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    • Annual reports

      Annual reports are one way we report on our activities and demonstrate our accountability. Read and download our current and previous annual reports.

    • Our leadership

      Jesuit Social Services is a work of the Australian Jesuit Province. We operate under an independent Board of Directors as an incorporated organisation.

    • Our history

      Our tradition is based in Jesuit Mission, with its focus on seeking what matters, finding God in all events and people, and on faith and justice.

    • Our impact

      Like our work in programs, research and advocacy, our impact is far reaching. Learn about the positive difference we create in communities around Australia.

    • International leadership

      Our leadership role within the global Jesuit community reflects our Jesuit and Catholic foundations. Learn more about a number of activities we lead in cooperation with others in the Catholic community.

    • Reconciliation

      Our vision for Reconciliation is for an Australia of equality where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians can walk side-by-side, acknowledging the past, but looking to the future.

    • Our purpose & Strategic Plan

      Our underpinning principle is to build and promote healthy relationships between the interconnected ecosystem of people, place and planet which, when damaged, lead to disadvantage, poverty, inequality, prejudice and exclusion.

    • Commitment to the environment

      Our programs connect with the natural and social environments in which they operate. They recognise that the natural world can play an important role in healing, and seek to nurture the relationship between people and their environment.

    • Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion

      Jesuit Social Services is committed to being safe and inclusive for LGBTIQA+ participants and has achieved the Rainbow Tick.

  • What we do
    • Justice & reconciliation

      We work to keep people out of prison and help them to get their lives back on track. We also work to ensure that people leaving prison can successfully transition back into the community.

    • Disability, mental health & wellbeing

      We assist people to reduce harm to themselves and others, establish healthy social connections, and engage in their community.

    • Education, training & employment

      Not everybody has the same access to education or employment opportunities. We support people who have had limited access to learn, study and work.

    • Community & connection

      We work with communities we are invited into, building connections with people seeking asylum, newly arrived migrants, First Nations people, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

    • Housing & support

      Feeling safe, confident and comfortable at home is a crucial aspect of supporting every person to become their best self.

    • Gender justice - The Men's Project

      The Men’s Project supports boys and men to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives.

    • Just Places

      Partnering with communities across Australia, the Centre for Just Places supports place-based approaches to social and ecological justice. For us, pursuing ecological justice means acknowledging and working within the interconnected web of relationships between people, place, and planet.

    • Policy, research & advocacy

      The inequalities in our society are layered and complex. Research and advocacy helps us all to understand, empathise, and act: from community members to the Commonwealth Government.

    • View all programs

  • Get involved
    • How to donate

      For the child whose mum can’t find a stable home. The young woman struggling after a close friend’s suicide. The father looking for his first job, hoping to support a family. Your donation will help build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.

    • Bequest

      Your bequest will help us fulfill our vision of building a just society, where everyone has the opportunity to flourish, reach their full potential and make a meaningful contribution to the community they live in.

    • Volunteer

      If you’re passionate about building a just society, then help us transform lives by becoming a Jesuit Social Services volunteer. Volunteers are a fundamental part of what we do, making a highly valued contribution to our programs and service delivery.

    • Careers

      Find out more about opportunities to work with Jesuit Social Services. Together, we can make real and positive change in the community for those who need it most.

    • Events

      Join leading organisations, authorities, researchers and change-makers to help us address critical issues, explore ideas, and more.

    • For schools

      There are a range of ways your school can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or having a speaker present to your students.

    • For businesses

      There are a range of ways your business can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or booking a speaker from our Just Voices Speakers Program.

    • Student placements

      We take students on placements through partnership arrangements with specific universities that teach social work and youth work.

  • Research & advocacy
    • Policy submissions

      In addition to supporting disadvantaged people and communities, we offer a strong voice to advocate for long-term, tangible change. It's not enough to simply shine a light on issues: we need to illuminate a path to progress.

    • Research publications

      Our published research addresses themes such as communal disadvantage, support after suicide, youth issues, settlement and community building, and life satisfaction.

    • 2026-27 Federal Budget Hub

      Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Federal Pre-Budget Submission.

    • 2026-27 Victorian Budget Hub

      Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Victorian Pre-Budget Submission.

  • News & media
    • Media releases

      Hear our official position on a wide range of social justice considerations, with expert perspectives from people living and working in close proximity to the issues.

