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Help a Refugee Achieve Economic Success at G.R.O.W.!
ORGANIZATION: Bridge Refugee Services, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Come help us teach refugees how to sew and how to market that new skill on their path to self-sufficiency!
The three pillars of success for refugees in the United States are learning English, employment, and community engagement. With our new G.R.O.W. program, we hope to provide our refugees a path to accomplish all three.
G.R.O.W. stands for Growing Refugee Opportunities and Wealth, and it is a community-driven Bridge Refugee Services initiative centered on fostering sustained self-sufficiency through culturally informed vocational training, wellness education, and entrepreneurial opportunities. Right now, the program is centered around teaching sewing as a marketable skill, ESL, and the entrepreneurial instruction to use this new skill to bring in a steady income.
We are looking for volunteers to help us as floaters/assistants, with transportation, with set-up and tear-down, and with childcare. No sewing experience, foreign language skills, or experience working with refugee populations needed!
This opportunity is on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 9:30am-12:30pm at First Presbyterian Church.
Volunteer Requirements:
- Complete Bridge Volunteer Paperwork
- Attend Bridge Volunteer Orientation (about 1hr via Zoom)
- Background Check through Sterling Volunteers ($17.50 paid to Sterling Volunteers)
If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Peter Green, our Volunteer & Co-Sponsorship Manager, via email at pgreen@bridgerefugees.org.
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About Bridge Refugee Services, Inc.
Location:
4420 Whittle Springs Rd., Suite A, Knoxville, TN 37917, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission To provide opportunities for refugees to rebuild their lives after suffering persecution so that they may become productive, contributing members of the community. Our Vision That refugees resettled in East Tennessee will find a secure path toward self-sufficiency and fulfill their American dreams within a supportive community.
Description
Bridge Refugee Services, Inc. are a nonprofit agency operating in Knoxville and Chattanooga and committed to providing protection and assistance in refugees’ inspiring journey.
We recognize their plight, their resilience, and their willingness to join our community and make it their own. Become a part of America’s proud tradition of welcoming refugees and come join us as we work together, building lives in a new land.
We do not do this alone. Refugee resettlement can only happen in community, and it is with a cadre of volunteers, partners, donors, advocates-and the resilient bravery of clients themselves-that refugees are welcomed and supported in their quest for safety, security and home.
Bridge offers many services including employment services, cultural orientation, and assistance accessing social services and health screenings.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
First Presbyterian Church620 State StreetKnoxville, TN 37902
DATE POSTED
February 27, 2024
SKILLS
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Child Care
- Sewing
- Cross-cultural Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2-3 hours twice a month.