ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES VICTORIA Contents

Episcopal 03 Vicar Reflection

Chair 04 Report

Executive 05 Director Report

What’s 06 Been Happening in 2018?

Council, 08 Committees & Membership

Finance 10 MISSION Report

Acknowledgements 11 objectives

Fr Joe Caddy AM CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES VICTORIA: Episcopal Vicar for Social Services MISSION: Bernie Cronin Chair of Council To assist the in Victoria to fulfil the gospel imperatives to: (a) Stand with and serve the poor, disadvantaged and Staff (at 31.12.2018) marginalised; and Denis Fitzgerald (b) Work for a just, equitable and compassionate society. Executive Director Peter Hudson Network and Member OBJECTIVES: Support Co-ordinator Catholic Social Services Victoria is auspiced by the and Bishops, Lucia Brick and its member organisations to act as a peak body for Catholic community Executive Assistant service works in Victoria by: Claire-Anne Willis • Discerning and promoting within the Church and its agencies and ministries Senior Policy Officer a contemporary vision and focus of the Church’s social mission Fiona Basile Communications • Representing its members and the Church in responding to social welfare Contractor issues so as to bring about social change in accordance with Catholic Social Teaching Elizabeth Freeman Administrative Officer –– Resourcing the Bishops, Religious Institutes, Church agencies, ministries Huong Nguyen and other Church-based groups with regard to their social welfare Administrative Officer pastoral responsibilities and ministries Adrian Foley (Volunteer) –– Encouraging collaboration in the promotion of opportunities for service Parish Liaison delivery and mission development –– Giving effective voice to the experiences and struggles of people who COVER IMAGE are disadvantaged and marginalised through researching, publishing and Fiona Basile | RHSA speaking on issues of justice and equity. CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 03

Episcopal Vicar Reflection

In Luke’s Gospel (14:7-11) we hear Jesus tell a story about where to sit at a banquet, at one level it seems trivial but when we consider the “honour society” that Jesus was a part of, saving face, looking good in the sight of others, being honoured and never shamed was everything. Jesus is proposing a complete reversal − he is turning the world order on its head! When you come to the banquet sit in the lowest place; when you hold a dinner party don’t invite your own tribe and people of influence and status − no − invite the poor, the lame and the blind. Such a vision challenges us today as well, but it also proposes a vision that gives us a way forward in the face of the many serious issues that face us today.

Fr Joe Caddy AM Jesus proposes an approach to our social order that starts EPISCOPAL VICAR FOR SOCIAL SERVICES with the most vulnerable; that is completely other centred. It is not just about our tribe. It calls for courage in the face of power to put into play this dynamic − it’s not about trickle It’s hard to find quiet time in a big city. We are assaulted with down – looking after the powerful first − it is renewal and noise but we, as Christians, are challenged to be discerning resurrection from the bottom. − to be people who are hearing − that is, people who can make meaning somehow of the noise. What if we try that? As a church we can encourage such views as we walk in solidarity with the poor and the most If we listen carefully we will hear the cries of those who vulnerable and enter respectfully into dialogue and service progress has left behind; those who have fallen off with the diversity of people and views in our society. the edges and into our prisons or become invisible on the streets; we will hear the weeping of our seas and Excerpt from Homily – Fr Joe Caddy at 2018 National Social waterways; the wheezing of our atmosphere; the whimper of Services Conference Mass disappearing species and the gasping of dry parched lands. 22 FEBRUARY 2018 As Christians we are called to listen deeply to stories of vulnerability. Those voices are the voices of God in the cries of the poor- those on the margins, who are expendable and of little economic benefit; who are disposable: our Earth − the land and seas and air so delicately hanging in the balance and under such pressure − a pressure that weighs most heavily on the worlds’ poorest communities. How can we transform these pleas into the groans of new birth? To do that we will first need a vision. If we can capture a glimpse of how things could be, then hope will be restored and with hope may come the courage that we need. With it will come a sense that we are not alone and that together we can tackle the seemingly overwhelming issues of our time – global warming, world peace, displaced people Sherry Balcombe and the homeless on our doorstep. ABORIGINAL CATHOLIC MINISTRY

Thanks be to God, throughout the history of the church it has always been clear that a person’s perfection is measured not by the information or knowledge they possess, but by the depth of their charity.

