1. Keep your note simple. Sometimes the simplest messages convey the deepest meaning and sentiment.
   
2. Recognize that refugees come from a variety of religious backgrounds. Verses from texts like the Bible may not apply to their faith traditions.
3. Avoid phrases like “Welcome to America.” The child receiving your card is studying at a JRS school which is most likely not in your country. They are delivered to all over the world so you wouldn’t know their location as you write your postcard.
4. Feel free to bundle cards in a package. You do not need to pay for postage on every card.

As of Feb 2022, please note that JRS USA is not currently sending out missions to Ukraine. If you wish to write postcards to Ukrainian refugees, contact JRS Europe

Pacific Northern Academy

Any Refugee was founded in 2014 by a then 9-year-old Alaskan boy, William Scannell IV.

The idea for Any Refugee came from a story he heard from his father about how people used to be able to send letters addressed to Any Soldier.  William took this idea and put it to work helping refugee children in order to love and comfort them.  His elementary school got involved and it just kept growing. Tens of thousands of postcards have been distributed to children on five continents.

William is now in his final year at Eton College in the United Kingdom.

On October 15, 2015, Any Refugee became part of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.

The mission of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.  JRS works in more than 45 countries worldwide to meet the educational, health, social and other needs of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.

Visit our main website at jrsusa.org

Send a Postcard of Hope to a Child in Need. Please direct all questions to @jrsusa.