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Help a refugee youth adjust to their new home in Chicago as a Young Adult Mentor!

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ORGANIZATION: Heartland Human Care Services

  • 43 people are interested
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Refugee resettlement agency is seeking mentors for refugee youth aged 16-24. Assist and encourage a newly arrived refugee in their transition to their new life in the United States! Mentors will meet with their mentees for four hours per month, or about an hour a week, for six months to work towards goals they've set for themselves. This can include supporting them as they enroll in English classes, get GED, apply to college, or something as simple being a friendly face they can talk to. You’ll receive training, support, and opportunities to learn more about the refugee experience. Orientations every 6-8 weeks- get started today!

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About Heartland Human Care Services

Location:

4822 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, US

Mission Statement

Heartland Human Care Services advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations--particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced--through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.

Description

Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS) partners with refugees, asylees, immigrants and survivors of trafficking to address their needs by connecting them to their new community, providing education and employment services, and the help they need to succeed in their new country. RICS annually resettles more than 150 individuals in Chicago from places like Afghanistan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and Syria. RICS serves an additional 500 refugees through a variety of services including cultural orientation, adjustment counseling, employment, job readiness and placement services, as well as medical case management, family literacy, and English language training for adults.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Education & Literacy
Immigrants & Refugees
Advocacy & Human Rights, Education & Literacy, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Chicago, IL 60645

(42.01053,-87.69263)
 

SKILLS

  • Tutoring
  • Mentoring
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 4 hours per month
  • Mandated Reporter Training, Background Check

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