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Volunteers Change Lives

World Relief volunteers welcome refugees to their new lives in America.  From meeting them at SeaTac Airport, to teaching them English and how to navigate American grocery stores, our volunteers accompany refugees on their journeys between cultures.  Volunteering at World Relief is a beautiful way to “welcome the stranger” into your life, and to build cross-cultural friendships.

World Relief has the following long-term volunteer positions for people interested in directly with refugees:

• Cultural Companions help newly-arrived refugees adjust to American culture by practicing English with them, answering questions they may have, and providing companionship.
• Road Runners support World Relief casework staff by transporting refugees to and from necessary and/or urgent appointments.
• Host Homes host refugee families in their homes for the first 7-10 days they are in America, and orient them to American households and life.
• Interns assist World Relief casework staff to gain professional experience in working with refugees or cross-cultural ministry. 

Other short-term opportunities to serve the mission of World Relief include:

• Teaching ESL
• Volunteering with The Refugee Project—World Relief’s refugee simulation.
• Serving with World Relief’s Detention Ministry in Tacoma.
• Assisting World Relief staff with administrative work.
• Teaching a life-skills class (budgeting, cooking, pre-natal care, etc.)
• Advocating for refugee-related policy and legislation.
• Planning World Relief events.
• Ministering to Somali Bantu refugees by providing them with social services.
• Collecting and delivering furniture for refugees’ first apartments in America.

Aside from administrative work, The Refugee Project, and event-planning, all volunteer opportunities are based out of Kent, Washington – a 21 mile drive from our Seattle office.