Ukrainian Relief Volunteers
Volunteers Needed:
Help Ukrainian Refugees settle in Winnipeg
NEEDS Centre is currently looking for volunteers to support organizations and ethnocultural communities needing volunteers for the Ukraine influx.
Who is a Ukrainian Relief Volunteer?
- Provide support to Ukrainian newcomers
- Support various settlement and ethnocultural communities needing volunteers
- Enhance Ukrainian resettlement
Why become a Ukrainian Relief Volunteer?
- Give back to the community by sharing strengths, abilities, experience and wisdom.
- Impact the community by facilitating and enhancing the integration of Ukrainian Newcomers
- Recognize that you can make a difference in the lives of Ukrainian Newcomers
- Feel part of a wider community
- Opportunities for supplementary training
- Increase knowledge, skills and awareness of issues related to immigrants and refugees from war-affected countries
- Gain understanding on how to work in a diverse cultural setting
Areas of Volunteer Activities
- Translation
- Interpretation
- Conversation Classes
- Language Supports
- Transportation
- Youth Programs
- Family Programs
- Employment
- Mental Health
- Other areas as needed
How to apply?
- Complete your application form and send it to Ukrainesupport@needsinc.ca
- Provide a resume
- Provide a current* Criminal Record check (with Vulnerable Sector Search completed)
- Provide a current* Child Abuse Registry check (can be applied for through NEEDS Centre)
- Provide contact information for reference checks (at least one professional reference required)
- Attend an orientation session
NOTE:
- *A current check must have been completed within 12 months.
- Once accepted, you will be matched with organizations and/or community groups in need of your help.
- Time commitment will be specified and communicated by the agency you are matched with.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ukraine Response Volunteer Team
Ukrainesupport@needsinc.ca | (204) 940-1264
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