Mission Statement 

Jesuit Social Services seeks to form communities of solidarity with those in need. 

It expresses its Christian mission through the service of faith and the promotion of justice.

As a social service organisation committed to promoting the common good, we are founded on the model of service of Jesus in the Christian gospels and on Catholic social teaching. We believe in the underlying value and dignity of all human life.

Jesuit Social Services is a community of people, in solidarity with those in need, providing practical programs of service and committed to social action, advocacy and research as an expression of that relationship.

Our vision is shaped by a Christian faith which is inescapably social in its implications, because it is directed towards how people relate to one another and how society could be ordered. It is a vision of service, which must be a dialogue, born of respect for people, especially the poor, in which we share their cultural and spiritual values and offer our own cultural and spiritual richness.

Jesuit Social Services has a vision of the service of faith and the promotion of justice which impels us to cross boundaries of culture, religion and social class. This involves a befriending of the poor and those of other cultures and faiths. This vision calls forth communities which challenge the world to act justly, to deal respectfully with one another, to transform its systems of relationships, and to take the command of Jesus to love and serve others as the basis of its life.

What we believe in:

Standing in solidarity with those in need;
Expressing a faith that promotes justice.
 

• Respecting the value, dignity, and rights of each person
• Establishing robust relationships to nurture greater independence
• Developing programs that facilitate growth and change
• Shaping public policy through research, advocacy and action
• Advocating with and for marginalised members of society
• Being committed to working in areas of unmet need
• Embracing differences of race, culture and faith
• Expressing Christian values and Catholic Social Teaching and the mission of the Jesuit Order
• Working collaboratively with others