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Peace Building and Education in Southern Sudan Jesuit Refugee Service urges the governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan to commit themselves to a non-violent resolution of their differences in light of the outcome of the referendum on independence. The people of Southern Sudan have overwhelmingly voted for independence; the results show that 98.83 percent voted for secession, which will open the door to Africa’s newest state with formal independence scheduled for July 9, 2011. View Campaign >>> |
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Invisible and Forgotten: Colombian Refugees Colombian refugees are the frequently forgotten victims of a 50-year-long conflict between paramilitaries, guerillas, and the Colombian military and security forces. View Campaign >>> |
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Kino Border Initiative With the Kino Border Initiative, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA has expanded the pastoral care that we have provided undocumented non-citizens over the last nine years in our chaplaincy program at U.S. detention centers. We are now reaching out to men, women and children – most of whom are Mexican citizens – who were detained by the U.S. government and then deported. You can learn more about the Kino Border Initiative, including their contact information, by visiting http://www.kinoborderinitiative.org View Campaign >>> |
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Jesuit Refugee Service in Haiti and the Dominican Republic In addition to its work within Haiti, JRS has served the needs of Haitian refugees, forced migrants, and stateless people in the neighboring Dominican Republic for more than 15 years, expanding upon the migration and refugee work carried out by the Jesuits of the Dominican Republic and Haiti for the last 70 years. View Campaign >>> |
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Urban Refugees Most of the world's displaced people now live in urban areas. Although the quality of services and availability of jobs may be better than for those refugees confined to a camp, urban refugees face a myriad of obstacles ranging from xenophobia to detention. Jesuit Refugee Service works to ensure that the most vulnerable urban refugees do not fall through the cracks. View Campaign >>> |
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The Horn of Africa "We have been serving Somalis for many years and are aware of their needs. We are preparing to help increased flows of traumatized survivors restore normality to their lives. This is a long-term commitment, as psychosocial and education services are key to helping bring stability to refugees' lives," said Frido Pflueger, S.J. View Campaign >>> |
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Outreach Through the JRS Action Network, concerned individuals such as yourself are invited to support our mission by advocating, educating, and serving in your local communities, so we may effect global social change. As a member of the JRS Action Network, you will be linked in to JRS/USA's nationwide network of advocates through specially tailored emails, conference calls and special events. Whether you are an individual or are representing a school or parish, this is your chance to raise your voice for refugees and displaced people worldwide. If you are a member of a school or parish, you may also request a visit by a representative of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA to share more about how we accompany refugees and forced migrants around the world. View Campaign >>> |
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Helping the vulnerable in Syria's conflict Currently JRS is one of the few international NGOs on the ground in Syria providing emergency assistance. Thanks to a broad network of local volunteers in Syria, JRS has been able to scale up and improve services to those who are most in need, caught in the cross-fire of the violence. Whilst our projects expand in Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon to cope with the Syrian crisis, we remain committed to those refugees who are increasingly forgotten, such as the Iraqis, Sudanese and Somalis. View Campaign >>> |
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Detention Chaplaincy Program During 2012, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA chaplaincy programs at DHS facilities coordinated 1,180 religious services, 511 religious teachings, and 293 spiritual support sessions in which 48,321 detainees participated. JRS/USA's chaplaincy staff spent nearly 900 hours of direct service offering religious services, religious teachings, and spiritual support. In addition, our chaplains spent nearly another 2,100 hours visiting detainees in special housing units, providing detainees with religious items, processing requests for religious diets. Volunteers played a significant role by giving over 1,500 hours for religious services, religious teachings, and spiritual support. View Campaign >>> |
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Online Retreat During the next four weeks we invite you — day by day — into an experience of "prayerful storytelling" as we share with you the grace-filled stories of God’s powerful love for all of us in JRS. Each day of this online "Thirty Day Retreat" will offer us the opportunity to reflect prayerfully on the situation of refugees through the lens of The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. View Campaign >>> |
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Praying with Refugees This section of the website offers readers an opportunity to reflect and pray on the good and evil which happens in the world. As we meet and work with refugees who have confronted evil and suffering, it is important to remind them and ourselves as well to keep in touch with God, the source of all good and love. This is the only way to withstand evil. View Campaign >>> |
