Jesuit Social Services

Jesuit Social Services
AbbreviationJSS
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
PurposeSocial justice
Location
Region served
Australia-wide
Official language
English
CEO
Julie Edwards
Parent organization
Australian Jesuits[1]
AffiliationsJesuit, Catholic
Budget
$6,500,000/year
WebsiteJSS

Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation established by the Australian Jesuits in 1977.[2] Originally based in Melbourne, Australia, it has expanded to include outreach programs in New South Wales and the Northern Territory.[3]

Jesuit Social Services conducts research and advocacy and delivers an array of programs in the areas of young people and adults in the justice system, mental health and wellbeing, education, training and employment, settlement and community building, violence prevention, and ecological justice. In 2020-2021 financial year, 8,249 people received direct support from the organisation.[4]

In the 2020-2021 financial year 79% of the organisation's revenue was sourced from government income and grants.[4]

  1. ^ "AusJes". Archived from the original on 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. ^ Dunin, Josephine (2009). Doing Justice: Reflections from thirty years of Jesuit Social Services 1977-2007. Richmond: Jesuit Social Services. ISBN 978-0-9807366-0-1.
  3. ^ "Contact". Jesuit Social Services. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ^ a b https://jss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jesuit_Social_Services_20-21_Annual_Report_web.pdf