of whom had previous contact with at least one of the youth justice, adult justice and out-of-home-care systems, shared their thoughts about supporting young people at risk. The links between the child protection and justice systems...
Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service to jointly convene CAPSA
- 6 June 2019
Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service have signed an MOU to jointly convene the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA)....
#WorthASecondChance campaign comes to Ballarat
- 8 April 2019
[caption id="attachment_6488" align="alignright" width="300"] Pearl Goodwin-Burns from Highlands LLEN and DJ Caution from Jesuit Social Services' Just Voices program.[/caption]...
Xavier mothers raise funds to help young boys stay on track
- 26 March 2019
Jesuit Social Services was proud to be the Charity Partner of the Xavier Mothers’ Spring Racing Luncheon in September 2018....
Jesuit Social Services 2019 Annual Dinner
- 25 March 2019
On Saturday 16th March over 400 guests joined Jesuit Social Services for our Annual Dinner, held in the Members Dining Room at the MCG....
CAPSA continues to influence hearts and minds
- 22 March 2019
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) continues to actively advocate and support the Catholic schools, organisations, individuals and parishes working to make a difference in the lives of people seeking asylum....
Just Voices Speakers Program kickstarts 2019
- 6 February 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....
Advocacy continues for people seeking asylum
- 6 December 2018
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) continues to advocate for policy changes to better uphold the dignity and rights of each person seeking asylum by building on the groundswell of support from Australian Catholics; linking people together, and creating a collective Catholic...