Women on the Move in Hume
The Women on the Move Program is a pilot program that connects volunteers with isolated refugee women in the Hume City Council region (northern metropolitan Melbourne).
Are you:
A resident of Hume City Council area?
Interested to meet and support newly arrived refugee women in your area?
Able to spare two hours per week providing social and emotional support?
Open minded and enthusiastic to learn about different cultures?
Able to make a six month commitment to the project?
Free to attend an information sessionand five hours of training in in Craigieburn, plus monthly meetings?
Able to transport yourself for home visits in your local area?
Willing to undergo a police and working with children check?
Volunteers will be matched with a refugee participant to provide social support, networking opportunities, mentoring, language practice, and information on services in the area. Volunteers and participants are encouraged to attend regular group activities together.
Interested?
Volunteering is a great way to create connections with your local community and learn about other cultures and perspectives. It is also a wonderful way to make new friends! As a volunteer with the Women on the Move project, you will be in a position to help a local refugee woman and her children settle in the area. Your friendship and assistance will empower your companion, as well as yourself.
You will receive training and regular supervision to help you gain valuable experience.
The project will run regular group activities, so you will get to know a number of local women, in a safe and fun environment.
All volunteers making home visits must have their own mobile phone available in case of emergencies.
For further information contact EMC at the Brotherhood of St Laurence: 9416 0044 or email: emc@bsl.org.au (subject: Women on the Move)
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