IRIS Crisis Volunteer Mobilization Interest Form
IRIS needs your help! Stop-work orders have been applied to funding used to serve IRIS clients who arrived before January 20th. These families were promised services to help them in their first 90 days (and beyond) and IRIS is doing it's very best with a skeletal staff to assist them. IRIS volunteers are simply the best and we need your help now more than ever. Please complete the form below indicating your 1st and 2nd choice of core service areas which need our most urgent assistance. After completing the form, you will receive a followup email with a link to a brief video training and a confidentiality form. After you have completed these onboarding tasks, a volunteer team leader will reach out to you with additional information.Connecticut is an incredibly receptive community and we are so grateful for your interest in being a part of the change you wish to see in the world!
Name
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Last Name
First Name
Email
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
In what city do you live?
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Have you ever served on a Community Sponsorship resettlement team? (IRIS Co-sponsorship, Sponsor Circles, Welcome Corps)
Yes
No
Please Review the Core Services below and select your First choice area of service. (the next question will allow you to select your second choice) ** You will not be expected to do all tasks listed next to each area. Team leaders will receive single tasks which will then be offered to the Team of volunteers, for one (or more) volunteer(s) to accept.
Please Select
Housing/Donations (Lease guidance, Utilities management, landlord advocacy, change of address, moving clients from one resident to another)
Public Benefits( Husky Medicaid renewals, troubleshooting benefits)
Health (Support in accessing and navigating healthcare, Husky billing issues, Health Orientations)
Education (Support enrollment, School orientation, Youth Tutoring, ESOL - adult tutoring, higher ed assistance)
Employment (Outreach to employers, job application/search assistance, data management for staff)
Transportation (providing transportation for clients, assist with bus navigation)
Interpretation ( Great need for a pool of interpreters - if you are a fluent speaker of another language)
Childcare: provide childcare - (After School Program, Family Literacy, Sewing Class, Youth Leadership, etc)
Financial Literacy: (Budgeting, bill paying, accessing free tax service (VITA), troubleshooting billing issues
Please Review the Core Services below and select your Second choice.
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Please Select
Housing/Donations (Lease guidance, Utilities management, landlord advocacy, change of address, moving clients from one resident to another)
Public Benefits( Husky Medicaid renewals, troubleshooting benefits)
Health (Support in accessing and navigating healthcare, Husky billing issues, Health Orientations)
Education (Support enrollment, School orientation, Youth Tutoring, ESOL - adult tutoring, higher ed assistance)
Employment (Outreach to employers, job application/search assistance, data management for staff)
Transportation (providing transportation for clients, assist with bus navigation)
Interpretation ( Great need for a pool of interpreters - if you are a fluent speaker of another language)
Childcare: provide childcare - (After School Program, Family Literacy, Sewing Class, Youth Leadership, etc)
Financial Literacy: (Budgeting, bill paying, accessing free tax service (VITA), troubleshooting billing issues
While I chose my top 2 choices, I am flexible and happy to assist wherever I am needed most!
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Yes!
My skills would be best utilized in my top 2 service selections
Do you speak a foreign language fluently?
No
Yes
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Interpretation/Translation
What language(s) do you speak fluently?
If you are a fluent speaker of another language, would you be willing to help with interpretation?
Yes
No
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Time Availability
Approximately how much time per week are you available to volunteer?
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1-2
2-4
4-6
6-8
8-10
As much as you need me. This is important work!
Which Days of the week are you most available?
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
What time of the day are you most available?
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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Do you prefer working in person with clients/staff or remote work?
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Client/Staff
I would prefer to work remotely
I can do either or both
Would you be interested in taking a leadership role on one of the Core Services teams? (must have strong communication and organizational skills - Google Suite; volunteer coordination and/or project management experience would be ideal) - This work can mostly be completed remotely.
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Yes, I have extra time to donate
No, I just want to help where and when I am available
Have you had previous experience in refugee resettlement? If yes, please give a brief description.
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Anything else you would like to share:
How did you hear about this initiative?
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