Reflections from the frontline

Where Community Lies in COVID-19 By Amelia Savage, JRS Community Development Coordinator.

Where Community Lies in COVID-19

COVID-19 and People Seeking Asylum  By Martina Josephson JRS Caseworker.

COVID-19 and People Seeking Asylum 

Employment and People Seeking Asylum By Leonie Dyer, JRS Employment Coordinator for the Empowered to Work Program.

Employment and People Seeking Asylum

The JRS Refugee Foodbank

Learn about the amazing Australians who are standing with refugees and people seeking asylum in these videos. As of November 2020, the JRS Refugee Foodbank now feeds almost 1,000 people every week. This includes children, women and men in Sydney.

To help, please click here. 

Please note, the below videos redirect to our Facebook page.

JRS Refugee Foodbank At the height of the COVID crisis, we adapted our Foodbank to make it delivery. Since the time of production, we now feed over 900 people per week.

JRS Refugee Foodbank

Marcelo volunteers! Marcelo volunteers the JRS Refugee Foodbank Australia and gives insights on the gift of helping others make it through COVID-19.

Marcelo volunteers!

Schools donate food! Schools in and around Sydney support asylum seekers.

Schools donate food!

JRS and the community advocating in COVID-19

From lobbying government to mobilising the community, JRS advocates for the rights of refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in vulnerable situations. News articles below.

New budget slashes support for Australia's displaced people. New budget deepens worsening crisis, say refugee organisations including JRS.

New budget slashes support for Australia's displaced people.

Catholics ask PM to ensure nobody is left behind in COVID-19 A historic group of Australian Catholics – including a number of Australian Catholic Bishops. Read more.

Catholics ask PM to ensure nobody is left behind in COVID-19

People seeking asylum in Australia to be evicted The more than 500 are predominantly from Iran, Iraq, Somalia or are stateless refugees from Myanmar sought refuge in Australia from persecution

People seeking asylum in Australia to be evicted

JRS Australia joins #NoChildLeftBehind campaign Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia has joined the Refugee Council to act in solidarity with families seeking asylum and their children.

JRS Australia joins #NoChildLeftBehind campaign

Emergency COVID-19 Webinars

Refugee Week 2020 webinar Between Protection and Exclusion: Australia and the Politics of Asylum during COVID-19. (24 June)

Refugee Week 2020 webinar

Emergency COVID-19 webinar The Impact of COVID-19 on People Seeking Asylum (11 May)

Emergency COVID-19 webinar

Migrant and Refugee Sunday Webinars

A Time for Grace On the 27th of September 2020, World Refugee and Migrant Sunday, The Nangami Peace and Justice Group of Our Lady of the Way Parish, the Justice and Peace Office and Jesuit Refugee Service Australia held a webinar exploring the idea of 'a time for grace'.

A Time for Grace

Forced to Flee Migrant and Refugee Sunday Webinar with the theme of 'Forced Like Jesus to Flee.'

Forced to Flee