Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
@jrsusa.bsky.social
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization in 58 countries with a mission to accompany, serve, & advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future.
Even in the face of hardship, migrants bring resilience and hope. On this Jubilee, we celebrate migrants’ journeys, honor their dignity, and recommit to a future of solidarity and welcome.
#JubileeOfMigrants
#JubileeOfMigrants
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Even in the face of hardship, migrants bring resilience and hope. On this Jubilee, we celebrate migrants’ journeys, honor their dignity, and recommit to a future of solidarity and welcome.
#JubileeOfMigrants
#JubileeOfMigrants
Pilgrims walk in solidarity and hope for migrants in Washington procession
We are grateful to all who walked in solidarity and hope alongside migrant and refugee communities.
Read more in the Catholic Standard: https://ow.ly/vm6H50X4Y3J
We are grateful to all who walked in solidarity and hope alongside migrant and refugee communities.
Read more in the Catholic Standard: https://ow.ly/vm6H50X4Y3J
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Pilgrims walk in solidarity and hope for migrants in Washington procession
We are grateful to all who walked in solidarity and hope alongside migrant and refugee communities.
Read more in the Catholic Standard: https://ow.ly/vm6H50X4Y3J
We are grateful to all who walked in solidarity and hope alongside migrant and refugee communities.
Read more in the Catholic Standard: https://ow.ly/vm6H50X4Y3J
Paul Frank, a faithful and generous supporter of #JRS/USA, recently shared why he feels called to philanthropy and to stand with forcibly displaced people, particularly through the lens of his Catholic faith and Ignatian spirituality.
Read here: www.jrsusa.org/story/we-mus...
Read here: www.jrsusa.org/story/we-mus...
July 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Paul Frank, a faithful and generous supporter of #JRS/USA, recently shared why he feels called to philanthropy and to stand with forcibly displaced people, particularly through the lens of his Catholic faith and Ignatian spirituality.
Read here: www.jrsusa.org/story/we-mus...
Read here: www.jrsusa.org/story/we-mus...
Today is the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
Children forced to flee, to grieve, to survive—deserve more than our sympathy; they deserve safety, justice, and a future.
We cannot look away.
Children forced to flee, to grieve, to survive—deserve more than our sympathy; they deserve safety, justice, and a future.
We cannot look away.
June 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today is the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
Children forced to flee, to grieve, to survive—deserve more than our sympathy; they deserve safety, justice, and a future.
We cannot look away.
Children forced to flee, to grieve, to survive—deserve more than our sympathy; they deserve safety, justice, and a future.
We cannot look away.
No food rations are reaching our communities in Maban, #SouthSudan.
Aid cuts and conflict have driven food prices.
Families are struggling. School and mental health programs are slowing or stopping.
Please keep JRS South Sudan in your prayers and give if you can: www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNJAEB...
Aid cuts and conflict have driven food prices.
Families are struggling. School and mental health programs are slowing or stopping.
Please keep JRS South Sudan in your prayers and give if you can: www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNJAEB...
June 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No food rations are reaching our communities in Maban, #SouthSudan.
Aid cuts and conflict have driven food prices.
Families are struggling. School and mental health programs are slowing or stopping.
Please keep JRS South Sudan in your prayers and give if you can: www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNJAEB...
Aid cuts and conflict have driven food prices.
Families are struggling. School and mental health programs are slowing or stopping.
Please keep JRS South Sudan in your prayers and give if you can: www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNJAEB...
For those forced to flee their homes, the journey is filled with uncertainty. This verse reminds us that God’s presence is not confined by borders. Wherever we go, God walks with them.
#Faith #Refugees #Accompaniment #JRSUSA #ScriptureReflection
#Faith #Refugees #Accompaniment #JRSUSA #ScriptureReflection
June 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For those forced to flee their homes, the journey is filled with uncertainty. This verse reminds us that God’s presence is not confined by borders. Wherever we go, God walks with them.
#Faith #Refugees #Accompaniment #JRSUSA #ScriptureReflection
#Faith #Refugees #Accompaniment #JRSUSA #ScriptureReflection
Tell Congress: Restore refugee programs now.
