Asylum Seeker Programs-Welcome Wagon!
This opportunity is provided by VolunteerMatch's partner.
Please visit the new page to apply.
Duties: Greeting families when they arrive at the bus station. This includes meeting them warmly at the transit station, helping transport them to their new apartment, and providing a hot, culturally appropriate meal for their first night. Requirements:
- Completion of volunteer application and/or group liability form
- Ability to be a warm, welcoming presence for incoming clients
- Driving/transport capabilities
- Ability and willingness to prepare culturally a appropriate meal
- Attendance at a mandatory volunteer orientation and training prior to working with clients
People with the following skills/experience would be great here: conversational proficiency in another language (especially Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, or Portuguese); people looking to build community within Buffalo; people interested in volunteering with their company, community organization, or religious institution.
About Jericho Road Community Health Center
Location:
184 Barton St, Buffalo, NY 14213, US
Mission Statement
We care for our communities and advocate for systemic health equity in order to demonstrate the unconditional love of Jesus. Our vision is for individuals, families, and communities to become healthy and whole.
Description
In addition to providing excellent medical care, we have developed a wide array of community development programs, seeking to address the needs of those we serve more holistically. We offer culturally and linguistically appropriate programming with interpreters of over 24 languages and/or dialects. We actively engage a very diverse staff that represents the ethnicities we serve in order to form a bridge of trust with Buffalo's many communities. Our current volunteer opportunities include: Priscilla Project of Buffalo, Vive, and Spiritual Care
Volunteers bring critical energy, skill, time, and resources to Jericho Road. Through meaningful opportunities, we are sharing Jesus’ love in tangible ways, helping our neighbors to overcome the barriers of poverty they face, and participating in mutual transformation.
VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE A VOLUNTEER APPLICATION AT WWW.JRCHC.ORG
