Blog: Volunteering
Blog articles from JRS UK
‘It is impossible to leave JRS UK unchanged for the better’
14 August 2026
Kayla’s reflections on working as part of the JRS UK community
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‘You’ll get a lot more back than you put in’
04 June 2025
This Volunteer's Week, Gordon reflects on what he's learned accompanying people seeking safety
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Strangers bearing gifts
11 October 2022
Bill, JRS ‘At Home’ volunteer host, shares with us his experience of hosting a refugee.
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Standing with refugees
02 August 2022
Eva O’Keeffe, reflects on her placement experience at JRS.
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Making a friend away from home
08 June 2022
Liliane, JRS Day Centre Officer, shares and reflects on the JRS Phone-Befriending project.
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“People call me the smiley face man”
31 May 2022
Jacob, JRS Volunteer, tells us about his experience of volunteering with JRS.
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Accompaniment: a mutual blessing
04 February 2022
As Nick moves on for JRS, he shares some reflections on four years accompanying refugee friend.
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Phone befriending: “They know we’re there”
12 August 2021
"It's been a privilege to have people open up themselves and talk about their journey"
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Giving a refugee friend a chance to live in dignity
14 July 2021
By opening their homes to a stranger, our volunteer hosts respond to the call for hospitality
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“To volunteer is to act out of love”
01 June 2021
Sarah Teather, Director of JRS UK, shares a message of thanks for Volunteers' Week
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