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Jesuit Social Services gets the ‘Rainbow Tick’
Jesuit Social Services staff member, Alex Fraser, is one of several team members who led the organisation towards Rainbow Tick accreditation over the last four years. The organisation set up a Rainbow Tick advisory group made up of interested staff from across the organisation, started a newsletter sharing LGBTIQA+ resources, began intentionally marking key dates – such as Wear It Purple Day and the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia, and Intersexism – with staff events and on its public platforms, updated its data collection practices and materials provided to participants, and set up an LGBTIQA+ Cultural Safety position, among other things.
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Anne-Marie helping newly arrived engineers into work
Anne-Marie joined Jesuit Social Services as a volunteer in 2018, and runs interview skills workshops for participants in our employment pathway programs – including professionals from refugee backgrounds looking to resume their careers in Australia.
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Homework support more than just educational
Speaking about the highlights of his time with the Homework Club, Tom says: “One of the most fulfilling and moving developments is seeing individuals regain their sense of confidence and really seize the opportunity — which they deserve — to speak for themselves and really recognise themselves as individuals who have something to contribute to Australian society”.