- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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92 people are interested
Prepare a New Home for a Refugee Family
ORGANIZATION: Bridge Refugee Services, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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92 people are interested
Do you have the gift of hospitality? Help us welcome our newest refugee neighbors to Knoxville!
Volunteers help us set-up a new home and create a welcoming space for an arriving refugee family seeking safety and peace in Knoxville. Our volunteers will help us move and place furniture, put linens on beds, hang shower curtains, put dishes in cabinets, and make an empty apartment or house look like a welcoming home for our weary travelers.
If you have a truck or a trailer and can help us move furniture from our storage unit to the new home, we would love to have your assistance! However, a truck or a trailer is not required to volunteer for this role.
Apartment set-ups generally happen on an as-needed basis usually during Bridge office hours, 8:30-5:30 M-F.
Volunteer Requirements:
- Complete Bridge Volunteer Paperwork
- Attend Bridge Volunteer Orientation (about 1hr via Zoom)
- Background Check through Sterling Volunteers ($17.50 per person paid to Sterling Volunteers)
Foreign language skills or experience working with refugee populations not required.
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
Multiple locations Knoxville, TN 37917
DATE POSTED
February 27, 2024
SKILLS
- Interior Design
- Hospitality
- Housekeeping
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training