Portugal

Our Work in Portugal

JRS Portugal started in 1992 and focuses on providing a variety of services to forced migrants including social support, psychological support, medical support, legal support, professional integration, Portuguese language courses, and shelter for of homeless immigrants. JRS Portugal also accompanies migrants detained by the state (Housing Unit of Santo António). 

Education Education is a life-saving intervention that helps displaced children and families to see beyond their displacement.
Education
Health Care Health services are often needed to help refugees through their displacement and effectively reduce health risks.
Health Care
Reconciliation In a spirit of welcome and hospitality, reconciliation creates a communal expression of social cohesion and acceptance of refugees within society.
Reconciliation
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Displaced people often experience trauma due to their displacement. These services aim to meet the variety of complex spiritual and psychosocial needs.
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

See Our Work

A proud teacher hugs her student after she receives her diploma. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
(Jesuit Refugee Service)

Stories





Jesuit Refugee Service/USA receives $1 Million to Resettle Afghan Refugees in Portugal 23 Nov 2021
news
Portugal: Helping Refugees to Relocate 26 Oct 2016
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Portugal: Mental Health Support Against a Backdrop of Destitution and Exclusion 23 Nov 2013
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Contact

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