Mission

Guided by a faith that does justice, the Jesuit Social Research Institute accompanies communities through
service, research, education, and advocacy to confront the systemic issues of poverty and racial inequality.

The Institute is a collaboration of Loyola University New Orleans and the United States Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus.

Guiding Frameworks

Ignatian Spirituality
Universal Apostolic Preferences
Catholic Social Teaching
Asset Based Community Development

Strategic Directions

JSRI will focus on the criminal legal system as it interacts with:

Education
Our North Star is to advance initiatives that result in more people in college and fewer people in prison.

Migration
Our North Star is to advance initiatives to increase support for migrants and decrease criminalization of migration.

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