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Youth Mentors Needed!
ORGANIZATION: Bridge Refugee Services, Inc.
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Are you looking for a fulfilling and engaging volunteer experience? If so, join Bridge Refugee Services Knoxville in this opportunity to serve as a mentor providing guidance to refugee youth and young adults for goal ahcievement and self-sufficiency.
As a mentor, you may help your mentee with things like ESL/tutoring, learning more about college and/or completing college applications and the FAFSA, studying for the Driver's Test, getting connected to the community and learning more about the Knoxville area, and more!
Each match lasts for up to 6 months, and we ask that all mentors meet with their mentees for at least 4 hours each month.
Requirements:
- 21+
- Complete volunteer paperwork, background check, volunteer orientation, mentor training, and phone call with Program Coordinator to discuss skills/interests
- following program guidelines and participating in brief monthly check-ins with Program Coordinator
- being a positive role model and having the willingness to learn about other cultures
Population We Serve:
- Clients of Bridge
- Youth aged 15-24 years old
Foreign language skills or experience working with refugee populations and/or youth are not required, but encouraged.
If you have additional questions please reach out to Peyton Theisen our Program Coordinator via email youthmentor@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
Children & Youth,
Immigrants & Refugees,
International
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
4420 Whittle Springs Rd.Suite AKnoxville, TN 37917
(36.01547 ,-83.91927 )
DATE POSTED
October 15, 2024
SKILLS
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Youth Services
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Soccer
- Cosmetology
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours per month, or 1 hour per week