Our mission is to assist the Catholic Church in Victoria to fulfil the gospel imperatives to:
Stand in solidarity with and serve the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised; and work for a just, equitable and compassionate society.
Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) is the peak body for Catholic social services across the state. Underpinned by Catholic social teaching, CSSV works with its 40+ member organisations to assist the bishops and broader Catholic community across Victoria, to fulfil the gospel imperatives to stand with and serve the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised.
“If someone helps an elderly person cross a river, that is a fine act of charity. The politician, on the other hand, builds a bridge, and that too is an act of charity. While one person can help another by providing something to eat, the politician creates a job for that other person, and thus practices a lofty form of charity that ennobles his or her political activity.”
Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, #186
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Event Wrap Up: ‘A Just Housing Future for Victoria?’ & the 2024 CSSV Annual General Meeting
Last Friday, in the dining hall of Sacred Heart Mission and in front of an audience of council members, bishops, member organisation leaders and life members, Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) hosted a cross-sector discussion panel prior to its Annual General Meeting pondering the question; what does a just housing future for Victoria look like?
CSSV Committee Feature Series: Catholic Ethos & Identity
Why do we have Catholic social services? How do we stay true to purpose in the way that we operate, offer services and consider our place in the world? How do we apply Catholic Social Teachings to our contemporary context? These are questions at the heart of the purpose of the CSSV Catholic Ethos and Identity Committee.
Faith, Hope and Love: Mapping and Contextualising the Contributions of Victoria’s Catholic Social Service Sector
Tuesday 19 March marks World Social Work Day. This year’s theme ‘Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change’, speaks to the important role of social work in both meeting the needs of individual persons as well as the importance of this work positively changing society and systems so that all may flourish.
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