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Welcome to Jesuit Social Services |
Jesuit Social Services works to build a just society by advocating for social change and promoting the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged young people, families and communities.
Our vision
Building a just society
Our mission
Standing in solidarity with those in need
Expressing a faith that promotes justice
Our values
• Welcoming – forming strong, faithful relationships
• Discerning – being strategic about how we can have the greatest impact
• Courageous – standing up boldly to effect change. Building relationships is the heart of our work.
In all our services our goal is to enable people to connect with others so they can take an active part in the community. Only when people form relationships can they come to trust again. When they trust, they may imagine new possibilities and pursue them.
We don’t give up on people.
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Feast of St. Ignatius
Jesuit Social Services staff, supporters and friends joined together at the Brosnan Centre to celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius which falls on 31st July 2010. Provincial Steve Curtin SJ led a themed mass which brought forward many symbols connecting the celebration to the Indigenous peoples of Australia and the work of Jesuit Social Services.
Pictured is Steve Curtin SJ, Amanda Watkins, Director of Brosnan Youth Services and students from Loyola College, Watsonia.
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Jesuit Social Services congratulates Mr. Bernard Geary
On June 7th the Australian Catholic University conferred the degree Doctor of the University honoris causa on Mr Bernard Geary. His citation refers to his commitment over many years to the issues surrounding young people's rights and system change, focusing on their best interests and aspirations. Read more
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Policy Responses, Reports and Speeches |
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MEDIA
Letter to the Editor - The Age - 30th June 2010
A fresh approach - Julie Edwards responds and shows support for diversionary programs that are showing success as the Law and Order debate continues in the lead up to the election.
Support After Suicide article, Whittelsea Leader, 20 April 2010
Father's life cut short - A grieving daughter's pain: "I'm worried about mum not being there like dad".
Opinion piece, The Age, 7th April 2010
Bidding war on law and order will create more criminals, not solve crime.
Julie Edward's opinion piece contends that real solutions involve more than swaggering election talk of who can be toughest. View the article image here
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POLICY SUBMISSIONS
Reduction in assults report
Submission to enquiry into assults in public places.
Drug related offences and female prisoners
Submission to enquiry into the Female prisoners and drug related offending in prison.
Respecting the value, dignity and rights of each person
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Suicide |
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Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry into African Australians and human rights
Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry into African Australians and human rights and social inlcussion issues.
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Protecting the rights of the most disadvantaged
Jesuit Social Services submission to National Human Rights consultation. |
REPORTS
What Changes? Marginalised Young People's Expectations and Experiences of a Therapeutic Adventure in Nature (Carpenter, C, Cameron, F, Cherednichenko, B & Townsend, M.)
This report examines marginalised young people's expectations of and experiences in the Jesuit Social Services, Outdoor Experience Program (TOE). This research forms part of a broader PHD study that examined the health and wellbeing outcomes of the TOE program. The report was completed for the Australian Association for Research in Education. |
More Policy Papers & Speeches
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