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Chair Report

Catholic social services organisations make a substantial contribution to building a more just and compassionate Victorian society. More than 200,000 people were supported by our organisations during 2018. This essential work is carried out by over 17,600 volunteers and 6,800 professional staff. This effort, spread across a very wide range of services, is undertaken by our member organisations, reinforced by the work of Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) as the peak representative body.

Member organisations do not work in isolation as they Canberra Launch of Hearing, Healing, Hope serve those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged. L-R Paul Bongiorno, Maria Harries, Patrice Scale, Fr Frank Brennan Collaboration is part of how the sector operates, and joining together for collective action as CSSV is a valuable part of • Continuing provision of quality formation workshops our endeavours to influence the society we live in. in Mission Inspired Leadership and Catholic Social Teaching The mission of Catholic Social Services Victoria is to assist the Catholic Church in Victoria to fulfil the gospel • Support for parishes as centres of service , including imperatives to stand with and serve those who are poor, local assistance for asylum seekers disadvantaged and marginalised. We have a unique • Resourcing parishes and dioceses to tackle domestic role, working within the Church while endeavouring to and family violence educate, influence and shape its response to the pressing • Promoting best practice in preventing and social issues of the day. As an example, CSSV has responding to child sexual abuse within the church, embraced the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference including supporting members to respond fully to Social Justice Statement 2018-19 ‘A Place to Call Home’. recommendations of the Royal Commission With our members we helped shape the statement and its supporting documentation, and have drawn on the Importantly for the future, the Council has commenced a document to promote a range of responses to the social 12 month process to develop a new five year strategic plan. housing crisis afflicting our society. This plan will be underpinned by extensive consultation with members and an in-depth examination of where Throughout 2018, the Council at Catholic Social and how Catholic Social Services Victoria can add value Services Victoria has worked solidly towards the goals to the collective endeavour of building a more just and outlined in its strategic plan 2017 -2019. This always compassionate Victoria. Collaboration with members involves collaboration with members, other peak bodies in responding to emerging drivers of vulnerability and and Victorian Diocesan stakeholders. Some of our disadvantage will be at its heart. achievements are: All members of the Council deeply appreciate the • The breadth and success of our 2018 National Catholic contributions and involvement of members and the Social Services Conference, and the publication and dedicated work of staff over the year. Together we work varied launches of the associated book towards a more just and compassionate society. • Research and advocacy on homelessness and social housing, including a survey of parish housing initiatives in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, and significant contributions to the impact of the Bishops’ Social Justice Statement • Research and advocacy on needs of regional and rural communities • Effective advocacy on the most urgent issues affecting Bernie Cronin vulnerable communities during the 2018 State election. CHAIR OF COUNCIL

We can recognize the truth of statements from their fruits: whether they provoke quarrels, foment division, encourage resignation; or, on the other hand, they promote informed and mature reflection leading to constructive dialogue and fruitful results.

