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The origins of Jesuit
Social Services date back to 1977, when Peter Norden SJ, then a Jesuit
in training, opened a small half way house for young men after their
release from juvenile justice centres and prisons.
This program was named the Brosnan Centre after Father John Brosnan, who was Chaplain at Pentridge Prison for thirty years.
In 1985 Father John Brosnan retired from his position as Chaplain at Pentridge Prison after thirty years of service. Following Father Brosnan's retirement, a fund raising appeal enabled us to find a new home for the "Four Flats" program, in Sydney Road, Brunswick. The new site was called the Brosnan Centre and was opened in 1987.
Jesuit Social Services was established in 1995 incorporating the Brosnan Centre and including new services that grew out of our experience engaging with severely disadvantaged young people.
These include Connexions, a program responding to the needs of young people experiencing concurrent mental health and drug and alcohol issues; Gateway, which puts young people with and multiple and complex problems on a pathway to Education, training and Employment; and programs for vulnerable families and disadvantaged communities.
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