Jesuit Refugee Service - UK
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About JRS Mission Statement Jesuit Refugee Service is
an international Catholic non-governmental organisation, at work in over 50
countries, with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees
and forcibly displaced people. The purpose of JRS UK is to
accompany, to serve and to advocate on behalf of all asylum seekers from their
first arrival until they are satisfactorily settled. This work is carried out in collaboration with other JRS
offices round the world, other Church and secular organisations, voluntary and
governmental, which are active in the same field. ValuesJRS is grounded in Catholic social teaching and draws on the principles of Ignatian spirituality in discerning with whom we work. All members share a common set of values and principles concerned with justice, the dignity of the person and a responsibility to carry out the social mission of the Church. History of JRS JRS was set up in 1980 by Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ, then General of the Society of Jesus, as a spiritual and practical response to the plight of refugees at that time. Given the increased incidence of forced displacement in the 1980s and 1990s, this work continues and remains a commitment of the Society. With a priority to working wherever the needs of displaced people are urgent and unattended by others, JRS offers a human and pastoral service to refugees and the communities who host them through a wide range of rehabilitation and relief activities. Services — pastoral care, education for children and adults, social services, counseling, and health care—are tailored to meet local needs according to available resources. |