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Lutheran Services in Iowa - Refugee Community Services Program
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Description: Lutheran Services in Iowa's Refugee Community Services Program provides extended support services to refugees in the Des Moines area. Typically, newly arrived refugees in the U.S. receive only 90 days of formal support, making it difficult to adequately address the vast language and cultural barriers that often await them. The Refugee Community Services Program at Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) helps meet refugees' ongoing needs through English as a Second Language classes, intensive work readiness classes, elder services, community gardening and capacity building initiatives with local service providers and community representatives. More information about refugee services is available through contacting Mr. Mickey Goggin at mickey.goggin@lsiowa.org or Mr. Zachary Couture at zachary.couture@lsiowa.org. How to Help: Iowans can support the Refugee Community Services Program through in-kind donations, financial donations, or by volunteering as an English as a Second Language tutor or with the urban agriculture program. Corporate volunteers can also help with the intensive work readiness classes through providing guest speakers, conducting practice interviews, or hosting a 2 hour tour and job readiness class for refugees at their place of business. Individuals and corporations interested in learning more about volunteering should contact Nick Wuertz at 515.271.7443 or nicholas.wuertz@LSIowa.org. Click here to flag this profile as needing attention. |
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