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Sharing meals during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 16 December 2020
A shared meal can inspire discussions, creativity and connection. SHAUNA CARLON reflects on her time working with Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub, a space for all stages of the food system including growing, harvesting, cooking, sharing and redistributing. Shauna (right) and team members from the Ecological Justice Hub. My involvement with Jesuit Social…
Ecological justice focus in next Dropping off the Edge report
- 12 March 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will embark on a new version of our landmark Dropping off the Edge research this year. This research into locational disadvantage, which has included four major reports over the past 20 years, shows the stubborn and entrenched nature of disadvantage in a small number of communities across Australia.…
Recognising connection the key to social justice
- 23 February 2020
NT Climate Justice Workshop builds cross-sector networks
- 5 February 2020
Quality childcare and education crucial to achieve positive outcomes in adult life
- 17 December 2018
Australia is below the OECD average in investment in early childhood education, and our political leaders must prioritise the care and education needed by children before they reach five, writes Jesuit Social Services’ Policy and Advocacy volunteer TONY SANTOSPIRITO. This year’s report Lifting Our Game: Report of the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian…
Ecology in practice at the 2017 Jesuit Social Apostolate Gathering
- 14 July 2017
Run by Jesuit Conference Asia Pacific (JCAP), the Social Apostolate Gathering is an annual opportunity for Jesuit ministries in the region to exchange information and build networks. GARRY ROACH, our General Manager of Practice Development & Innovation, reflects on his experience as a first-time attendee. Attendees at JCAP’s 2017 Social Apostalate Gathering in Myanmar pose…
2016-17 Victorian State Budget responds to needs of a growing population
- 5 May 2016
The 2016-17 Victorian State Budget has been welcomed by the community and social services sector. The Budget responds to the needs of a growing Victorian population with investment of $925 million in education infrastructure, $3.2 billion on public transport and funding for child and family services (including $133 million for Maternal and Child Health Services…
Net zero has transformative potential for disadvantaged Victorians
- 1 January 1970
Over the next year, the Victorian Government will deliberate on its 2035 target for emissions reduction to mitigate climate change, and ideas to achieve it. Jesuit Social Services recently made a submission to the independent panel tasked with making recommendations to the Government. In it, we argued for a target of net zero greenhouse gas…

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