Project: Refugee Resettlement volunteer through an NST (neighborhood support team)

Location: Durham and Dover NH

Description: 

A “Neighborhood Support Team,” or NST, is a volunteer group of 10-20 people who work together to welcome a refugee family into their community. Each NST has two team leads who coordinate the efforts, and teams are organized by interest into subcommittees of people who fill specific roles (e.g., benefits, education, employment, etc.). NSTs raise money, find housing and officially commit to helping a family through their first 6-12 months of resettlement, but the friendships formed may last a lifetime.

4Rivers Church, partnering with the local community, has resettled 8 refugee families in the past 3 years in our area.  We are currently working to welcome a family of 3 from Venezuela.  Arrival date is January 17, 2025.

Responsibilities: 

• Attend a virtual, 1 hour, meeting every other week with the team.

• Adopt a role on the team that requires weekly and frequent involvement or role that requires occasional time spent with the family.

Time commitment: 

Varies depending upon area of focus and role on the team.  Typically, 1-2 hours per week.

Start date/end date: 

Varies depending upon area of focus and role on the team.  This team is active now and looking for interested volunteers to begin immediately.

Requirements:

• Empathetic to the plight of refugees

• The desire to offer what you have to someone in need

Contact: 

Kasey Dillon

(p) 603 205 5901

(email) kdillon@welcomenst.org

Website:

https://www.welcomenst.org/welcome-a-refugee

Appropriate for children/youth: Yes.  All ages are able to participate.