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Causes: Arts & Culture, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, Fund Raising & Fund Distribution, Human Services, International, International Migration & Refugee Issues
Mission: The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future.
Target demographics: refugees and other forcibly displaced people
Direct beneficiaries per year: nearly one million refugees
Geographic areas served: 59 countries around the world
Programs: education, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), livelihoods, emergency assistance, reconciliation, healthcare,