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3 people are interested
Refugee Transportation Assistance (Driver) - Concord
ORGANIZATION: No One Left Behind
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3 people are interested
No One Left Behind is seeking Driver Volunteers for the San Francisco East Bay Chapter
No One Left Behind is the only veteran-run and veteran focused organization serving combat interpreters and combat support personnel who were forced to leave their homes in Iraq and Afghanistan due to being threatened by the Islamic State/the Taliban for working for the US military.
These refugees, who risked their lives and those of their families for our troops, arrive in the US with few funds and no household goods. Our mission is to provide them with the support to start a successful life in the US.
We are looking for volunteers to assist when our refugee clients have critical transportation needs. Most of our clients do have cars or even bicycles when they first arrive in the United States. Examples include helping our clients get around to government buildings for social welfare assistance, job interviews, or doctors appointments. Our drivers provide a critical part of our care network for our clients.
In the case that a client needs transportation, our team emails out to available driver volunteers to check availability and schedule rides where possible. As an all volunteer organization, we respect our volunteers' other commitments.
To learn more about No One Left Behind go to www.nooneleft.org
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About No One Left Behind
Location:
P.O. Box 3641, Merrifield, VA 22116, US
Mission Statement
No One Left Behind helps Afghan and Iraqi translators gain their U.S. Special Immigration Visas and ensures that they are properly resettled in America. When our Afghan and Iraqi allies resettle in the US, they usually come with nothing more than the clothes on their back and whatever they can fit into one suitcase. We feel that given their profound service to our nation's military while at war, these interpreters deserve better than years of waiting on seldom delivered visas and almost no support in resettling in America.
Description
We help with immigration services to interpreters and translators who are being denied visas due to the bureaucratic red tape. We provide furnished apartments, modest financial support to help cover the weeks it can take before their social service benefits (food, medical, etc.) begin, and employment placement assistance. We also pair up newly arrived refugees with other Iraqis and Afghans who have successfully immigrated to the US -- to help smooth the transition.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Concord AreaConcord, CA 94521
DATE POSTED
August 11, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- 1-5 hours (flexible)
- Must own or have access to a passenger vehicle such as a car, van, or truck