Western MD IRC Volunteer & Vetting Form
Please complete this form if you would like to become more involved with the work of Western MD IRC. We ask for your patience as we review responses and reach out with next steps. We're glad you're here!
Name
First Name
Last Name
Pronouns (optional)
City of Residence
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Email
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example@example.com
Signal Username or Phone Number if you do not have Signal however Signal is required for engagement (https://signal.org/download):
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Please select all the efforts you are interested AND have capacity (time, energy, ability, etc) to plug into:
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Rapid Response/ICE Watch: On the ground response and/or active community patrolling
Community Care: Mutual Aid for impacted families
Court Accompaniment: Ally and observer for immigrant court hearings
Community Engagement: Event planning, tabling, etc.
Know Your Rights (KYR) Canvassing: Securing meet-up location, identifying areas to be canvassed, inventory of printed materials, canvassing neighborhoods or businesses
Legal Support: Lawyers/paralegals who review trainings & provide legal guidance/consults
Educators: Space for FCPS/WCPS staff to coordinate, organize, and advocate
IRC Volunteer Care Team: Space for Mental health professionals and care-centered people to help with trauma informed guidance and more.
Other
Select any language you speak and the fluency in which you speak it:
English - Basic
English - Intermediate
English - Proficient
Spanish - Basic
Spanish - Intermediate
Spanish - Proficient
Burmese - Basic
Burmese - Intermediate
Burmese - Proficient
Haitian Creole - Basic
Haitian Creole - Intermediate
Haitian Creole - Proficient
French - Basic
French - Intermediate
French - Proficient
Other
References: Share the name and contact (Signal username, phone number, or email) of at least TWO people already connected to this space OR 2 people who we can call in case extra vetting is needed.
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Have you attended an IRC facilitated ICE Watch, Community Care or Court Observation Training? Note: Training is required. If you have not been through training, we will notify you once training is available.
Yes
No
Rapid Responders, Community Carebears, Court Observers
If you would like to volunteer as a Rapid Responder, Community Carebear, Court Observer or KYRs work, complete all of the questions below. The purpose of the remaining questions is to connect you to our more sensitive work such as rapid response, community care, court observation and KYR. Once your form is submitted, your responses will go through a vetting process that can take between 2-4 weeks. After being vetted by one of our organizers, you will be added to our Signal chat so please download the Signal app if you have not yet done so.
Please list the course title, date and location where you attended a 2-2.5hr IRC ICE Watch/Rapid Response, IRC Court Observation (or) Community Carebear Training:
Are you or is your significant other (or have you/your significant other ever been) a cop, law enforcement officer/agent, special police, current prosecutor, defense contractor, immigration/customs officer, corrections officer/ or are active duty military anywhere in the world?
Yes
No
Are you or is your significant other (or have you/your significant other ever been) a journalist/ reporter or associated with any media outlet?
Yes
No
Do you have regular access to a car?
Yes
No
Where do you work? This question is part of our review process. If you are not currently working/are a student, tell us a bit more about your field.
What are your social media URLs? (Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). If any of these are private, we will reach out to you to ask for access for a brief period of time. If you do not have social media, please type "none". We will call and do our vetting by phone, but this may delay onboarding.
Do you have any specific skills that you are able to provide?
Immigration Law
Medical Support
Social Work
De-escalation
Advocacy
Data Analysis
Other
Share the name and number of an emergency contact (who knows you by the name given in this form) that we can keep on file for you (all data stored is encrypted).
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