Jesuit Social Services

Submission to the consultation on Victoria’s 10-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy
- 22 April 2021
Jesuit Social Services contributed to the consultation conducted by Homes Victoria on its proposed 10-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy for Victoria. ...
Submission to the Victorian Government’s Consultation in response to the Victorian Government’s Discussion Paper ‘What matters to young people in Victoria’
- 18 February 2021
A statewide strategy that enables all young Victorians to thrive must specifically target people at heightened risk of disadvantage and be grounded in a framework of human rights principles. ...
Submission on mandatory sentencing and community-based sentencing options in the Northern Territory
- 8 February 2021
Jesuit Social Services was pleased to contribute to the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee’s consultation on mandatory sentencing and community-based sentencing options. ...
Submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s Consultation on Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences
- 11 January 2021
Jesuit Social Services contributed to the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s (VLRC) consultation on Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences. ...
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s consultation regarding the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020
- 7 December 2020
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s consultation regarding the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020, which allows for the extension of the Coronavirus...
Update on our engagement with the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System
- 5 December 2020
In July 2019, Jesuit Social Services made a written submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. Our aim was to facilitate the voice and experience of our participants and program staff in relation to mental health and wellbeing. ...
Submission on the ‘Continuation of Cashless Welfare Bill 2020'
- 18 November 2020
Jesuit Social Services has previously outlined a range of concerns about the ongoing trials and continued expansion of the cashless debit card measures. These include the disproportionate impact of the scheme on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; inadequate consultation with affected...
Submission to the inquiry into environmental infrastructure in Victoria
- 13 October 2020
Investment in our environmental infrastructure is a crucial element of building more equitable, sustainable, and resilient communities. Jesuit Social Services therefore commends the initiation of this Inquiry into Environmental Infrastructure for Growing Populations, and welcomes the opportunity to...
Submission to the NDIS Support Coordination Consultation
- 8 October 2020
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) external consultation on its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Support Coordination Discussion Paper (August 2020). ...
Submission to Inquiry into Ecosystem Decline in Victoria
- 8 October 2020
As we have seen through the 2019-2020 bushfire crisis, and in the current overlapping health and economic crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, those who are already marginalised suffer the most and this extends to the impacts of biodiversity loss and degradation. ...

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