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1 person is interested
Refugee Youth Mentoring - Greater Grand Crossing
ORGANIZATION: Heartland Human Care Services
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1 person is interested
What? Build a relationship and meet regularly with a newly arrived refugee youth. Assist with homework, learning English, adapting to the United States, and growing up into healthy young adults! We are looking for mentors who will be flexible, consistent, comfortable working with English language learners, and sensitive to economic hardships, cultural humility, and race.
Individuals who identify as immigrant, refugee, or asylee are strongly encouraged to apply.
When? Meet for at least four hours per month with at least two sessions per month. Since our youth are in school, sessions are typically in the evenings or on weekends.
Where? Home near 75th and South Cottage Grove
Requirements:
- Must commit to mentoring for at least one full year, which starts when you are matched with your mentee.
- Must meet with your mentee at least twice a month for at least four hours per month and communicate all mentoring activities and report hours monthly to Heartland staff.
- Must complete fingerprinting for an Illinois State Police and FBI background checks. The cost for this is roughly $65 and must be covered by the mentor.
- Must be screened through the National Sex Offenders Public Website and the Illinois Child Abuse & Neglect Tracking System.
- Must complete an online training on recognizing and reporting child abuse.
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About Heartland Human Care Services
Location:
4822 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, US
Mission Statement
Heartland Human Care Services advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations--particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced--through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
Description
Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS) partners with refugees, asylees, immigrants and survivors of trafficking to address their needs by connecting them to their new community, providing education and employment services, and the help they need to succeed in their new country. RICS annually resettles more than 150 individuals in Chicago from places like Afghanistan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and Syria. RICS serves an additional 500 refugees through a variety of services including cultural orientation, adjustment counseling, employment, job readiness and placement services, as well as medical case management, family literacy, and English language training for adults.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
7424 S Evans AveChicago, IL 60619
DATE POSTED
April 2, 2019
SKILLS
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N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Mentors commit to 4 hours a month (at least 2 visits) for 1 year
- Must attend orientation, complete DCFS Mandated Reporter training, $65 background check