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Inspired by the generous love and example of Jesus Christ, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future.
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The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) seeks to accompany, serve, and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future.
Our service to refugees is an expression of our desire to accompany faithfully those who experience so much rejection and absence in their lives. Our Programmes. Reconciliation In a spirit of welcome and hospitality, we work to promote right relationships and build social cohesion.
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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, DC that provides support – through funding, oversight, monitoring, and evaluation – to JRS projects and programming throughout the world. JRS/USA also serves forcibly displaced migrants in the U.S. through Caminar Contigo and the Detention Chaplaincy Program. Within Caminar...
A world where refugees and other forcibly displaced people attain protection, opportunity, and participation.
JRS believes that to journey with refugees is the most important way for us to express solidarity with them and our concern for their well-being. In a world where refugees are more than ever in need of welcome, protection, and justice, and yet are increasingly rejected, demonized, and denied their fundamental human rights, JRS offers accompaniment ...
The mission of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is to accompany, serve, and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons. (202) 462-5200 Visit Website
The JRS’ goal is a world free from frontiers, where people can move freely and securely – a world where the value of hospitality is extended to everyone. In South Asia, the JRS is serving in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. There are now 25,000 Bhutanese refugees in Eastern Nepal.