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Refugee Friendship Partner

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ORGANIZATION: World Relief

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 7 people are interested

* Friendship Partners come alongside refugee families needing a friend to
help them adjust to life in the United States, practice English, and build community.
Visit individual/family regularly to build a relationship of trust
* Share your lives through meals together, introductions to your community, visits to
parks, libraries, places of interest
* Help them sort through mail, instruct on how to use household cleaners, explain
cultural norms
* Empower and train your individual/family to learn and solve problems rather
than doing them for them
* If cleared to drive by World Relief background check, occasionally help with
transportation to appointments
* Ask family/individual what would help them
* Log volunteer hours and maintain contact with volunteer coordinator and case
manager, if applicable

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About World Relief

Location:

1522 N Washington St Suite 204, Spokane, WA 99201, US

Mission Statement

World Relief Ministry Empowering the local Church to serve the most vulnerable

Description

This faith-based agency resettles refugees from around the world. Resettlement involves empowering the refugee to a state of self sufficiency.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Children & Youth
Immigrants & Refugees
Advocacy & Human Rights, Children & Youth, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

11707 East Sprague AvenueSpokane Valley, WA 99206

(47.65783,-117.24794)
 

SKILLS

  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
  • Child Care
  • Advocacy
  • Arabic
  • Cross-cultural Communication
  • Ukrainian

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training
  • Flexible scheduling, desired minimum is 2-4 hours a week.

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