We are looking for a volunteer to connect our refugee clients to resources! Iskashitaa Refugee Network supports refugees in building a network to support them in integrating into Southern Arizona, which includes informing them on what resources are available to them and how to access them successfully. The volunteer will be asked to seek refugee-serving resources across Southern Arizona to fill the needs of our clients and make informative materials to communicate how to access these services. Proficiency is languages other than english is not required, but highly recommended.
3736 E. 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85716, US
Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate UN refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public, strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security.
Iskashitaa Refugee Network is an intergenerational network of Tucson volunteers and UN refugees from Asian, African, and Middle Eastern countries, who locate, harvest, and redistribute locally grown fruits and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste. IRN staff/volunteers create opportunities to empower recently arrived refugees by connecting them with a wide variety of resources to interact with the community. While gleaning remains an integral part of our work, we have expanded to offering a wide variety of programs, such as our Refugee Garden Art Program and Food Preservation Workshops. Refugees from the 37 different ethnic groups that IRN has worked with throughout its 21 year history, learn the geography of Tucson, gain valuable life skills, improve their English, develop a US work history and access to healthy foods and food preservation techniques.
3736 East 2nd StreetTucson, AZ 85716
August 2, 2024
