Get Involved

Volunteer

Volunteers with the JRS Shelter Project fulfil a number of needs, such as the provision of English classes, helping refugees to compile their résumés and prepare for job interviews, assisting with administrative tasks and visiting detainees at Villawood Detention Centre. Read more about our volunteers and the projects they undertake. If you would like to volunteer with us, please download a volunteer form here and return it to us via email or post.

Donate

Donate to the JRS Shelter Project here, or select an item from our Wishlist below.

JRS Shelter Project Wishlist

We are very grateful for all the support we receive from so many of you. From time to time some of the people we support have very concrete needs we would like to be able to provide for. That is the purpose of this Wishlist. If you would like to grant one of these wishes, please click here to send your contribution. You can either donate the specified amount online, or download a form to send along with your cheque. For an online donation, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it letting us know which particular wish you would like your contribution to cover. If you send in your cheque by post, please include a similar message on the form. Many thanks

Wishlist Item	Cost	Wish Granted
Saucepans, pots and kitchen utensils	$10+
Grocery vouchers for Coles/Myer or Woolworths	$20
Gardening tools for Shelter houses	$20+
Acrylic paints and canvasses for art workshops	$20+
Travel tens for travel on local buses	$25
Jackets/jumpers/fleeces for winter	$40
Small oil heaters for winter	$50
Vacuum cleaners for Shelter houses	$80
Training courses	$100
CD players for use with English courses on CD	$129
Typability 3.0 software to improve computer skills	$150
One month's rent for an asylum seeker in a JRS Shelter	$500