Children
JRS Ireland prioritises the needs of children living in Direct Provision and other forms of Emergency Accommodation.
Services are directed towards enhancing their integration prospects and improving health, personal development and wellbeing.
Summer Programme
For over fifteen years JRS Ireland has organised a summer programme of events for children living in Direct Provision and other emergency accommodation centres.
The primary aim of the JRS Summer Programme is to address the disadvantage that children in direct provision have as compared to their peers in relation to opportunities to engage in summer camps and travel, ensuring they have stories to tell their friends when they return to school from summer break.
The Summer Programme runs every July and includes trips to the beach, the zoo, the cinema, bowling and other activities.
Intercultural Activities
JRS Ireland organises intercultural events and activities to foster active participation of asylum-seeking families and their children in Irish society.