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Our approach to Ecological Justice In an increasingly complex era of climate crisis, environmental degradation and rising social inequalities, new challenges towards building a just society are appearing. In this changing environment, Jesuit Social Services has also been changing. Ecological justice is both social and environmental justice. Ecological justice rests on the principle that ‘everything…
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Climate change is a social justice issue. Increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, bushfires, floods, storms and drought are disproportionally impacting communities with existing experiences of social, economic and health inequity. As an example, people with access to leafy green suburbs, air-conditioning and well-insulated housing have vastly different experiences of extreme heatwaves than people who don’t.…
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Link Youth Justice Housing Program
The Link Youth Justice Housing Program provides housing and intensive support for justice-involved young people at risk of homelessness.
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The Centre for Just Places was established by Jesuit Social Services, with significant seed funding from Gandel Philanthropy and the Victorian Government, to support and enable place-based approaches to social and ecological justice through research, collaboration, engagement and knowledge exchange.
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Youth Justice Group Conferencing
Youth Justice Group Conferencing creates dialogue between young people who have offended and people who have been impacted by the offending behaviour. Grounded in principles of restorative justice, the program enables young people to make amends for harm caused and to restore their relationships with their community.
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Youth Justice Community Support Service
The Youth Justice Community Support Service provides intensive and integrated support for young people aged 10-21 involved with the youth criminal justice system in Victoria. It aims to support young people to reduce re-offending, make an effective transition into adulthood, and build their capacity to participate fully in society.
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Collaborative Action Plan for climate justice in Melbourne’s west
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 Victorians they support. The Mobilising Climate Just and Resilient…
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Northern Territory Youth Justice Programs
The Back on Track, Youth Justice Group Conferencing and Alice Springs Youth Diversion Program work to divert children and young people in the Northern Territory away from the criminal justice system.Jesuit Social Services has worked in the Northern Territory at the invitation of local communities since 2010, supporting the development of place-based and locally led…