Experts by Experience: accessing volunteering opportunities

For the refugees you support, volunteering can present an opportunity for them to build new relationships  outside of your Community Sponsorship Group. Volunteering can provide invaluable work experience and also enable people to build confidence and improve language skills. As an expert by experience, Abdullah has also written a message for refugees who might be…

Accessing employment and volunteering opportunities

As part of the application process, you will have thought about how you could assist adults to access volunteer and employment opportunities. You might already have plans on how you will support adults in writing their CV, or preparing for interviews.  It can be a challenge to manage the expectations of newcomers in terms of employment and how possible…

Interpreting options

There are various different ways you can work with interpreters. You could work with paid, volunteer or bilingual volunteers (who work with the family in their own language, and also interpret when required). They could carry out their interpreting either face to face or over the phone. Whichever option you choose, make sure that the interpreter you work…