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Flexible Schedule
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Des Moines, IA 50311
LSI Volunteers in the Senior Immigrant and Refugee Program helps former refugees aged 60 and over with the goal of becoming US citizens learn English and prepare for their naturalization interview. Volunteers serve as lead teachers, classroom assistants, or one-on-one tutors depending on their interests and the needs of the students. Key responsibilities Lead teacher develops lesson plans and assistant teacher supports in administering their lessons in a variety of ways including but not limited to participating in demonstrations, leading activities in small groups, and working one-on-one with individual students Communicate respectfully with students when engaging in repeat activities and topics to give students an opportunity to master the content Adjust plans, techniques, and/or approaches to meet the learning styles of the students and follow the instruction of the ESL Activities Specialist with the ultimate goal of helping students become independent learners Time commitment Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 to 12:00. We ask that volunteers commit to at least one class per week for at least one session (4-8 weeks) for assistant teachers and nine months for lead teachers
Date Posted: 2024-04-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Des Moines, IA 50311
In addition to classroom based education on Mondays and Wednesdays, LSI encourages our senior refugee clients to attend the Central Senior Center on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. They gather for crafts, games, informal learning times, and also utilize the wonderful spaces in the building (billiards, a computer lab, craft room, and exercise room). Volunteers are needed to lead and support these activities to foster engagement and social bonds between clients. Our ESL Activities Specialist will provide support which will enable you to comfortably interact with our clients. Time Commitment: Hours are flexible. Anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays.
Date Posted: 2024-04-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Des Moines, IA 50311
Volunteer will work with LSI staff to provide literacy education for women from the refugee community who have started in-home child care businesses. Volunteer will work children to demonstrate activities while staff explain to empower providers to incorporate literacy into their programs through modeling and education. Time commitment: Once a week visits for ten weeks
Date Posted: 2024-04-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Des Moines, IA 50310
Once each month, LSI distributes a box of culturally appropriate food to participants in our program supporting older refugees to help reduce food insecurity by providing food that people are used to eating and comfortable preparing. Volunteers help package and deliver the boxes to participants throughout Des Moines. This generally happens over the course of two days in the third week of the month. Driving volunteers must complete background checks, orientation, and give a copy of driver's license and insurance before driving. For more information about next month's schedule, contact volunteer@lsiowa.org. If you are interested in volunteering, apply here: https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/87089a49-2705-4fe4-a0db-d1fbcb31d498/Activity/49da001b-8e9b-4483-a12e-4e25fb3bd514/1
Date Posted: 2024-04-15
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Flexible Schedule
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Des Moines, IA 50311
LSI’s Global Greens agricultural programs coordinate land access, production education and business development training for refugees in the Des Moines metro who want to reconnect with the land. Some refugee families want to grow food for home consumption. Thanks to partnerships with the City of Des Moines, community organizations and private landowners, we help connect refugee families to small garden plots near their homes. Volunteer support expands staff capacity to support gardeners' success. Currently the greatest need is to fill water tanks at urban gardens near the zoo, Drake neighborhood, and near the fairgrounds weekly so gardeners have water for their plots. If you can get to at least one of those locations weekly, we'd appreciate your help filling the water tanks! Once trained by staff, schedule is flexible and volunteers can help at a time that is convenient to them.
Date Posted: 2024-04-02
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