Accompaniment Program
For more information, please feel free to contact our accompaniment coordinator at accompaniment@imirj.org
Be part of it and volunteer with us!
Our accompaniment team is made entirely of volunteers who are motivated by a sense of solidarity with our community members going through immigration proceedings. Our belief in language justice means we always strive to find an accompanier who is at least conversational in the language spoken by the individual in need. Some of our accompaniers come from a community justice organizing background. Some of our accompaniers are motivated by their faith. Regardless of what motivates an accompanier, we always follow the lead of the community members asking for support.
‘‘Being alone in this country makes everything feel impossible and complicated, even the small things. Going to a check-in shouldn’t be a big deal for me, but it was. I was so scared. Having volunteers hold my bag in places I couldn’t take it and tell them and share my family’s number in case something happened they could call them was the only peace I needed in my heart.’’ M, accompanee.