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Executive Director Report

And that network is a place where the intersection of service and justice with faith and Catholic identity can be explored, where the bigger picture of societal and international developments can inform the issues of the moment, and where cooperation across a diverse sector and a diverse Church is part of the culture. In light of the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, building on the strengths of our Catholic identity and the Catholic Conference Plenary 2020 Breakfast tradition can be a challenge. This is exacerbated by other seismic changes in the operating environment: changes in the pattern of Government funding, as exemplified in Hearing, Healing, Hope was the title the NDIS; changes in the needs of people, including and the theme of our February 2018 asylum seekers and those living in new suburbs; and national conference, and of the book that changes in the demographics of our Catholic social emerged from that event. Thanks to the services organisations. contribution and efforts of many, incluing Hearing, Healing, Hope led us deeply into these issues, and our member organisations and our that was followed up by our Mission Inspired Leadership partnership with Catholic Social Services series (now in its fifth year); our extensive dialogue between , this gathering provided a focus parishes and Catholic social services; our mission leaders for much of what we seek to achieve. network; the working group on responding to abuse and The conference keynote, by Phil Glendenning of Edmund various forums, liturgies and briefings. This work is a vital Rice Ministries challenged and inspired all social service underpinning of all that we do. providers. He called us to advance the unfinished business Our network is built around our member organisations, and of reconciliation; respond to the needs of asylum seekers; is guided by the Council at Catholic Social Services Victoria. work to build a society where social justice is the norm; and It is enriched by our various committees and working play our part in shaping a Church that responds in justice groups, our Life Members and Associate Members, and and compassion to victims of abuse and is welcoming and our staff and volunteers; and it takes its place as part of accountable as it builds a culture that is safe for all. the Church in Victoria with the Bishops and Dioceses, the In the areas of policy and advocacy, the conference parishes and the many other agencies and services. It also enabled a productive focus on housing and homelessness, forms part of the social services sector and the political the NDIS as a work in progress, support for people seeking community, and of a broader national network. Our debt to asylum, human rights and Catholic Social Teaching, family the people and organisations involved in all this relationships violence, indigenous recognition and empowerment, etc. is very deep. We cannot function without them. This was built on in the course of the year through budget It is a priviledge to work with my colleagues in this setting, submissions, our pre election brochure, our working group in the service of the Gospel, striving to build a more just and on domestic violence, publications on parishes and housing compassionate Victoria. and on regional Victoria, forums, etc. Our network of shared mission and endeavour underpins this policy and advocacy work, and extends beyond conferences to the various projects, working groups and gatherings that enable better cooperation from day to day. Our 2018 report, ‘Catholic social services – making a positive difference across Victoria’, quantified that total effort, with more than 200,000 people assisted by 6,800 Denis Fitzgerald staff and 17,600 volunteers. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

This is what God asks of you: to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with your God.

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What’s Been Happening in 2018?

Conference Ecology Forum: Jacquie Remond & Miriam Workplace Rose Ungunmerr Spirituality & (21 Feb) Prayer Forum: Fr John Petrulis & Annmaree Sutton

Conference Conference Workshop on Dinner and Identity and Impact Mary MacKillop (29 Nov) Oration with Conference Geraldine Human Rights Doogue CATHOLIC Forum: Frank (22 Feb) Brennan SJ ETHOS (23 Feb) A Place to Call Victorian Council & IDENTITY of Churches Home: Housing CSSV Annual & Homelessness: Ecumenical Mass and AGM Prayer Service Parish Forum (30 April) (24 Oct) (17 Oct)

Care of Our NETWORK Ministry Common Home Hearing Healing Emerging Leaders’ at the Margins Laudato Si Parish Hope 2018 Breakfast Forum DEVELOPMENT Workshop − Forum; Box Hill Conference Book (23 Oct) & MEMBER Antony Gittens (15 Sept) (21 May) National Launches: Brisbane, Toowoomba, SUPPORT Canberra, Melbourne, Warragul, Perth, X 2 Anti Poverty Domestic & (Sept – Nov) Week Lunchtime Family Violence Conversation with Parish Workshops Brian Lawrence: and Ecumenical Children in Prayer Service Poverty (17 Oct) Refugee Mental Health Forum Mass Heidelberg 2018 for Parishes Building on our Catholic traditions and culture, and focused by our Council Strategic Plan, (12 Oct) Pre-Election (25 Aug) Catholic Social Services Victoria engaged with and developed across a wide range of personnel Breakfast and issues during 2018, as we sought to keep responding to the Gospel call of love of Forum neighbour and to those most vulnerable in our society. (27 Aug)

I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.

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What’s Been Happening in 2018?

Conference Ecology Forum: Jacquie Remond & Miriam Workplace Rose Ungunmerr Spirituality & (21 Feb) 2018 CSSV/CSSA Prayer Forum: National Conference Fr John Petrulis & (21-23 Feb) Annmaree Sutton

