- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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25 people are interested
Work with Refugee Families - Welcome Team Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Samaritas New Americans
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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25 people are interested
Join us as a volunteer for our Samaritas, New Americans Program.
We are looking for "welcome team" volunteers! Welcome teams work with refugee families as soon as they arrive in the U.S., helping them adjust to their new life. Welcome Teams will work side-by-side with case managers to assist their assigned family with transportation to appointments (medical, social security office, DHHS), gathering furniture and household supplies, delivering supplies, English practice and conversation, and community guides/mentorships. Other opportunities include helping families find housing, secure employment, and invite them to social gatherings.
You do not need to speak another language in order to help. We request that you commit at least 10 hours per month to your assigned family. Training will be provided to volunteers. Volunteers must go through Samaritas background check.
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About Samaritas New Americans
Location:
2170 E. Big Beaver Road, Ste B, Troy, MI 48083, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission: Serving people as an expression of the love of Christ. Our Vision: We connect people with families and communities, empower them to live their fullest life possible, and create a ripple effect of transformation. A social ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Samaritas is not just for Lutherans. The church has been meeting people’s needs since the early 1900s when a Lutheran "city missionary" arrived in Detroit to provide services to the poor. From the very beginning, Samaritas has reached out to individuals regardless of their religion, race, sexual orientation or ethnicity. The organization was incorporated as the Lutheran Inner Mission League in 1934. Today, Samaritas spans the state’s Lower Peninsula with more than 70 program sites in 40 cities. Samaritas diverse staff share a dedication to serving their fellow humans by doing the right thing, for the right reasons, every day.
Description
Samaritas’ New American services help newly arrived refugees navigate their confusing and overwhelming first months in the United States. With the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Reception and Placement (R&P) Program, Samaritas - a partner agency of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) - provides newly arrived refugees from 15 different countries with the essential services and support they need to begin to rebuild their lives and take steps toward becoming U.S. citizens. Samaritas provides each refugee with the support to obtain self-sufficiency and become contributors to society within one year of arrival.
As one of the largest refugee resettlement agencies in the state, Samaritas has resettled thousands of people from dozens of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Central and South America. Samaritas has been the Michigan affiliate of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service since the 1950s.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2170 E. Big Beaver RdSte BTroy, MI 48083
DATE POSTED
July 16, 2019
SKILLS
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Community Outreach
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Relationship Building
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training