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The role of neighbourhood houses in a changing climate
- 22 June 2023
Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places worked with a network of neighbourhood houses in Darebin to create a climate action and resilience plan in 2022. Inspired by this process, the Centre co-designed a framework with the Darebin network which can be used to guide strategic action planning and advocacy for networks of neighbourhood houses…
Jesuit Social Services’ commitment to Restorative Practice
- 9 June 2023
Jesuit Social Services takes pride in delivering supports and services that recognise a person’s individual needs, experiences and story. We develop strong relationships and connections with the people and communities we work alongside to help facilitate positive change and create better outcomes. We adopt this holistic, restorative approach across several pillars of our work, including…
An ‘open-door’, place-based approach for First Nations people
- 31 May 2023
Recently, Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places, our hub for place-based action, research and advocacy, was commissioned by the Victorian government to investigate what makes some place-based approaches so effective. Our team, alongside partners RMIT University, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Queensland, explored existing literature and practice, publishing a research…
Reflection: Designing and implementing justice reinvestment in Australia
- 26 May 2023
Read Andy Hamilton SJ's reflection on community led justice reinvestment to support our submission to the Justice Reinvestment Design Project.
Voice to Parliament web resources
- 24 May 2023
Jesuit Social Services supports a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament. This page contains a list of relevant resources.
Reconciliation Week 2023
- 23 May 2023
For First Nations peoples this year, all roads lead to the Referendum on the Voice to Parliament. That is the lens through which at Jesuit Social Services, we too acknowledge National Reconciliation Week, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes. This important week tells stories that help us to recognise the long path which has led to the…
Laudato Si' Week 2023
- 22 May 2023
This Laudato Si’ Week, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that in a world where so many people face economic hardship and are anxious about such basic needs as food and shelter it is easy to forget the larger issues that will determine the lives of our children and their descendants. Chief among these is climate change,…
Voice to Parliament - Jesuit Social Services' position statement
- 3 May 2023
At Jesuit Social Services we support a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work, who have never ceded their sovereignty. We acknowledge and respect the long histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their connection…
Easter 2023 reflection
- 6 April 2023
Easter is a time for being reminded that hope can spring up and new life can grow in apparently barren places, reflects ANDY HAMILTON SJ. In many nations with a Christian history the most delicious recipes are those designed for Easter. Particularly the sweets. That is understandable. When Lent was a time of fasting its…
Review of Victoria prison system highlights need for better trained workers
- 3 April 2023
A recent report found Victoria’s prison system is rife with bullying, harassment, sexism and racism – creating an unsafe workplace for staff and impacting on the ability for prisoners to turn their lives around. Victoria must look at international best practice and ensure its staff are equipped and supported to perform challenging work.

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