Devenez bénévole avec nous
Caryn Kelly et Lilian Okech se sont rencontrées en tant que co-propriétaires d'entreprise en 2017. Elles ont formé Hope to Shine pour se concentrer sur le développement du potentiel des femmes immigrantes et réfugiées en tant que leaders dans leurs foyers, leurs lieux de travail et leur communauté.
Obtenir de l'aide
Nous créons des opportunités de connexions interculturelles et des ressources pour les apprenants de l'anglais.
Avantages du bénévolat
As a volunteer, you'll have an opportunity to:
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Learn about another's life experience and culture firsthand
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Develop a friendship with your partner and get to know them and their family
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Witness progress and celebrate both big and small victories together
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Gain valuable teaching and tutoring experience
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Make Central Iowa more welcoming
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Co-create a sense of belonging and community
Avantages du bénévolat
We do not require our volunteers to have previous teaching experience or knowledge of a second language. Volunteers attend an orientation to the program before they start meeting with their partners and participate in monthly learning opportunities with others in the program.
Volunteers must be:
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18 years of age or older
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able to meet regularly with their partner once per week for at least three months
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flexible, patient, and comfortable working with language learners with varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds
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able to travel to and from a specified meeting place each week (by car, public transportation, virtual, etc.)