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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.

Western Sydney vaccination clinic owes its success to relationship building
- 15 March 2022
Since late 2021 Jesuit Social Services, in partnership with NSW Health, has supported the delivery of over 1,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses in one of New South Wales’ most disadvantaged communities.
Dropping off the Edge 2021 highlights entrenched disadvantage across Australia
- 8 December 2021
Jesuit Social Services has conducted research into place-based disadvantage for more than 20 years, beginning with the ground-breaking Unequal in Life report in 1999. We are pleased to announce that on 18 November we launched Dropping off the Edge 2021, the fifth report in the series that now investigates disadvantage in every community in each…
A warm welcome for refugee families in Melbourne
- 8 December 2021
The thoughtful, quick and collaborative response of the Ecological Justice Hub meal drop program is an example of how our organisation honours its Ignatian heritage – living with one foot raised, ready to go wherever the need is greatest.
Federal MP Peter Khalil visits Ecological Justice Hub
- 12 November 2021
Jesuit Social Services was thrilled to welcome Peter Khalil, the federal member for the Melbourne electorate of Wills, to our Ecological Justice Hub in Brunswick this week. Mr Khalil visited to congratulate the Hub for being nominated as a finalist in the Premier’s Sustainability Award, as an industry leader in the category of social and economic…
Fresh food relief over six lockdowns
- 22 September 2021
Our Ecological Justice Hub in Brunswick is centred around an established permaculture garden and workshop that are usually home to hands-on courses like carpentry, habitat design, composting and more. For the past 18 months, however, through six lockdowns, the team at the Hub has been providing fresh food relief every week to vulnerable members of…
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…