2023 Annual Dinner focuses on housing and homelessness
Housing and homelessness were key topics of conversation at this year’s Catholic social services annual dinner held at 53 South Wharf Promenade, by the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne.
Housing and homelessness were key topics of conversation at this year’s Catholic social services annual dinner held at 53 South Wharf Promenade, by the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne.
This Social Justice Sunday (27 August 2023) we encourage you to reflect on the place of First Nations Peoples, new ways we can engage and walk together, and the importance of the upcoming referendum and the outcomes that will lead to better consultation, improved policies and services, and stronger communities.
A Mass of Thanksgiving and celebratory afternoon tea were held at Sacred Heart Church, Croydon on Saturday 19 August 2023 to honour the journey of the Family Care Sisters at Kewn Kreestha, Croydon.
The voices of three Aboriginal and Torres Strait elders were recently heard in an online panel discussion aimed to help foster discussion and deeper understanding about the upcoming referendum. Hosted by Catholic Social Services Victoria and Catholic Social Services Australia, the three-part series, Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Moments for healing this country, provided an opportunity for hundreds of participants to hear from a variety of speakers as they unpacked the implications for voting yes or no in the upcoming referendum.
Recognising the need to engage in thoughtful an well-informed discussions on the Voice to Parliament referendum, Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) and Catholic Social Service Australia (CSSA) recently hosted a webinar with Fr Frank Brennan SJ, a prominent lawyer, human rights activist, and long-time advocate for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
CSSV is seeking an Engagement and Projects Lead - a key role within an organisation that is agile, responsive and dedicated to working for positive change.
Members of Catholic Social Services Victoria may be interested to explore opportunities for fundraising that will be available with the new Victorian container deposit scheme (CDS Vic) that has been announced by the Victorian Government and will be introduced in November 2023.
To assist members of the Australian community to understand the referendum question and the implications of voting yes or no to the Voice to Parliament more deeply, Catholic Social Services Australia and Catholic Social Services Victoria are hosting three public webinars over the coming months. The first was held on Thursday 25 May, with more than 250 people registering for the webinar.
Peter Diamond CSSV Engagement and Project Lead shares his reflections from the Mission Conference 2023: One heart many voices
We are pleased to announce the names of those who have recently been appointed to the CSSV Council.