Justice for Migrant Families

Justice for Migrant Families provides information, support, and material assistance to migrants in federal detention; we help find shelter, legal support, and emergency funds for migrants in the community; and we advocate on behalf of migrant rights.

CLICK HERE to view the JFMF Facebook page, which includes information on upcoming events and service opportunities.

Journey's End

Journey’s End Refugee Services is a nonprofit organization celebrating over 35 years of serving refugees in Buffalo. We are a Christian community-based organization with the mission of welcoming refugees without regard to ethnic origin, religion, gender or sexual orientation, or creed.

Refugees are a specially designated group of immigrants who have been determined by the UN and the US as “someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.” (UNHCR.org)

The resettlement process involves apartment selection and set up, airport reception and a warm cooked meal on the day of arrival, food and goods shopping, cultural orientation, medical and social service needs, enrollment in school for children, and all other aspects of life with which refugees need assistance upon arrival in Buffalo.

Journey's End

Volunteer & Internship Opportunities

In addition to the resettlement process, we, along with many volunteers and interns, assist refugees with:

• English Language Training

• Youth & Adult Education

• Vocational Training

• Job Placement & Support

• Citizenship Test Preparations

• Immigration Legal Services

• Interpretation

• Home Tutoring

• Young Adult Mentoring

• Entrepreneurship

• Agricultural Training

• And more!

Journey’s End strives to provide refugees with the resources and support they need, to become successful, active, and contributing members of the Western New York community.

Volunteers and Interns play an integral role in our welcome process by personally demonstrating the care and compassion of the community at large for the clients they serve. Ways to help during the COVID-19 era include:

• 1:1 Adult ESL tutoring via Zoom

• “Fun Friday” Group Conversation Practice

• Hands-on work on our urban refugee farm

• Naturalization Exam prep tutoring

• RAMP Young Adult Mentoring Program (in person and online)

• Donation Drives (Including personal hygiene & new household supplies, as well as warm winter outerwear – please email volunteer@jersbuffalo.org to discuss the most urgent needs)

• Apartment set-ups (the Home Again Program)

• Creative FUN-draising activities

For more information about our work or to learn more about volunteer or internship opportunities, please visit www.jersbuffalo.org or email volunteer@jersbuffalo.org