100,000+ displaced people lost vital support after JRS/USA programs were cut. USRAP remains suspended with no plan in sight.
We can’t stay silent.
Take Action today: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
#RestoreUSRAP #JRSUSA #ProtectRefugees
100,000+ displaced people lost vital support after JRS/USA programs were cut. USRAP remains suspended with no plan in sight.
We can’t stay silent.
Take Action today: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
#RestoreUSRAP #JRSUSA #ProtectRefugees
May 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tell Congress: Restore refugee programs now.
100,000+ displaced people lost vital support after JRS/USA programs were cut. USRAP remains suspended with no plan in sight.
We can’t stay silent.
Take Action today: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
#RestoreUSRAP #JRSUSA #ProtectRefugees
100,000+ displaced people lost vital support after JRS/USA programs were cut. USRAP remains suspended with no plan in sight.
We can’t stay silent.
Take Action today: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
#RestoreUSRAP #JRSUSA #ProtectRefugees
On the frontlines of the climate crisis in Indonesia, two women are leading the charge to protect their village from rising tides.
Learn how JRS is walking with them as they work to preserve the place they love: www.jrsusa.org/story/agains...
Learn how JRS is walking with them as they work to preserve the place they love: www.jrsusa.org/story/agains...
April 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the frontlines of the climate crisis in Indonesia, two women are leading the charge to protect their village from rising tides.
Learn how JRS is walking with them as they work to preserve the place they love: www.jrsusa.org/story/agains...
Learn how JRS is walking with them as they work to preserve the place they love: www.jrsusa.org/story/agains...
Today we celebrate the Jubilee of People with Disabilities. Refugees like Nujeen Mustafa, who crossed 3,500 miles in her wheelchair, show us: disability is not a limitation.
Every person deserves access and opportunity.
Every person deserves access and opportunity.
April 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today we celebrate the Jubilee of People with Disabilities. Refugees like Nujeen Mustafa, who crossed 3,500 miles in her wheelchair, show us: disability is not a limitation.
Every person deserves access and opportunity.
Every person deserves access and opportunity.
“Together we can and must continue to care for human life,” said Pope Francis.
His legacy of compassion continues to guide our work at JRS/USA—especially as global needs rise and US support fades.
We remain present where others can’t. Join us.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNYQCS...
His legacy of compassion continues to guide our work at JRS/USA—especially as global needs rise and US support fades.
We remain present where others can’t. Join us.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNYQCS...
April 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“Together we can and must continue to care for human life,” said Pope Francis.
His legacy of compassion continues to guide our work at JRS/USA—especially as global needs rise and US support fades.
We remain present where others can’t. Join us.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNYQCS...
His legacy of compassion continues to guide our work at JRS/USA—especially as global needs rise and US support fades.
We remain present where others can’t. Join us.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org?form=FUNYQCS...
🌍 On Earth Day, we turn to Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ call to care for our common home and for one another.
At JRS/USA, we accompany communities on the frontlines of both #climatechange and displacement, working to meet needs while advocating for lasting solutions.
#EarthDay #PopeFrancis
At JRS/USA, we accompany communities on the frontlines of both #climatechange and displacement, working to meet needs while advocating for lasting solutions.
#EarthDay #PopeFrancis
April 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🌍 On Earth Day, we turn to Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ call to care for our common home and for one another.
At JRS/USA, we accompany communities on the frontlines of both #climatechange and displacement, working to meet needs while advocating for lasting solutions.
#EarthDay #PopeFrancis
At JRS/USA, we accompany communities on the frontlines of both #climatechange and displacement, working to meet needs while advocating for lasting solutions.
#EarthDay #PopeFrancis
We mourn the passing #PopeFrancis, whose life and leadership were marked by compassion for #refugees and #migrants.
His legacy lives on through our work at JRS.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/story/pope-f...
His legacy lives on through our work at JRS.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/story/pope-f...
April 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We mourn the passing #PopeFrancis, whose life and leadership were marked by compassion for #refugees and #migrants.
His legacy lives on through our work at JRS.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/story/pope-f...
His legacy lives on through our work at JRS.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/story/pope-f...