Mission Leaders’ Partnership with Network Gatherings Aboriginal Catholic X 5 (March – Nov) Ministry; Aboriginal Engagement Paper CATHOLIC (July) Youth Offending Victorian Budget ETHOS and Community Submission, Safety Advocacy Comment and Forums & IDENTITY Mission Inspired Leadership 2018 series – 4 workshops (April – July) Social Housing Pre-Election Group, Victorian Brochure Catholic Social (August) Walking the Land Housing Report Hearing Healing with Catholic Hope 2018 Social Teaching POLICY & Conference Book Workshops X 3 National Launches: (May – Nov) ADVOCACY Brisbane, Toowoomba, Asylum Seeker Social Service Canberra, Melbourne, Warragul, Perth, Sydney X 2 Steering Committee Needs in Regional (Sept – Nov) Forums and and Rural Victoria Advocacy (October)

Social Justice Statement 2018 − Domestic Violence A Place to Call Home Training and and Accompanying Abuse Working Building on our Catholic traditions and culture, and focused by our Council Strategic Plan, Parish Forum Local Diocesan Party; Dialogue Catholic Social Services Victoria engaged with and developed across a wide range of personnel Ten Steps Brochures and issues during 2018, as we sought to keep responding to the Gospel call of love of to build Child Safe Organizations neighbour and to those most vulnerable in our society.

I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.

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Council, Committees and Membership

Fr Joe Caddy Membership of Council Committees Episcopal Vicar for Social Services Mr Bernie Cronin Governance and Finance Committee Chair of Council Anne Astin (Chair) Ms Jenny Glare Bernie Cronin Deputy Chair of Council Tony Fitzgerald (Treasurer) Manager, Heritage and Information Services Peter J Hudson MacKillop Family Services Dr Anne Astin Member Support Committee Associate Member CSSV Peter Richardson (Chair – until August 2018) Mr Tony Fitzgerald Sue Cattermole (Chair – from October 2018) Treasurer Sherry Balcombe Chief Executive Officer – Centacare, Diocese of Fiona Basile Mr John Blewonski Denis Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer, VincentCare (until August 2018) Peter Hudson Ms Helen Cooney Tony Newton (from December 2018) Chief Executive Officer, Caroline Chisholm Society Policy and Advocacy Committee Ms Jocelyn Bignold John Blewonski (Chair – until August 2018) Chief Executive Officer McAuley Community Services for Women Netty Horton (Chair – since September 2018) Fr Joe Caddy Ms Susan Cattermole Chief Executive Officer, St Vincent de Paul Society (VIC) Gavin Dufty Glenn Jessop Ms Cath Garner Executive Director Kathy Landvogt Mission & Strategy, Cabrini Health Ruth Webber Vin Martin Ms Netty Horton Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Care Melbourne Helen Burt Denis Fitzgerald Deacon Mark Kelly Bishop’s Representative, Diocese of Sale Claire-Anne Willis Nick Halfpenny Mr Peter Richardson Director, CatholicCare Sandhurst (until August 2018) Yvonne Lay Mr John Murphy Catholic Ethos and Identity Committee Chair, CatholicCare Sandhurst (September 2018) Br Bill Wilding cfc Ms Rhonda Lawson-Street Tony Byrne Director, CatholicCare Sandhurst (from October 2018) Jenny Glare Br Bill Wilding cfc Julie Fewster Representative, Catholic Religious Victoria Cath Garner Deacon Mark Kelly Denis Fitzgerald Peter Hudson

Homelessness destroys the bonds of solidarity and ‘neighbourhood’. Its roots lie in structural injustices – a market that fails to accommodate, policies that distort access to that market, and programs that are failing to address the symptoms of homelessness.

