Join First Church & Friends' Welcome Corps Team

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We are so pleased that First Church & Friends’ application to become a sponsor group for Welcome Corps was successful! Our team is now preparing to welcome two refugees from Sub-Saharan Africa in early fall 2023. These newcomers will have Official Refugee Status and full access to government benefits. Our team will support them in a 90-day resettlement effort, and we need a large group of volunteers to help in a variety of ways. There are tasks for a wide range of time commitments and skill levels. We also have a need for core team members with backgrounds in health care, mental health, employment, and job training.

If you can join our wider circle of volunteers in this effort, please complete this form so that we can rely on the database created from your input to provide the newcomers with the support they need. And reach out to your friends and community; people outside of First Church are very welcome to join the team!

If you have any questions about being a volunteer, please email Martha Mueller Cook at marthamuellercook@gmail.com. Thank you.

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VOLUNTEER PREFERENCES

We will attempt to honor your preferences but please know that you may also receive requests for help that fall outside your requests. The decision will be up to you of course.

I prefer to contribute in the following ways (check all that apply):

Driving (providing transportation/accompanying refugees to appointments)

Picking up furniture and other supplies

Cooking

Providing temporary housing for a few weeks or months (until permanent housing is found)

Being a back-up person for any emergency needs or to fill in for a cancelation

Teaching and building skills (see options below)

Accessing services (see options below)

Posting updates/communications to social media

Finding more permanent housing for the refugees

If you said YES to "teaching and building skills," please indicate which areas are of interest to you:

Showing newcomers around Cambridge (libraries, parks, houses of worship, etc.)

Using public transportation

Grocery and basic supplies shopping

How to find free resources (food, clothing, furniture)

Practicing conversational English

Tech and Computers

Finance/budgeting

Understanding American/Cambridge culture and laws

Resume, job application, and interview skills

If you said YES to "accessing services," please indicate which areas are of interest to you:

Government benefits

Job and career resources

Health care (including mental health care)

Rental assistance and other housing information

Support for stress, anxiety, or family issues

Groups in Cambridge that share cultural/national background

Connecting with ESOL classes/resources

Link with legal services, such as employment and/or immigration

AVAILABILITY

Please indicate when you are usually most available:

Mondays

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

I'm flexible.

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 4 pm

4 - 6 pm

Evening

Anything else we should know about your availability in the fall season? (e.g. planned travel, times when you will be unavailable, etc.)

LANGUAGE ABILITY

I can converse in...

I can understand most of what is said in...

WHAT ELSE?

Is there any other information you would like to share with us?

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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