Catholic Social Services Victoria, in conjunction with Edmund Rice Ministries and the Presentation Sisters, conducted another of its Walking the Land with Catholic Social Teaching workshops in the central business district of Melbourne on Thursday 2 May 2019.

A small group of people braved a wintry morning to experience a guided city justice walk which looked at a range of issues through the lenses of Catholic Social Teaching.

Sacred Heart Mission (SHM) have some very exciting news about its successful and innovative Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) program. They have just wrapped up Phase Two, which started in 2016 and at the end of the program, report 85 per cent of people having remained in safe and appropriate long-term housing. Taking their learnings from the pilot and Phase Two, J2SI will commence Phase Three, which is available to another 60 people (bringing the total clients supported by J2SI Three to 120 of the planned 180).

On Saturday 8 June, 2019, with the onset of winter, Catholic Social Services Victoria will host a forum “Homelessness – What can Parishes do?” at the Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne, from 9.30am-1.00pm. Come and hear what the Australian Bishops have to say about making a home for everyone in our land, what the Christian community is already doing to assist, and join in discussions about how you and your parish can help.