Companions at Home
LEAD the way in inspiring your community to stand up for refugees during even as you social distance
As the global pandemic continues to impact our whole world, you can play an important role in supporting refugees. Join JRS in our work of accompanying, serving and advocating for the forcibly displaced through the following activities!
LEARN
READ
As a way to understand the depth of what having to escape to another location can look like, we created visual resources following two stories of women who left their homes. While scrolling through both stories, we hope you always remember no two experiences are exactly alike.
WATCH
Be sure to check the video from our September 1 2020 event, “Protecting the Future,” to learn more about the JRS response to safeguard education during COVID-19.
START A BOOK CLUB
Read Dying to Live: Stories from Refugees on the Road to Freedom by JRS author Danielle Vella and be sure to use our discussion guide as a resource.
TAKE ACTION
JRS 40th ANNIVERSARY
On November 14, 2020, Jesuit Refugee Service will mark 40 years of accompaniment, advocacy, and service to refugees. Learn more about the lives of refugees and displaced people, and discover the companions we’ve met along our journey through profiles we’ll be sharing over the next 40 weeks.
SIGN
Sign our petition urging policymakers that, even in a pandemic, we can protect public health and also continue to welcome asylum seekers.
