Hutt Valley Volunteers

The next training courses for volunteers in the Wellington, Porirua and Hutt regions for 2009 will be as follows: Please note, we are also looking at the possibility of holding day courses for those volunteers unable to attend evening sessions. This will depend on the demand - if you would prefer to attend day time sessions, we encourage you to please contact your nearest office - details below.

Donations: Household items: If you wish to donate good quality household items, including furniture, kitchenware, whiteware, beds, bedding, gardening tools etc, we would appreciate you contacting Liz Barrett on (04) 3815 260 or email Liz here  We have a van service (Wednesday and Saturday) and Liz can arrange a suitable time for the items to be picked up.

Our Refugee Services Brochure can be viewed or downloaded here  (.pdf 3931KB)

July/August - Four Day Course

Tuesday - 28 July
Thursday -30 July
Tuesday  -  4 August
Thursday -  6 August

Day time - hours to be advised

Please note: These dates may change and we will advise you immediately of any changes to the programme or, please contact your local coordinator for an update.

Places are limited, if you would like to work as a volunteer with Refugee Services you will need to enrol for this course. Please contact your nearest office:

Wellington - Ph Molly Kennedy - 3815 266 or email Molly Kennedy
Porirua      - Ph  Jay Edwin - 2377-315 or email Jay Edwin
Hutt Valley - Ph Amy Dawson - 5669-353 or email Amy Dawson

All sessions must be attended as part of the requirements of the Refguee Services Certificate in Refugee Resettlement.

The sessions are:

The refugee experience
The role of the volunteer support workers
Teams and teamwork
Refugee health and well-being
Refugee education
Support services
Refugee culture