A list of volunteer opportunities
We have a new family arriving next week and will need to do a setup in advance of their arrival. No details yet about the makeup of the family. If you are interested in helping, could you specify below which morning would be best for you to participate at the apartment in Elizabeth. Your signup […]
Take a LEAP with us! Our popular Literacy and Enrichment Activity Program — LEAP for short — meets weekly to support the local refugee community in Elizabeth, NJ. The program provides ESL instruction for adults and homework help and enrichment activities for children. Volunteers and participants enjoy a shared meal to conclude the fulfilling evening. […]
Greetings everyone, We have THREE volunteer opportunities on Saturday, January 25, 2020. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. We have two apartment setups; for a Sudanese family of six and a family of six from Colombia. Our setups will both begin at 10am. The work should take about two hours. You can register below to volunteer, and please […]
We will be preparing a new home for a refugee family of five this Saturday October 19th. If you would like to assist with cleaning, stocking shelves and light decorating, please sign up below. The apartment will be open at 9:30am. You can stop by any time to help. Please include the names of everyone […]
We will be preparing a new home for an Afghan family of four next Tuesday October 8th. If you would like to assist with cleaning, stocking shelves and light decorating, please sign up below. The time is flexible depending on availability of volunteers. Please include the names of everyone who would be attending. Once you’ve […]
Thank you for volunteering to help set up an apartment on Tuesday, September 24th. We are welcoming a new family of 5; mom, dad, 12 year old daughter, 6 year old son and (almost) 2 year old daughter. I will forward the address on Monday to the email address you provide. We generally get started […]
We are prepping a home for an Afghani family of 9 this Saturday, September 14th. If you would like to assist with cleaning and decorating please indicate by signing up below. Please indicate each individual who would attend. You will be contacted by email with logistics and details about the family. Thanks so much for […]
Greetings friends, We have been asked to set up apartments for two new households. A family of six from the Sudan will be arriving later this week, along with a 57-year old single woman from Colombia. We are able to get into the apartments on Friday 8/9 to begin prep work, so we can use […]
Join us as we bring Language assistance and fun enrichment activities for the whole family. This is going on our second year of running this program and it has been a tremendous gift to witness the joy and transformation for all. ~ Thursday nights November 1 – December 20 at a church (address and name […]
Recently Reunited Families: We have two Recently Reunited families we work with. Both are mothers with young sons, ages 4 and 5, one from Guatemala and the other from El Salvador. . The mothers were separated from their sons at the border during their journey of seeking asylum in the US. They were among the […]