They painted their own planting cups and gently buried the seeds. Now, green shoots are starting to emerge just in time for Easter. 🌾
April 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
They painted their own planting cups and gently buried the seeds. Now, green shoots are starting to emerge just in time for Easter. 🌾
🌱 In Romania, refugee children are finding joy and a sense of belonging through cultural traditions.
Before Easter, Ukrainian kids joined a JRS Romania volunteer to plant wheat seeds, a local custom that symbolizes life, rebirth, and hope. 💛✨
Before Easter, Ukrainian kids joined a JRS Romania volunteer to plant wheat seeds, a local custom that symbolizes life, rebirth, and hope. 💛✨
April 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🌱 In Romania, refugee children are finding joy and a sense of belonging through cultural traditions.
Before Easter, Ukrainian kids joined a JRS Romania volunteer to plant wheat seeds, a local custom that symbolizes life, rebirth, and hope. 💛✨
Before Easter, Ukrainian kids joined a JRS Romania volunteer to plant wheat seeds, a local custom that symbolizes life, rebirth, and hope. 💛✨
Two years after violence escalated in Sudan, millions of people are still displaced and the need for humanitarian support has only increased.
Musa* and her twins are among them. They now live in a shelter at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan.
Read more here: www.jrsusa.org/story/two-ye...
Musa* and her twins are among them. They now live in a shelter at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan.
Read more here: www.jrsusa.org/story/two-ye...
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Two years after violence escalated in Sudan, millions of people are still displaced and the need for humanitarian support has only increased.
Musa* and her twins are among them. They now live in a shelter at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan.
Read more here: www.jrsusa.org/story/two-ye...
Musa* and her twins are among them. They now live in a shelter at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan.
Read more here: www.jrsusa.org/story/two-ye...
📢 Faith met action.
🏛️ 97 offices.
👥 300+ voices.
🕊️ One call: protect refugees, increase humanitarian aid.
Read more about our Advocacy Day last month:
www.jrsusa.org/story/on-the...
🏛️ 97 offices.
👥 300+ voices.
🕊️ One call: protect refugees, increase humanitarian aid.
Read more about our Advocacy Day last month:
www.jrsusa.org/story/on-the...
April 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
📢 Faith met action.
🏛️ 97 offices.
👥 300+ voices.
🕊️ One call: protect refugees, increase humanitarian aid.
Read more about our Advocacy Day last month:
www.jrsusa.org/story/on-the...
🏛️ 97 offices.
👥 300+ voices.
🕊️ One call: protect refugees, increase humanitarian aid.
Read more about our Advocacy Day last month:
www.jrsusa.org/story/on-the...
Phil and his mother, Claire, have been dedicated supporters of JRS since attending the 2016 LAMPEDUSA concert, a JRS-hosted event where musicians raised awareness and funds for #refugees.
We are grateful to them for their ongoing commitment to walking with forcibly displaced people.
We are grateful to them for their ongoing commitment to walking with forcibly displaced people.
April 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Phil and his mother, Claire, have been dedicated supporters of JRS since attending the 2016 LAMPEDUSA concert, a JRS-hosted event where musicians raised awareness and funds for #refugees.
We are grateful to them for their ongoing commitment to walking with forcibly displaced people.
We are grateful to them for their ongoing commitment to walking with forcibly displaced people.
Foreign aid helps families meet their basic needs and access opportunity — so migration becomes a choice, not a necessity.
JRS/USA President Kelly Ryan makes the case in The Oklahoman
📰 www.jrsusa.org/news/the-okl...
JRS/USA President Kelly Ryan makes the case in The Oklahoman
📰 www.jrsusa.org/news/the-okl...
April 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Foreign aid helps families meet their basic needs and access opportunity — so migration becomes a choice, not a necessity.
JRS/USA President Kelly Ryan makes the case in The Oklahoman
📰 www.jrsusa.org/news/the-okl...
JRS/USA President Kelly Ryan makes the case in The Oklahoman
📰 www.jrsusa.org/news/the-okl...
Last week, during our conference with CMSNY, Cardinal Robert McElroy, a prominent advocate for migrant rights, emphasized that mass deportations are incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
OSV News article here: www.jrsusa.org/news/osv-car...
