- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Become a friend to a newly arriving refugee family!
ORGANIZATION: Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, Refugee Resettlement Program
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Family Friends is a CCCAS Refugee Resettlement program that matches local people, families, or groups with a newly arriving refugee family. Volunteers will visit with the families and help them learn how to live in America! Previous volunteers have tutored the family's children, showed the family around Erie, taught families how to ride the bus, and played at the park with the children. This is a great way to experience a different culture!
Volunteers will be oriented to the refugee community and the position itself during a volunteer orientation with the volunteer coordinator. Clearances are required and can be taken care of by the agency. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older OR volunteer with a parent or responsible adult.
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About Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, Refugee Resettlement Program
Location:
329 West 10th Street, Erie, PA 16502, US
Mission Statement
To provide counseling and adoption services and other programs that educate, affirm, and support individuals of all faiths to achieve their fullest human potential.
Description
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees defines a refugee as individuals who have fled their countries of origin and meet the United Nations' criteria of having a "well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
Through the USCCB and the US State Department, our agency receives approximately 300 new arrivals every year for resettlement in Erie. We work hard to help our clients and their family achieve self-sufficiency through education, medical care, housing, employment services, and referrals to other social services agencies.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Erie, PA 16502
DATE POSTED
December 5, 2022
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Three months, minimum 2 hours once a week
- Children may volunteer with a parent or adult.