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The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic non-governmental organisation, founded in 1980. The mission of JRS is to accompany, advocate and serve the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced persons worldwide. JRS operates at national and regional levels with the support of an international office in Rome. |
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The mission given to JRS embraces all persons who are driven from their homes by conflict, humanitarian disaster or violation of human rights. JRS Ireland is the national office of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an international organization founded in 1980 by Pedro Arrupe, SJ.
JRS Ireland aims 'to accompany, advocate and serve' the cause of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. It focuses mainly on supporting people seeking asylum in state-provided accommodation, assisting immigration-related detainees, working for integration and supporting the international work of JRS.
JRS Ireland is a response by the Irish Jesuit Province to the plight of forcibly displaced persons who seek refuge in Ireland and to most urgent needs of new communities in Ireland. Formally established in 2006, it is a Revenue-approved charitable trust (Charity No: CHY 17317).