Join the Campaign

Join our growing movement of individuals and institutions who are committed to creating more hospitable communities, filled with experiences of encounter, understanding, and standing with and for immigrants and refugees. Campaign participants commit to participating in at least three campaign for hospitality initiatives per year.

Schools

Show your commitment to creating a more hospitable community! Engage your school in encountering, understanding, and taking action with and for immigrants and refugees. Campaign members commit to engaging in at least one encounter, understand, and action opportunity each year and will be kept informed on all campaign updates and actions. Opportunities include but are not limited to:

  • Encounter

    • Hosting or participating in a migration-focused immersive experience in your region to help participants understand migrants and refugees’ lives and journies 
    • Sending faculty/staff to one of three annual immersion experiences hosted by Campaign for Hospitality in partnership with Jesuit migration ministries
    • Hosting an immigration dialogue to promote open communication rooted in respect for human dignity
  • Understand

    • Hosting a refugee simulation developed by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
    • Hosting Jesuit Refugee Service/USA’s traveling photo exhibit featuring images and stories of people in refugee camps taken by Don Doll, S.J.
    • Promoting and participating in a Campaign for Hospitality social media campaign
    • Promoting and sharing Campaign for Hospitality educational resources
  • Action (Advocacy and Hospitality)

    • Becoming a sanctuary campus
    • Hosting rapid-response trainings to support and accompany migrants and refugees
    • Participating in periodic celebrations, prayer services, and service opportunities
    • Advocating for more humane migration policies

Parishes

Show your commitment to creating a more hospitable parish community! Engage your parish in encountering, understanding, and taking action with and for immigrants and refugees. Campaign members commit to engaging in at least one encounter, understand, and action opportunity each year and will be kept informed on all campaign updates and actions. Opportunities include but are not limited to:

  • Encounter

    • Hosting or participating in a migration-focused immersive experience in your region to help participants understand migrants and refugees’ lives and journies 
    • Sending staff/parishioners to one of three annual immersion experiences hosted by Campaign for Hospitality in partnership with Jesuit migration ministries
    • Hosting an immigration dialogue to promote open communication rooted in respect for human dignity
  • Understand

    • Hosting a refugee simulation developed by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
    • Hosting Jesuit Refugee Service/USA’s traveling photo exhibit featuring images and stories of people in refugee camps taken by Don Doll, S.J.
    • Promoting and participating in a Campaign for Hospitality social media campaign
    • Promoting and sharing Campaign for Hospitality educational resources
  • Action (Advocacy and Hospitality)

    • Becoming a sanctuary parish
    • Hosting rapid response trainings to support and accompany migrants and refugees
    • Participating in periodic celebrations, prayer services, and service opportunities
    • Advocating for more humane migration policies

Other Communities and Groups

Show your commitment to creating a more hospitable community! Engage your parish in encountering, understanding, and taking action with and for immigrants and refugees. Campaign members commit to engaging in at least one encounter, understand, and action opportunity each year and will be kept informed on all campaign updates and actions. Opportunities include but are not limited to:

  • Encounter

    • Hosting or participating in a migration-focused immersive experience in your region to help folks understand migrants and refugees’ lives and journies 
    • Sending community members to one of three annual immersion experiences hosted by Campaign for Hospitality in partnership with Jesuit migration ministries
    • Hosting an immigration dialogue to promote open communication rooted in respect for human dignity
  • Understand

    • Hosting a refugee simulation developed by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
    • Hosting Jesuit Refugee Service/USA’s traveling photo exhibit featuring images and stories of people in refugee camps taken by Don Doll, S.J.
    • Promoting and participating in a Campaign for Hospitality social media campaign
    • Promoting and sharing Campaign for Hospitality educational resources
  • Action (Advocacy and Hospitality)

    • Becoming a sanctuary parish
    • Hosting rapid response trainings to support and accompany migrants and refugees
    • Participating in periodic celebrations, prayer services, and service opportunities
    • Advocating for more humane migration policies

Individuals

Show your commitment to creating a more hospitable community! Engage your family, friends, and local community in encountering, understanding, and taking action with and for immigrants and refugees. Campaign members commit to engaging in at least one encounter, understand, and action opportunity each year and will be kept informed on all campaign updates and actions. Opportunities include but are not limited to:

  • Encounter

    • Participating in a migration-focused immersive experience in your region to help participants understand migrants and refugees’ lives and journies 
    • Hosting an immigration dialogue to promote open communication rooted in respect for human dignity
  • Understand

    • Promoting and participating in a Campaign for Hospitality social media campaign
    • Promoting and sharing Campaign for Hospitality educational resources
  • Action (Advocacy and Hospitality)

    • Asking your parish to become a sanctuary parish
    • Attending a rapid response training to support and accompany migrants and refugees
    • Participating in periodic celebrations, prayer services, and service opportunities
    • Advocating for more humane migration policies