    • Our thinking

      Read messages and articles from people involved in our mission, along with event recaps, think pieces, and more.

    • Our stories

      Building a just society means elevating everyone, by supporting people to reach their full potential. Every success story is crucial; because none of us can flourish, until we all do.

    • Newsletters

      Our quarterly newsletter showcases the hands-on work we do and highlights our policy, advocacy and research achievements.

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Jesuit Social Services
  • About us
    • Annual reports Annual reports are one way we report on our activities and demonstrate our accountability. Read and download our current and previous annual reports.
    • Our leadership Jesuit Social Services is a work of the Australian Jesuit Province. We operate under an independent Board of Directors as an incorporated organisation.
    • Our history Our tradition is based in Jesuit Mission, with its focus on seeking what matters, finding God in all events and people, and on faith and justice.
    • Our impact Like our work in programs, research and advocacy, our impact is far reaching. Learn about the positive difference we create in communities around Australia.
    • International leadership Our leadership role within the global Jesuit community reflects our Jesuit and Catholic foundations. Learn more about a number of activities we lead in cooperation with others in the Catholic community.
    • Reconciliation Our vision for Reconciliation is for an Australia of equality where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians can walk side-by-side, acknowledging the past, but looking to the future.
    • Our purpose & Strategic Plan Our underpinning principle is to build and promote healthy relationships between the interconnected ecosystem of people, place and planet which, when damaged, lead to disadvantage, poverty, inequality, prejudice and exclusion.
    • Commitment to the environment Our programs connect with the natural and social environments in which they operate. They recognise that the natural world can play an important role in healing, and seek to nurture the relationship between people and their environment.
    • Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion Jesuit Social Services is committed to being safe and inclusive for LGBTIQA+ participants and has achieved the Rainbow Tick.
  • What we do
    • Justice & reconciliation We work to keep people out of prison and help them to get their lives back on track. We also work to ensure that people leaving prison can successfully transition back into the community.
    • Disability, mental health & wellbeing We assist people to reduce harm to themselves and others, establish healthy social connections, and engage in their community.
    • Education, training & employment Not everybody has the same access to education or employment opportunities. We support people who have had limited access to learn, study and work.
    • Community & connection We work with communities we are invited into, building connections with people seeking asylum, newly arrived migrants, First Nations people, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    • Housing & support Feeling safe, confident and comfortable at home is a crucial aspect of supporting every person to become their best self.
    • Gender justice - The Men's Project The Men’s Project supports boys and men to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives.
    • Just Places Partnering with communities across Australia, the Centre for Just Places supports place-based approaches to social and ecological justice. For us, pursuing ecological justice means acknowledging and working within the interconnected web of relationships between people, place, and planet.
    • Policy, research & advocacy The inequalities in our society are layered and complex. Research and advocacy helps us all to understand, empathise, and act: from community members to the Commonwealth Government.
    • View all programs
  • Get involved
    • How to donate For the child whose mum can’t find a stable home. The young woman struggling after a close friend’s suicide. The father looking for his first job, hoping to support a family. Your donation will help build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.
    • Bequest Your bequest will help us fulfill our vision of building a just society, where everyone has the opportunity to flourish, reach their full potential and make a meaningful contribution to the community they live in.
    • Volunteer If you’re passionate about building a just society, then help us transform lives by becoming a Jesuit Social Services volunteer. Volunteers are a fundamental part of what we do, making a highly valued contribution to our programs and service delivery.
    • Careers Find out more about opportunities to work with Jesuit Social Services. Together, we can make real and positive change in the community for those who need it most.
    • Events Join leading organisations, authorities, researchers and change-makers to help us address critical issues, explore ideas, and more.
    • For schools There are a range of ways your school can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or having a speaker present to your students.
    • For businesses There are a range of ways your business can get involved with our work, including volunteering, fundraising with us, or booking a speaker from our Just Voices Speakers Program.
    • Student placements We take students on placements through partnership arrangements with specific universities that teach social work and youth work.
  • Research & advocacy
    • Policy submissions In addition to supporting disadvantaged people and communities, we offer a strong voice to advocate for long-term, tangible change. It's not enough to simply shine a light on issues: we need to illuminate a path to progress.
    • Research publications Our published research addresses themes such as communal disadvantage, support after suicide, youth issues, settlement and community building, and life satisfaction.
    • 2026-27 Federal Budget Hub Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Federal Pre-Budget Submission.
    • 2026-27 Victorian Budget Hub Explore the key recommendations in our 2026–27 Victorian Pre-Budget Submission.
  • News & media
    • Media releases Hear our official position on a wide range of social justice considerations, with expert perspectives from people living and working in close proximity to the issues.
    • Our thinking Read messages and articles from people involved in our mission, along with event recaps, think pieces, and more.
    • Our stories Building a just society means elevating everyone, by supporting people to reach their full potential. Every success story is crucial; because none of us can flourish, until we all do.
    • Newsletters Our quarterly newsletter showcases the hands-on work we do and highlights our policy, advocacy and research achievements.
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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.

