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Do you excel in a classroom? Help a refugee child do the same!!

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ORGANIZATION: Refugee Family Services, Inc.

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 28 people are interested
Become a classroom Assistant to refugee kids!
One of the Afterschool Program kids poses for a pretty picture!

Refugee Family Services' Afterschool Program strives to narrow the achievement gap within the refugee community! Our young clients come from unique situations--many of whom were born in refugee camps without education systems, have fallen witness to acts of extreme violence in their home country, and are suffering from cultural identity now that they're new home is in the U.S.

Student volunteers are needed to serve as classroom assistants in our Afterschool Program. Assistants are an integral component in our program. As a Classroom Assistant, you will:
-serve in a classroom setting (15 kids per class)
-help provide homework tutoring, basic computer lessons, snack time/play time assistance, and lesson facilitation to refugee K-5th graders!
-have fun with our young clients and encourage cultural identity and self-esteem

This opportunity is great for people who love working with kids, education students, ESL students, and/or the international community.

LOCATIONS:

*McLendon Elementary School

3169 Hollywood Dr. Decatur, GA 30033

*Jolly Elementary School

1070 Otello Ave, Clarkston, GA 30021

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About Refugee Family Services, Inc.

Location:

5561-H Memorial Dr., Stone Mountain, GA 30083, US

Mission Statement

The mission of the Refugee Family Services is to support the efforts of refugee women and children to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States by providing education and economic opportunity.

Description

Refugee Family Services is a non-profit social adjustment agency that serves over 2500 refugees metro Atlanta. Our community center is located within walking distance of refugees who have resettled in Clarkston, Georgia, near the largest concentration of recent arrivals from a variety of countries, including Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, Burundi, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Vietnam. The Community Center houses our Refugee Women's Support Program, the Women's Employment Program, the Family Violence Prevention Program, the Family Literacy Program, and a computer lab. It is also home to the Refugee Youth Program which serves over 100 refugee youth each year. Our bilingual and multilingual caseworkers and school liaisons provide outreach services through home and school visits as well as classes and workshops held in the community.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Immigrants & Refugees
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

5561-H Memorial DriveStone Mountain, GA 30083

(33.7917,-84.2006)
 

SKILLS

  • Literacy / Reading
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
  • Youth Services
  • Tutoring
  • Teaching / Instruction

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

N/A

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