Porirua Volunteers

The next training courses for volunteers in the Wellington, Porirua and Hutt regions for 2008 will be as follows: Please note we are also looking at the possibility of holding day courses for those volunteers unable to attend evening courses. This will depend on 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.

September

Tuesday    9 Sept           6.25pm - 9pm
Saturday  13 Sept          9.00am - 4pm

Tuesday  16 Sept           6.25pm - 9pm
Thursday 18 Sept           6.25pm - 9pm

Tuesday   23 Sept          6.25pm - 9pm

November

Tuesday     4 November   6.30pm - 9pm
Saturday     8 November  9.00am - 4pm

Tuesday    11 November  6.30pm - 9pm
Thursday   13 November  6.30pm - 9pm

Tuesday     18 November 6.30pm - 9pm

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

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 one of the above offices.

All sessions must be attended as part of the requirements of the Refugee 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 and language