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In today's edition: how we're using nature-based therapies to enhance our practice with participants, our child sexual abuse prevention program Stop It Now! shares a year of impact, the Catholic Social Services annual conference is coming up, volunteering for the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament referendum, plus more. Enjoy the edition.
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Creative harmony at Artful Dodgers Studios
"Dodgers feels like family," says musician Jesse Sullivan (far left), whose decade at Artful Dodgers Studios started with volunteering. Now, he's telling us how Dodgers helps support and soothe young people through tough times.
How nature-based therapy enhances our practice
On a rainy morning in the Kew bushland, Jesuit Social Services staff gathered to learn about nature-based therapeutic practice – how it can enhance our work with participants, as well as improving our own wellbeing.
Staff volunteering for Voice Yes campaign
In line with Jesuit Social Services' strong organisational support for the Voice to Parliament, staff are able to volunteer up to half a day per week on work time with the Yes campaign. Julie Edwards' email from 20 September has more information.
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Stop it Now! marks first anniversary
The academic behind the University of Melbourne evaluation of our Stop it Now! Australia program has written an article at The Conversation on the service's success at helping to protecting children in its first 12 months of operation.
World Migrant and Refugee Day: Andy Hamilton SJ
23 September was the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This year's theme was 'Freedom to Live', which, as Andy Hamilton SJ wrote in our latest blog, means more than avoiding harm or merely existing.
Events
CSSA/CSSV annual conference
Julie Edwards will give a keynote speech at the 2024 Catholic Social Services national conference, which has two-for-one tickets for people under 30, and is keen to hear from people who want to present their work.
Upcoming events
On the horizon: Our women's woodworking course Hammertime returns to the Ecological Justice Hub on 11 November, plus an in-person All Staff Day in early December (expect an invitation in your inbox soon!).
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