Annual reports are one way we report on our activities and demonstrate our accountability. Read and download our current and previous annual reports.
Jesuit Social Services is a work of the Australian Jesuit Province. We operate under an independent Board of Directors as an incorporated organisation.
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.
Like our work in programs, research and advocacy, our impact is far reaching. Learn about the positive difference we create in communities around Australia.
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.
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 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.
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.
Jesuit Social Services is committed to being safe and inclusive for LGBTIQA+ participants and has achieved the Rainbow Tick.
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.
We assist people to reduce harm to themselves and others, establish healthy social connections, and engage in their community.
Not everybody has the same access to education or employment opportunities. We support people who have had limited access to learn, study and work.
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.
Feeling safe, confident and comfortable at home is a crucial aspect of supporting every person to become their best self.
The Men’s Project supports boys and men to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join leading organisations, authorities, researchers and change-makers to help us address critical issues, explore ideas, and more.
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.
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.
We take students on placements through partnership arrangements with specific universities that teach social work and youth work.
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.
Our published research addresses themes such as communal disadvantage, support after suicide, youth issues, settlement and community building, and life satisfaction.
The Man Box is a comprehensive study focusing on the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of men aged 18 to 45. The study finds a significant minority of young men agree there are social pressures on them to behave or act a certain way because of their gender.
A rich and detailed longitudinal research project, Dropping Off The Edge examines entrenched, location-based disadvantage. By deeply understanding local challenges, we inform action and advocacy for change.
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.
Read messages and articles from people involved in our mission, along with event recaps, think pieces, and more.
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.
Our quarterly newsletter showcases the hands-on work we do and highlights our policy, advocacy and research achievements.
Our work
Over the past 45 years, we have worked tirelessly at the hard end of social justice. To do this work, we’ve always needed support. Support from people like you who share our vision of building a just society.
Raising the age of criminal responsibility
Raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years has been a key policy focus for Jesuit Social Services for almost a decade, and 2022 has seen us increase our advocacy to achieve this goal.
Victorian State Election 2022: Permanently extend access to Navigator to primary school aged children
Our Victorian election platform advocates for funding for initiatives that enable people to re-engage with education, training and employment, such as our Navigator and JVES programs.
Victorian Election 2022: Fund specialised holistic care services to prevent people with complex needs falling through the gaps
Our Victorian election platform advocates for funding for specialised holistic care services for people with complex needs, such as our Perry House.
World Children’s Day 2022
Read Andy Hamilton SJ's reflection for World Children’s Day 2022.
Victorian Election 2022: Prioritise prevention and early intervention by providing long-term funding to programs that prevent violence
Jesuit Social Services’ recently released our Victorian State Election platform, A state of opportunity, which builds on 45 years of advocacy and action. The platform outlines our vision for a just society across a range of interconnected social policy areas, from a fairer justice system, to support for people experiencing multiple and complex needs such as mental illness, trauma and bereavement,…
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that understanding the connection between rigid traditional masculine norms and the use of violence is vital in implementing the Federal Government’s National Plan to end Violence against Women and Children. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
Victorian State Election 2022: Provide secure, long-term funding for state-wide suicide prevention and bereavement services
Jesuit Social Services’ recently released Victorian State Election platform, A state of opportunity, builds on 45 years of advocacy and action, to outline our vision for a just society across a range of interconnected social policy areas, from a fairer justice system, to support for people experiencing multiple and complex needs such as mental illness,…
Victorian State Election 2022: Place-based approaches and systemic change needed to address entrenched disadvantage in Victoria
Jesuit Social Services’ recently released Victorian State Election platform, A state of opportunity, builds on 45 years of advocacy and action, to outline our vision for a just society across a range of interconnected social policy areas, from a fairer justice system, to support for people experiencing multiple and complex needs such as mental illness, trauma…
Victorian State Election 2022: Reduce harm arising from youth detention
Our Victorian state election blog series calls on the incoming government to reduce harm arising from youth detention.
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