JRS Australia has two community spaces in Sydney. In 2019 alone, there were:
3723 people seeking asylum,* refugees, migrants in vulnerable situations served
1350+ people had access to fresh food and essential items through our foodbank over the course of the year, with over 330 receiving support each month
1,381 people received legal advice through the 90 legal clinics run in our JRS spaces in Westmead and Parramatta in partnership with Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS)
Over 1036 Opal Card concession applications completed, giving people seeking asylum access to discounted public transport
117 English classes for 1:1 sessions, in addition to 32 Play with English sessions, held
94 cooking Together meals shared
114 volunteers donated their time in 2019 to ensure our work continued
26 families (including 44 adults and 54 children) and 7 single men assisted with accommodation support
300+ women supported through the JRS Women’s Space and the WomenNSW funded Finding Safety Project
172 people assisted with work readiness and employment support through our Empowered to Work program