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Dropping off the Edge 2021
- 21 September 2021
As we have previously reported, Jesuit Social Services will release a new Dropping off the Edge report in the second half of 2021. This continues our research into locational disadvantage conducted over more than 20 years, including previous Dropping off the Edge reports in 2007 and 2015. This edition of the Jesuit Social Services newsletter…
Vaccination centre helping Western Sydney navigate COVID-19
- 21 September 2021
Western Sydney, where Jesuit Social Services has provided a range of programs and services since 2008, is one of the critical locations at the centre of New South Wales’ COVID-19 outbreak. Our research into locational disadvantage, conducted over more than 20 years, demonstrates that locations in Western Sydney, including Mount Druitt, are among the most…
The power of connection at the Hub
- 3 June 2021
The Willmot Community Hub draws on a place-based approach to address and remove barriers to inclusion for community members. Activities such as ‘Tuesday Breakfasts’ and the gardening group give local community members, families and children a way to participate in their community in a supportive environment. It also helps foster meaningful connections between residents, countering…
Staff Profile – Susie Moloney, Executive Director – Centre for Just Places
- 27 March 2021
Susie Maloney is the Executive Director of our new Centre for Just Places Susie Moloney recently joined Jesuit Social Services as the Executive Director of our new Centre for Just Places. The Centre will provide leadership in national research, advocacy and capacity-building in addressing inequality and social injustice through place-based approaches. Prior to joining Jesuit…
Planning a just recovery for the Northern Territory
- 25 March 2021
Participants in the Our Jobs, Climate and Community forum In February, Jesuit Social Services co-hosted the third event in the Northern Territory Climate Justice series. Our Jobs, Climate and Community forum brought together over 50 delegates from environment groups, Aboriginal organisations, unions and community sector organisations. The forum shared ideas around rebuilding the economy on…
An update on our work in NSW
- 23 March 2021
Monique Perusco is Manager of Social and Community Services in our Western Sydney program. The Willmot Community Hub is part of Jesuit Social Services’ Western Sydney program and works with local people, organisations, businesses and government to partner with and strengthen communities in the heart of Wilmott. The Hub does this by facilitating a number…
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…
Bush garden project strengthens links with culture
- 9 December 2020
Smoking Ceremony at the launch of the Growing Strngbala Way Community Bush Garden Project in Katherine A new community bush garden project in Katherine will provide opportunities for young people to work alongside Elders and strengthen links with culture. Participants in the Back on Track program–which we help deliver to young people in contact with…
Coffee and conversation in Mount Druitt
- 7 December 2020
The Wilmott Community Hub has gone mobile by using a coffee van to stay connected to the local community. The Hub team has taken to the streets of Mount Druitt with coffee and conversation in an effort to give members of the community that vital touchpoint that they normally would get through the Community Hub,…
An Essential Lifeline in Melbourne
- 2 September 2020
The Hub team preparing meal boxes (photo taken prior to mandatory wearing of masks) Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub, located in Brunswick, has continued responding to the needs of the local community through its Meal Drop Program. With the extension of COVID-19 restrictions, the Hub has met an increased call for assistance by creating…

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