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“It turns out it was the missing piece he never knew he needed.” How cooking helped Liam* find his way: a sad farewell to our Back on Track program

“With every young person I try and figure out the missing pieces of their puzzle. For Liam*, it was acceptance,” says Keely, a restorative practitioner and case worker working with our soon-to-be-defunded Back on Track program.

Maribyrnong Community Residential Facility

To have my boy back is beyond words

Hear how our Maribyrnong Community Residential Facility is supporting men exiting prison to move on from their offending and rebuild their lives.

Jesuit Social Services

Our justice work described as “credit worthy and unique” by global expert

In November, we hosted renowned international criminal justice systems expert Dr Baz Dreisinger for a day. Baz founded the Prison-to-College Pipeline program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and as Executive Director of Incarceration Nations Network she investigates how justice can be done differently around the world. Baz has written books,…

Tailored support enables ReConnect participants to flourish

As Father Brosnan once said, “Three things that I have noted are needed by someone leaving prison are: a place to live that is decent, a job they can handle, and friendship.” Our ReConnect program echoes this wisdom by providing the comprehensive support that enables participants to flourish. It provides up to nine months assistance…

A Q&A with Dr Baz Dreisinger

In November, we were lucky to host renowned global justice systems expert Dr Baz Dreisinger for a day. An inspiring proponent of restorative justice, Baz founded the Prison-to-College Pipeline program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and now as Executive Director of Incarceration Nations Network is travelling the world investigating how…

Healing through dialogue: Callum’s path to making amends

Participating in a Youth Justice Group Conference gave Callum the chance to apologise in person to the people he harmed, talk about things from his perspective, and then listen to the impact of his offending. Callum came out of the group conference with an agreed outcome plan, making commitments to enrol at a TAFE, avoid anti-social…

“My career is head work and volunteer work is heart work” – how Lucy’s volunteer role is helping young people to thrive

With two decades of volunteering experience under her belt, Lucy Losinno was looking for a new way to help in 2020 when she came across the Community Connections Mentoring program, and decided to give Jesuit Social Services a call. Hear how her support is helping her participant to "live her dream."