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Members of Catholic Social Services Victoria The Way Community Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Vietnamese Catholic Family Mutual Assistance Network Assisi Centre Villa Maria Catholic Homes Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans VincentCare Victoria (ACRATH) Wellsprings for Women Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project Life Members of Catholic Social Services Victoria Cabrini Outreach Sr Toni Matha AM ibvm CatholicCare Melbourne Rev Kevin Mogg AM PE CatholicCare Sandhurst Mr Bernie Geary OAM CatholicCare Victoria Tasmania Ms Vicki Clark OAM Catholic Chaplains’ Association for Health Care Sr Joan Healy AM rsj Catholic Womens League Victoria and Wagga Wagga Mr David Beaver Centacare, Diocese of Ballarat Corazon Corpus Christi Community Don Bosco Youth Centre and Hostel Edmund Rice Camps Edmund Rice Community & Refugee Services Edmund Rice Services – Mt Atkinson Good Samaritan Inn Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand Griefline Jesuit Social Services John Pierce Centre for Deaf Ministry Kewn Kreestha Keysborough Learning Centre Julie Edwards addressing Emerging Leaders Breakfast group MacKillop Family Services Mary Aikenhead Ministries McAuley Community Services for Women Missionary Sisters of Service Nazareth House – Sisters of Nazareth Office for Justice & Peace, Archdiocese of Melbourne Order of Malta Hospice Home Care Victoria Pregnancy Assistance Frankston Rosies Oblate Youth Mission Sacred Heart Mission St Kilda Society of St Vincent de Paul Solo Catholics St John of God ACCORD CSSV Council at Aboriginal Catholic Ministry L-R Frank Brennan, Helen Burt, Denis Fitzgerald, Sherry Balcombe, St Joseph’s Flexible Learning Centre Bernie Cronin, Cath Garner, Mark Kelly, Helen Cooney, St Joseph’s Home for the Aged, Little Sisters of the Poor Tony Fitzgerald, Jenny Glare, Peter Richardson, Anne Astin, St Mary’s House of Welcome Bill Wilding

Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good and making a new start.

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Finance Report

Catholic Social Services Victoria: Finances for 2018, and previous periods ($) 2018 2017 2016 Income Membership fees $83,346 $94,642 $93,658 Grants from regional Dioceses $70,751 $68,690 $67,344 Other $152,844 $56,670 $143,967 Subtotal $306,941 $220,002 $304,969 Support from Archdiocese of Melbourne $291,152 $332,842 $296,230 Total income $598,093 $552,844 $601,199 Expenditure Staff and related costs $422,069 $419,497 $433,274 Other operating $176,024 $133,347 $167,925 Total expenditure $598,093 $552,844 $601,199 Net result - - - Memo CSSV trust fund balance at 31 December $67,964 $70,502 $84,820

Highlights Trust fund Total income and expenditure, each at $598,093 were CSSV maintains a Trust Fund that can be used for the $48,355 more than for 2017, reflecting additional income purposes of the organisation. The balance in the Fund at and expenditure relating to the 2018 Catholic social 31 December 2018 was $67,964. A payment of $5,916 services conference. from the Trust Fund was transferred to general income The financial contributions from all parties towards the during 2018. operations of Catholic Social Services Victoria are very much appreciated: • The Archdiocese of Melbourne continues to be the largest contributor to CSSV income, at $291,152, which balances expenditure and other income and for the year. This amount was less than budgeted because of a surplus of $56,262 on the 2018 conference – this amount is now available for utilization on future Catholic social services conferences. • Membership fees were $83,346, and contributions from regional dioceses totaled $70,751 in 2018. These represent 17% and 12% respectively of total income. Revenue from membership fees was down on 2017 because of the merger of a number of members. Other income rose substantially, by $87,279 to $152,854. This related to sales and sponsorship associated with the 2018 conference. A copy of the full financial statements is available from [email protected] Laudato Si Parish Forum at St Francis Xavier Parish Box Hill

Homelessness involves significant social and economic costs not just for those it affects but also for society as a whole………But the real cost to society relates to the damage done to people’s human dignity and the weakening of the community.

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Acknowledgements

In carrying out its mission, Catholic Social Services Victoria relies on the input of many people and organisations, as mentioned in the various parts of this annual report. Archbishop and Archbishop of Melbourne, Bishop of Sandhurst, Bishop Pat O’ Regan of Sale and Bishop CSsR of Ballarat have auspiced and supported our work over the year, and are integral to our work. Special mention must also be made of our member organisations and the members of our Council and its Committees. Financial contributions from our member organisations and the Dioceses of Victoria have also been highlighted. Staff from all parts of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and key personnels from the other Victorian Dioceses have also provided valued and high quality support. In this section, we also acknowledge with thanks the sponsorship, material support, and other special assistance, received from a wide variety of supporters across our Catholic social services sector, our asylum seeker parish support program, our various committee involvements, our workshops, forums and briefings and our engagement with other churches and the wider social services sector.

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME – AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS STATEMENT 2018

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