housing set up
Location: Based on refugee’s address – Glendale/Phoenix and Tucson
Details: Assist our housing team in moving furniture into an apartment/house for a newly arriving refugee family. Day and time will fluctuate depending on arrival date of family but we can accommodate your schedule as needed. Typically if you can provide at least one day a week to serve, we can plan around your schedule.
refugee youth mentor
Location: Tucson
Details: Community members are matched as a mentor to a refugee between the ages of 15 to 24 years old who are within their first 5 years of resettlement. Mentors help their mentee navigate the Tucson community, explore professional and educational opportunities, and have fun together.
match grant administrator
Location: Phoenix office
Details: Help track donations for reporting purposes, as part of our matching grant program to show community support of refugee programming. This is a great role for someone who likes administrative tasks and is savvy on the computer and is detail-orientated.
english as a second language tutor
Location: Done at refugee home/apartment
Details: Teach English reading and writing to newly resettled refugees. Have simple, natural conversation practice with refugees who are learning the language, helping them to feel more comfortable with basic dialogue, practice useful phrases and words, and help them memorize key vocabulary they’ll need in everyday life.
FIRST FRIEND & co-sponsor WELCOME TEAMS
Location: Phoenix and Tucson
Details: For refugee individuals or families that have just resettled here, they will need support navigating their new community - have fun together as well as help them with practical tasks such as bus riding and grocery shopping, as well as English practice and navigating their career path. Community groups/churches/families are matched with refugee families and individual volunteers will be matched with an individual.
sewing or crochet teacher
Location: Phoenix and Tucson
Details: Share your skills with refugee women on how to sew or crochet or other crafts - like jewelry making. Lead workshops to the full group or teach 1:1 in a refugee woman’s home. The classes offer the women a time to meet others, learn or perfect a skill, and provide an income stream for those who sell their finished products on etsy or at markets.
transportation
Location: Phoenix
Details: Pick up refugee women at their apartment that don’t have vehicles, so they can attend the Women’s Empowerment classes at our office. Driving clearances required.
childcare
Location: Phoenix and Tucson LSS offices
Details: Watch the children of the parents attending classes.
english tutor for students
Location: Phoenix and Tucson school campuses
Details: Through the “Refugee School Impact Grant (RSIG)” we will be offering after-school programming at multiple schools (elementary, middle, and high school levels) to assist students with social activities, homework help, and English practice.
soccer coach
Location: Phoenix
Details: Have fun playing and teaching soccer to refugee youth, Friday nights
housing application assistant
Location: Refugee apartments in Phoenix/Glendale area
Details: Assist refugees in filling out low-income housing applications; obtain information from clients and enter into online forms. Each application process will take place in the home of the client and take several hours. You can help just one family or be assigned multiple appointments.
Ready to get started? Register for a virtual volunteer orientation to learn more and get started with a current opening.