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4 people are interested
Refugee Resettlement Community Co-sponsorship Team
ORGANIZATION: Alliance for African Assistance
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4 people are interested
Provide social capital and integration support for refugees in collaboration with the Alliance for African Assistance. Your support will give the refugees a more diverse experience than their agency staff can offer alone. Volunteers empower the refugees to be contributing members of our society, strengthen host communities, and build powerful bonds. Your work will ultimately help our community be more positive toward refugees and have a more welcoming attitude to newcomers.
A Community Co-sponsorship team is made up of 7 or more volunteers to guide and offer direct services to a refugee family as they navigate the resettlement process. This would involve providing services in core sectors (pre and post arrival) such as reception from airport, preparing safe and suitable housing, social services, cultural orientation, transportation, employment and job training, medical, education, and ESL classes with mentorship.
Opportunity Requirements & Important Notes
Time Commitment: 9 months with first three months time spread among the team members according to their availability and less intense involvement the next 6 months.
Onboarding Process: Application, training, background check, and family match. On average this process takes volunteers 1 month.
Required Skills/Experience: Experience living in the United States
Desired Skills/Experience: Background in social services, teaching English, finance, or housing
Physical Requirements: This project is able to make accommodations for individuals with physical limitations and the space where this project takes place is wheelchair accessible.
Attire: Comfortable approrpriate attire
Note: The time commitment for the project is 9 months, however, only the first three months are crucial in the delivery of core resettlement services with their case managers' collaboration with the team. The following 6 months would involve bi-weekly then monthly check-ins. The team is not required to raise the $3000 emergency fund, but the money needs to be fundraised before the project. As a charitable organization 501(c), Alliance for African Assistance provides documentation for tax-deductible donations. Their organization requires documentation of all services according to the office of Refugee Resettlement and PRM so all services rendered must be communicated to case managers.
Alliance for African Assistance
The mission of Alliance for African Assistance is to make a smooth resettlement process for all refugees through social, educational and cultural support, guiding them toward self-sufficiency and full integration into the San Diego Community within the shortest time possible while respecting their dignity as new Americans.
*Important information
*Volunteer time shifts are broken down into the following time frames:
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More opportunities with Alliance for African Assistance
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Alliance for African Assistance
Location:
5952 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115, US
Mission Statement
Assisting all refugees in their resettlement process through social, educational and cultural support, guiding them toward self-sufficiency and full integration into the San Diego Community while respecting their dignity as New Americans.
Description
Volunteer team to work together to empower refugee families by supporting the agency to: aid in finding housing or temporary shelter until a house is secured, furnishing the house, transportation and teaching the different ways to use public transit, medical system, financial literacy and finding jobs, cultural adjustment including shopping at supermarkets(lbs, ea, etc), school enrollment and system & English-learning & mentoring as well as general social services and how to access them. It is to run for a period of 9 months to get them to fully experience a diverse range of things before they become fully independent.
CAUSE AREAS
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San Diego, CA 92115
DATE POSTED
October 26, 2024
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