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Community Connections

• Initiate and run education and advocacy events to help connect ReSETWestchester to our larger community, as well as social events to help connect our clients to the community
• Work with Community Orientation

Community Orientation

• Volunteers help orient our new neighbors with their new community: including how to use public transportation, where to grocery shop, finding a house of worship, etc.
• Host and coordinate refugee welcome and holiday events as appropriate and coordinated with rest of group
• Provide cultural orientation of community, safety and transportation
• Work with Community Connections

Education for Adults & Children

• Determine language training needs
• Find resources for language support including but not limited to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Second Language (ESL) for adults and children
• Coordinate volunteer interpreters and translators
• Help children enroll in schools and obtain educational support including tutors
• Help identify and support adult education, as needed
• Support other adult educational programs
• Help arrange childcare, as needed

Employment

• Identify potential employment opportunities,
• Work with adults to identify skills, resume writing, interview preparation, etc.
• Assist with job applications
• In coordination with Resettlement Agency, provide cultural orientation on US employment laws, labor rights and benefits, as appropriate
• Offer guidance as appropriate to encourage professional growth
• Help advocate for individuals in the workplace, if needed

Family Budgeting & Finances

• Help families with setting up a bank account, applying for credit cards, etc
• Help filing taxes, paying bills, etc.
• Work with the families to create a budget for their own finances (with a goal of self-sufficiency in 6-12 months)

Fundraising & Finances

• Implement financial systems for all income and expenses, including establishment of bank accounts, required tax or other legal filings, and all record keeping

Government Services

• Assist with applications for applicable governmental benefits including social security cards, SNAP, ID/Driver’s License, etc.

Healthcare

• Help the family navigate the healthcare medical insurance system
• Attend initial health screenings
• Connect the family to a medical practice that accepts Medicaid
• Help manage any medical issue that may arise, as appropriate

Our new neighbors need a home that is fully furnished with some clothing needs (Clothing, cookware, furniture, personal care items). Responsibilities include:

• Making sure the necessities are in place for Move-In Day including beds, new mattresses, furniture, housewares, plates, kitchen supplies and all room items. (work with established local partners such as Furniture Sharehouse and local thrift shops)
• Cleaning, staging and transportation on Move-In Day.
• Stocking the home with cleaning and other household supplies and personal care items for the first few months after arrival; after that, assist as needed with donations
• Stock the home with groceries and culturally appropriate meals for the first few days

Housing

• Identify safe, clean, affordable housing for the incoming refugee(s) Assist with lease signing
• Pre-arrival: Work with Household Furnishings Committee to Secure and Furnish Housing
• Post-Arrival: Conduct Safety orientation (with HIAS), review lease with family, ensure utilities in family’s name and payment set-up; if requested by family, help with cable and/or internet

Legal

• Maintain paperwork regarding incorporation of ReSET Westchester, Inc.
• File paperwork for ReSET Westchester, Inc. to form a 501c3
• Obtain EIN for ReSET Westchester, Inc.

Technology

• Assist with donor and volunteer database creation and management; assist with any appropriate internal communications systems

Transportation

• Provide or coordinate rides for the refugee(s) to get to their jobs, places of worship, appointments and classes.
• If appropriate, help the adults to get driver’s licenses (see governmental services above, also)
• Commitment to drive more than one time is required and preference is for drivers who can participate over 4-6 months. Volunteers must have clean driving record

Volunteer Management

• Help recruit volunteers
• Keep track of their information and hours volunteered
• Oversee and link volunteer assignments to the family support and applicable Volunteer Committee

Youth

• Discuss as a group youth educational and/or fundraising activities and implement as appropriate
• Find opportunities for teen volunteers to work with and meaningfully connect with refugee family members through hands-on activities such as tutoring, child care and household tasks