Working personally with refugees and those displaced by conflict is a challenging and rewarding experience.

Volunteering at Home

If you’re interested in volunteering with JRS Ireland, please contact the JRS Ireland Integration Officer Elizabeth O'Rourke at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it JRS Ireland is currently looking for volunteers for the following:

Homework Club in Clondalkin Towers Accomodation Centre: Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3 to 5pm.  This involves helping children with their homework and then playing games with them. 

Computer Class: JRS Ireland offers a computer class to train asylum seekers, refugees and migrants for ECDL.  We are currently looking for volunteers to facilitate this class for two hours per week.

Summer Programme: Every summer JRS Ireland organises a Summer Programme of activities for children living in Direct Provision Centres in Dublin City and County.  Volunteers are needed for approximately 6-8 weeks for a few hours a week to help with the activities and accompany the children and their families to the events.

*Volunteers working with children will be expected to meet the requirements set out in the JRS Ireland Child Protection Policy.

Vacancies Overseas

Opportunities for working with JRS internationally are coordinated through the JRS International Office in Rome. JRS has over 1000 Jesuits, religious and laypeople working with them worldwide. Opportunities to work overseas with JRS are advertised on the JRS International Website.

Donations

If you would like to support the work of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Ireland or overseas. You can make a donation to:

Bank: Bank of Ireland
Address: College Green
Account: Irish Jesuit Province – JRS Ireland
Account no.: IE83 BOFI 9000 1713 4434 84