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New ways needed to help kids in crisis
John Adams, General Manager – Northern Territory at Jesuit Social Services, writes about the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years. This piece was originally published in the NT News....
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Searching for solutions - New Zealand study tour
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....
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Navigator helps Steven get back on track
When Steven (not his real name), a young Aboriginal boy, engaged with Jesuit Social Services’ Navigator program he was experiencing significant challenges with his education....
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Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service to jointly convene CAPSA
Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service have signed an MOU to jointly convene the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA)....
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#WorthASecondChance campaign comes to Ballarat
[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]...
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New program will increase police diversity
Three days a week, Wol Majok goes to his job at a supermarket, completes his shift and then goes straight to class to support his dream of becoming a police officer....
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Award-winning Homework Club seeks funding
In 2004, Jesuit Social Services began providing an after-school Homework Club to students in the Flemington region of inner-city Melbourne. We recognised that many students in this area come from newly-arrived migrant backgrounds particularly the Horn of Africa, and some were struggling at school....