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Knoxville, TN 37902
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.
Date Posted: 2024-02-27
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Knoxville, TN 37921
Are you looking for a fulfilling and engaging volunteer experience? If so, join Bridge Refugee Services Knoxville in this new volunteer opportunity to serve as a mentor teaching soccer skills and leading discussions! Group mentoring program that connects 6-10 youth with peers to work on soccer skills and life skills. Monthly theme and different topics each week to discuss study tips, budgeting, college prep, work on goals and much more. Curriculum is provided and the program coordinator will offer support. Meetings occur weekly on Fridays from 6:00-7:30pm at the Emerald Youth Sansom Sports Complex (234 Dale Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921). Requirements: 21+ Complete volunteer paperwork, background check, volunteer orientation, mentoring training, and phone call to discuss skills/interests Positive role model Soccer experience/ understanding 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. Volunteers can sign up to lead for a few weeks, months, or for the whole program. If you have additional questions please reach out to Peyton Theisen our Program Coordinator via email youthmentor@bridgerefugees.org
Date Posted: 2024-02-27
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Knoxville, TN 37917
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.
Date Posted: 2024-02-27
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Knoxville, TN 37917
Do you have a vehicle and time to volunteer? Do you like meeting new people from all over the world? We are looking for volunteer drivers to help us transport our refugee clients to and from medical appointments, the Social Security Office, English classes, Summer Camps, etc. Our clients are dependent upon public and community transportation when they arrive in Knoxville, so volunteers helping them navigate the community makes a definite impact in welcoming them to Knoxville. Transportation needs generally happen on an as-needed basis usually during Bridge office hours, 8:30-5:30 M-F. However, night and weekend opportunities arise! Volunteer Requirements: Complete our Bridge Volunteer Paperwork Attend a Bridge Volunteer Orientation (about 1hr via Zoom) Background check through Sterling Volunteers ($17.50 per person paid to Sterling Volunteers) And, of course, a vehicle! Foreign language skills or experience working with refugee populations not required. If you have additional questions, please reach out to Peter Green, our Volunteer & Co-Sponsorship Manager, via email at pgreen@bridgerefugees.org.
Date Posted: 2024-02-27
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Knoxville, TN 37917
We are looking for volunteer Swahili interpreters to support our budding G.R.O.W. Gardening Program for refugees! G.R.O.W. stands for Growing Refugee Opportunity 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. We are expanding this program in partnership with the Knox Co. Community Gardens & Growers Alliance to provide gardening plots and tools; teach gardening skills; and provide the appropriate entrepreneurial instruction to navigate the local farmer’s markets. We would love to use your valuable language knowledge to serve our local refugee population as a volunteer interpreter for these gardening classes and entrepreneurial instruction. 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 are interested or have any additional questions, please reach out to Peter Green, our Volunteer & Co-Sponsorship Manager, at pgreen@bridgerefugees.org.
Date Posted: 2024-03-28