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  • Justice & reconciliation
  • Policy, research & advocacy
  • CAPSA helps students meet the candidates

    • 2 June 2016

    In the lead up to the Federal election, students from Parade College (Bundoora and Preston) as well as Santa Maria College (Northcote) met local candidates to discuss their views on policies surrounding people seeking asylum. A group of 25 students from across both schools met with Australian Labor Party candidate and current Member for Batman, David Feeney,…

  • Carlton Football Club makes amends

    • 16 May 2016

    Jesuit Social Services staff member and distinguished Indigenous Elder Aunty Pam Pedersen took centre stage in a moving ceremony at the Carlton Football Club recently, where the AFL club acknowledged the hurt they had caused her family. Leading club officials admitted past mistakes in front of a crowd that included all the players on Carlton’s…

  • Afternoon tea celebrates volunteers’ time, effort and energy

    • 16 May 2016

    We celebrated the generous support of volunteers during National Volunteer Week, which ran from 9–13 May 2016. National Volunteer Week is an opportunity recognise the collective effort of our volunteers, who help us deliver a range of services across communities. During 2014-15, more than 200 volunteers gave a combined estimated 10,436 hours of time and…

  • Cheque book solution on asylum is unconstitutional

    • 27 April 2016

    Jesuit Social Services’ National Director of Human Rights and Social Justice, Frank Brennan SJ, has written a powerful comment piece that explores the legalities of Australia’s offshore processing system of people seeking asylum. The piece follows yesterday’s ruling by Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court that Australia’s use of Manus Island to indefinitely detain people seeking…

  • Refusing to make vulnerable people into problems

    • 18 April 2016

    Pope Francis recently visited a detention camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Andy Hamilton SJ reflects on his refusal to make vulnerable people into problems. There is so much to like about Pope Francis’ journey to Lesbos.  There also so much for Australians to be humbled by.  He undertook his travel at a time…

  • Jesuit Social Services' Annual Dinner

    • 5 April 2016

    On Saturday March 19, we hosted our annual fundraising dinner at the MCG Members' Dining Room. The largest event on our annual fundraising calendar was a big success. The night featured an engaging Frank Costigan QC Address delivered by Michael Coutts-Trotter, Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services, who spoke…

  • Good Friday and Easter Sunday invite us to respond with good spirit

    • 23 March 2016

    Easter is traditionally a time for renewing our hope. It is consequently a time for taking stock of the things that sap our hope. How, for example, can we keep pressing for better times when, having rejoiced that the Berlin Wall has been excised, we now see it metastasise in the walls of Israel, Europe…

  • World Social Justice Day (February 20)

    • 19 February 2016

    World Social Justice Day invites us to look at our own society and how we treat people. It also allows us to honour people who keep hanging in as they try to build a more just society. A commitment to justice in any area of life will always lead us through harsh country along a…

  • Ash Wednesday

    • 9 February 2016

    Ash Wednesday introduces Lent, a time for fasting and for prayer. It has rhythms of fasting and feasting: Shrove Tuesday is followed by Ash Wednesday, and Lenten fasting ends in Easter feast. In a Jewish tradition inherited by Christians fasting was associated with putting on ashes from the bonfire of vanity. Hence the ashes and…

  • Australia Day

    • 23 December 2015

    Australia Day takes us back to our beginnings, beyond the arrival of the First Fleet, to the arrival of Captain Cook at Botany Bay. It also invites us to reflect on what happened later when the European settlers cultivated and developed this new land and encountered both Indigenous Australians and others different from themselves. We…

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    • Community & connection
    • Housing & support
    • Gender justice - The Men's Project
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