While services are vital for meeting the immediate needs of people who are experiencing disadvantage, at BSL, our focus is on changing the underlying systems and structures in our society that perpetuate disadvantage.

In short, we work to disrupt the systems that hold inequality and disadvantage in place.

Understanding and then addressing the root causes of poverty is how BSL works to create change that lasts.

Education, employment, social security - these are just a few examples of systems we work to address. We use our unique strength in combining research, policy and practice to create evidence to inform and influence policymakers and partners to make the necessary changes in these systems that will address the underlying causes of disadvantage and poverty in Australia.

This is what we believe is key to creating change that lasts.