Volunteer
How can you get involved?
RIC-AAU invites everyone who is interested in getting involved with the refugee community to join our volunteer team! Our volunteers are very important to us because we rely on their help to accomplish many tasks. In return for this great service, we strive to provide an exciting a challenging volunteer experience. There are many opportunities in which to get involved, from mentoring a family to tutoring youth to conducting a hygiene workshop. Opportunities include:
After School Program Tutors:
RIC-AAU conducts after school programs at several locations, in which volunteers help youth from K-12 with homework and learning activities. These locations are:
- Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center (760 West 3940 South #EE11): M-Th 4:15-6pm or 7pm and F 3-4:30pm or 6pm
- Evergreen Junior High: M-Th 3-4:45pm
- Glendale Middle School and Eisenhower Junior High: 3-5pm
Volunteer Mentors
Our goal at the RIC-AAU is to have a mentor volunteer for each family. Many refugee families need mentorship assistance to complement the guidance that our social case managers offer.
Mentors are asked to make a three- to six-month commitment to work with a refugee family. Volunteers set up their own schedule according to availability. Volunteer Mentors assist refugees or refugee families with a variety of activities that include the following:
- Learning basic English conversation
- Obtaining financial literacy
- Utilizing the banking system (paying bills, writing checks)
- Sorting required mail from junk mail
- Undertaking basic household care
- Helping kids with homework
- Building life skills
- And so much more
Additional Opportunities
- Collecting hygiene products for care packages, school supplies for backpacks, diapers and other baby items for young families
- Providing childcare during programs
- Performing general duties in the office
- Assisting in the English as a Second Language program at RIC-AAU or Sunnyvale
- Helping during one-time projects or events
For more information, please contact Marissa Beckstrom at 801-990-9476 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it