STAND FOR THE VULNERABLE
World Relief

World Relief partners with local churches around the world to restore hope to refugees. Since 1979, World Relief has welcomed and provided support to over 300,000 refugees in the U.S.

World Relief works with local churches, empowering them to serve the most vulnerable. Recently, World Relief caseworker Sarah Williams visited Heartland to share their mission and vision about supporting refugees. Please take a moment to watch her presentation here.
By partnering with World Relief, our church can play a vital role in serving newly arrived refugees by providing mentorship, friendship, and general assistance.  Some specific things that volunteers do include:
  • Welcomers (Airport pickup): More than just transportation to their new home, a warm welcome at the airport is an invaluable gift to travel-worn refugees.
  • Roadrunners (Drivers): Help refugees get to necessary caseworker and medical appointments during their first couple weeks in America.
  • ESL Tutors and Conversation Partners: Choose your weekday(s) and help in a structured classroom or practice English with refugees in their homes after work/school. (Requires prior teaching/tutoring experience).
  • Movers and Apartment Setup: Assist our staff in gathering donations, setting up housing, and purchasing groceries for new arrivals.
  • Refugee Partners: Meet on a weekly basis with an assigned refugee/family and walk with them in their journey as they integrate into their new Stanislaus community.
  • Community/Cultural Guides: Help orient refugees to their new community and the public resources available to them such as public transportation, shopping, banking, library services.
  • Teach a life-skills class: Budgeting, cooking, computer skills, home safety, etc.
  • Employment/Health Advocates: Prepare and connect refugees to job leads or assist them in navigating our US healthcare system.
  • Interpreters/Translators needed!
 World Relief also has multiple volunteer projects for groups:
  • Buy groceries for a refugee family
  • Provide a “Welcome Kit” for refugees (email us for a list of needed items)
  • Coordinate a Resource Drive
  • Have a family over for dinner
  • Develop a Good Neighbor Team

If this is something that is on your heart, please take a moment to fill out the form below.

    World Relief Partnership

    Thank you for being a blessing to the vulnerable!

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