Become a member

For some Society Members, this is a chance to use their skills and experience to give back to the community. For others, membership provides a chance to develop new skills and gain experience in a supportive environment.

As a member, you'll benefit from:

• The satisfaction of helping others
• Sharing your skills and teaching others
• Learning new skills
• The sense of community and friendship.

There are a variety of membership opportunities to get involved with. Depending on location, these might include:

• Providing practical and material assistance to people in need
• Homeless services
• Emergency relief
• Advocacy
• Disaster relief
• Migrant and refugee services
• Prison visitation
• Budget counselling
• Working in a call centre or support centre
• Helping one of our support vans
• Working in a family support, aged care or youth program
• Taking disadvantaged children out on outings
• Befriend a person living with mental illness

The Society recognises that the level of involvement members can commit to will vary depending on their personal circumstances such as study, work, and family commitments.

Members and volunteers are also supported to adjust their commitment as their personal circumstances change.

To ensure the safety and support of our members, we provide training in

• Society programs
• Workplace Health and Safety
• Child protection
• Social and formation opportunities, including retreats and Festival days.

You do not need to be Catholic to be a member. While the Society is a Catholic lay organisation, we welcome people of all backgrounds and beliefs who support our mission to help people who are disadvantaged and living in poverty.