OSV News article here: www.jrsusa.org/news/osv-car...
April 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Last week, during our conference with CMSNY, Cardinal Robert McElroy, a prominent advocate for migrant rights, emphasized that mass deportations are incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
OSV News article here: www.jrsusa.org/news/osv-car...
OSV News article here: www.jrsusa.org/news/osv-car...
Please join us in praying for people who have lost their lives and those who have been displaced.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/news/earthqu...
#MyanmarEarthquake #Myanmar
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/news/earthqu...
#MyanmarEarthquake #Myanmar
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Please join us in praying for people who have lost their lives and those who have been displaced.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/news/earthqu...
#MyanmarEarthquake #Myanmar
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/news/earthqu...
#MyanmarEarthquake #Myanmar
On March 24th JRS/USA and the CMS New York co-sponsored a thought provoking on “Catholic Social Teaching and Work with Migrants and Refugees at a Time of Uncertainty.”
ICYMI, you can watch the recording here: www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
#WashingtonDC
ICYMI, you can watch the recording here: www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
#WashingtonDC
March 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On March 24th JRS/USA and the CMS New York co-sponsored a thought provoking on “Catholic Social Teaching and Work with Migrants and Refugees at a Time of Uncertainty.”
ICYMI, you can watch the recording here: www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
#WashingtonDC
ICYMI, you can watch the recording here: www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
#WashingtonDC
Lent is a time to walk in another’s shoes, to reflect on our shared humanity, and to deepen our faith. Join our Weekly Lenten Reflection Series as we journey together in prayer & solidarity w/ displaced people worldwide.
📖 Sign up today:
www.jrsusa.org/resource/202...
📖 Sign up today:
www.jrsusa.org/resource/202...
March 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Lent is a time to walk in another’s shoes, to reflect on our shared humanity, and to deepen our faith. Join our Weekly Lenten Reflection Series as we journey together in prayer & solidarity w/ displaced people worldwide.
📖 Sign up today:
www.jrsusa.org/resource/202...
📖 Sign up today:
www.jrsusa.org/resource/202...
How you can help:
✉️ Send a message to your representative and urge them to protect #birthrightcitizenship and support legal protections for stateless individuals: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
📲 Share this with your network.
✉️ Send a message to your representative and urge them to protect #birthrightcitizenship and support legal protections for stateless individuals: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
📲 Share this with your network.
March 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
How you can help:
✉️ Send a message to your representative and urge them to protect #birthrightcitizenship and support legal protections for stateless individuals: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
📲 Share this with your network.
✉️ Send a message to your representative and urge them to protect #birthrightcitizenship and support legal protections for stateless individuals: www.jrsusa.org/take-action-...
📲 Share this with your network.
⚠️ Take action NOW to prevent #statelessness in the US ⚠️
Without a legal nationality, stateless individuals are left without access to work, education, and basic protections. The Fourteenth Amendment has long safeguarded against this, but an Executive Order threatens to undo these protections.
Without a legal nationality, stateless individuals are left without access to work, education, and basic protections. The Fourteenth Amendment has long safeguarded against this, but an Executive Order threatens to undo these protections.
March 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
⚠️ Take action NOW to prevent #statelessness in the US ⚠️
Without a legal nationality, stateless individuals are left without access to work, education, and basic protections. The Fourteenth Amendment has long safeguarded against this, but an Executive Order threatens to undo these protections.
Without a legal nationality, stateless individuals are left without access to work, education, and basic protections. The Fourteenth Amendment has long safeguarded against this, but an Executive Order threatens to undo these protections.
Join us and the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) for a FREE virtual conference on March 24, exploring Catholic Social Teaching & immigration.
This all-day event will feature leading experts, faith leaders, and advocates leading a variety of sessions.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
This all-day event will feature leading experts, faith leaders, and advocates leading a variety of sessions.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
March 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Join us and the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) for a FREE virtual conference on March 24, exploring Catholic Social Teaching & immigration.
This all-day event will feature leading experts, faith leaders, and advocates leading a variety of sessions.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...
This all-day event will feature leading experts, faith leaders, and advocates leading a variety of sessions.
🔗 www.jrsusa.org/event/virtua...