Several Unit 5 schools will be having Parent-Teacher Conferences this Friday, October 21stand are in need of Spanish-speaking interpreters.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Colleen O’Dea or call Fox Creek Elementary School directly at 309.557.4416 to sign up.
Spanish-speaking volunteers are needed for Parent Cafe this month.
They are anticipating 15 Spanish-speaking parents at this Café and are in need of four to six Spanish-speaking volunteers for interpreting during the café conversations. Bilingual parents may participate and interpret at the same time.
Please let Kayla or Maureen know if you are available for the evening. Supper and child care will be provided.
ICIRR needs people like you to volunteer to help start a 24-hour crisis hotline for families in deportation. You will be the first line of defense for these families – helping them find their loved ones in detention and helping them connect to local services.
Our first training is scheduled for July 16th of this year. The training will only be open to people who have submitted their Hotline Volunteer Application ahead of time. So, fill out the application now and send to Sal Cervantes (scervantes@icirr.org).
Volunteers do not have to come to a central location to work the hotline. The calls will go straight to your cell phone. We ask all volunteers to be “on-call” for 9 hours each week. You can choose whatever hours work best for you. But we expect that at most you will only be required to work 2-3 hours/week – including taking calls, reporting on your calls, and doing follow-up.
If you have any questions, contact Stephen or Sal.
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
773.444.9557
www.ICIRR.org
The Immigration Project is opening an opportunity to volunteer on “The Citizenship Team”. It is a commitment of 8 hours per month, preferably on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. We need a team of about six people. Fluency in Spanish or French is a plus but not a must!
This is a fantastic opportunity to help Legal Permanent Residents on the road to citizenship!
We are having an informational meeting on Saturday, June 18th, from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Please contact me to register so we know how many to expect.
If, at the end of this meeting you remain interested, we are offering initial training training from 12:30 till 3:00 p.m.
We respectfully request that you only attend if you are sincere about committing to volunteer 8 hours or more each month for at least six months. Also, no current clients of Immigration Project may volunteer until their case is completed.
For more information, contact:
Christine Howe, Citizenship Program Director
The Immigration Project
510 E Washington St., Ste 318
PO BOX 3065
Bloomington IL 61702-3065
309/829-8703 (central IL), ext. 105
618/452-7018 (southern IL), ext. 105
FAX 309/807-2753
www.immigrationproject.org
Have you ever been interested in learning about the citizenship application process and helping Legal Residents take that step to full citizenship, here is a golden opportunity!
The Immigration Project is seeking a small team of serious-minded volunteers who will commit to coming in to their Bloomington office on one Thursday or Friday each month and spending 4-6 hours meeting with clients and participating in follow-up case management. They need persons who are bilingual in Spanish, and perhaps one or two who are bilingual in French.
The volunteer should not be a current client, or family member of a current client of The Immigration Project and will need to sign a Confidentiality Agreement and Volunteer Interest Form.
The Immigration Project serves 86 counties in Central and Southern Illinois. Due to a grant from The New Americans Initiative, they are able to offer our services free of charge to the client, but due to budgeting they count heavily on volunteer help in order to try to still help as anyone who asks for it.
If this interests, you please contact Christine Howe 309/829-8703 (central IL), ext. 105 and plan to attend the training seminar this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. They are providing lunch so please RSVP by noon this Friday.
Cedar Ridge Elementary (Bloomington, IL) is in need of Spanish interpreters Friday October 22, 2010 for parent/teacher conferences. Two will be needed in the morning 8am-9:15am and two in the afternoon 2pm-3:30pm. Contact Colleen O’Dea at odeac@unit5.org for more information or to volunteer.
TONIGHT: Cedar Ridge (formerly known as Brigham) and Pepper Ridge Elementary Schools are looking for bilingual (Spanish and English) volunteers for tonight’s (August 5, 2010) school registration from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (two hour shifts if possible).
Normal Community High School is looking for Spanish interpreters during their school registration (August 9-11) during 11am-1pm and 3pm-6pm Monday through Wednesday. If you or your group is interested in volunteering please contact Jeanette Nuckolls at nuckolij@unit5.org.