Jesuit Social Services

Australia’s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement
- 31 January 2023
In January 2023, Jesuit Social Services provided a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s Inquiry into the challenges and opportunities for law enforcement in addressing Australia’s illicit drug problem. We emphasise the importance of a health-focused,...
Reforming sentence deferrals in Victoria submission
- 10 January 2023
In December 2022, Jesuit Social Services provided a submission to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s consultation on sentence deferrals. We believe that deferring a person’s sentence, when appropriate, to give them a chance to engage in rehabilitation and restorative processes can play...
#JusticeSolutions
- 19 December 2022
As prison populations grow across Australia, governments grapple with the question of how to reduce crime, improve community safety, and provide people who have offended with the support they need to be accountable to their actions and reorient their lives. ...
Ensuring no one gets left behind: Employment White Paper response
- 16 December 2022
Jesuit Social Services welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Federal Government’s Employment White Paper. We believe the White Paper presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver fundamental improvements and change in our employment strategies, policies and...
Submission to the Disability Inclusion Bill
- 30 November 2022
Jesuit Social Services believes that every person living with disability in Victoria should have access to the opportunities in life that enable them to thrive and to live their life to its fullest potential. We shared this vision in our recent contribution to the Victorian Government’s...
Collaborative Action Plan for climate justice in Melbourne's west
- 15 November 2022
Community health and service organisations play a critical role in building resilience to the social and health impacts of climate change. But without the resources to plan and adapt, the sector itself is highly vulnerable to climate impacts, posing a risk of significant flow-on-effects for the...
Victorian Election Platform 2022
- 21 October 2022
Elections are a time for reflecting on what kind of society we want to live in. Drawing on our 45 years of advocacy and action, Jesuit Social Services’ Victorian Election Platform 2022 calls for resources, policies, practices and ideas across a range of interconnected policy areas to continue...
Community sector organisations call on incoming government to resource sector climate adaptation
- 20 October 2022
Climate change is exacerbating existing social and health inequities and disproportionately impacting people experiencing marginalisation and disadvantage. Community service and health organisations play a critical role in building resilience, but without the resources to plan and adapt the sector...
Submission to the Adjourned Undertakings Consultation
- 17 October 2022
Jesuit Social Services believes the primary goal of any effective and humane criminal justice system is to ensure policy, legislation and budgetary decisions are all centred on prevention and early intervention. ...
Submission to the Northern Territory's Consultation on Reform to the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
- 26 September 2022
Jesuit Social Services was pleased to provide feedback on the Northern Territory Government’s consultation to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility – a landmark reform that will be life-changing for some of the Territory’s most vulnerable children. ...

Policy submissions

2023 Annual Dinner