- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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94 people are interested
Donation Sorting and Packing
ORGANIZATION: The Welcome to America Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
94 people are interested
WTAP creates welcoming homes for newly arrived refugee families. On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, volunteers get together to sort donations and pack household items for Saturday Welcome Deliveries. From kitchen and bathroom basics to toys for kids- you will sort donations and select items to pack everything a family needs to make their house a comfortable home.
Are you good at organizing, working with others and packing? This volunteer opportunity is for you!
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About The Welcome to America Project
Location:
1711 West University Drive, #158, Tempe, AZ 85281, US
Mission Statement
The Welcome to America Project is a nonprofit organization that creates community connections and builds bridges of neighborly understanding by providing furniture, basic necessities, education, and additional resources to newly arriving refugees. We offer a simple welcoming gesture, but it is one that lasts a lifetime.
Description
The Welcome to America Project (WTAP) furnishes the bare apartments of refugees from war-torn countries who've been permanently resettled by the UN to Phoenix. We collect high quality furniture and household items from donors throughout Phoenix and, with a corps of local volunteers, we deliver these furnishings free of charge to refugee families who've just arrived after years of living in refugee camps around the world. They come with nothing but their memories and scars of terror and persecution, and we welcome them with a safe, comfortable home where they can start a new life and begin their journey to become U.S. citizens. Since November of 2001, we have furnished over 2000 refugee homes, logged thousands of volunteer hours, raised over $2,500,000 in in-kind donations, and won numerous awards for our grassroots work.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1711 West University Drive#158Tempe, AZ 85281
DATE POSTED
July 22, 2019
SKILLS
- Organization
- Inventory Management
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 10
- 3 Hours
- Tuesday and Wednesday mornings