Donate to Help VOR receive Afghan Families: Click on the Image below
Since October of 2020, VOR has received twenty-eight Afghan families and served another 109 Afghan families since 2012.
We hope to welcome more families soon! Photo Credit: Reuters Image
Purchase Household Items for Families VOR Receives: Click on the Image below
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Our Mission: “Putting God’s love into action by assisting the refugee and asylum-seeking community to re-establish and assimilate their lives in the United States.”
WE CAN HELP
If you are an asylum-seeker or refugee living in Orange County, we would love to help you! Please call us at this number:
(714) 277-6843
نستطيع المساعدة
إذا كنت طالب لجوء أو لاجئًا يعيش في مدينة لوس أنجلوس أو مقاطعة أورانج الكبرى ، فنحن نرغب في مساعدتك! يرجى الاتصال بنا على هذا الرقم:
(714) 886-0194
We offer a number of tools aimed at assisting refugee families as they re-establish their lives here in America. Each of these tools meet an essential need, including but not limited to: supplemental food, English instruction, financial counseling, housing assistance, job coaching, youth leadership corps, summer camp, and community connections within the Little Arabia neighborhood.
Fall Semester Dates: 9/7/21 to 12/10/21
Winter 2022 Semester: 1/10/22 to 3/18/2022
Spring 2022 Semester: 3/28/2022 to 5/27/2022
In Person Services:
- English Conversation Cafe | F | 6:30pm to 8:30pm
- Fun Fridays for Kids | F | 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Continuing Online Services:
- Pathway to Citizenship Workshop | M | 7:00pm to 8:30 pm
- ESL Levels: Beginner to Advanced | M Tu W | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
- US Culture, News, and Hot Topics | M Tu W | 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
- 1-on-1 Academic Tutoring | M Th | 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
- 1-on-1 Job Coaching | By Appointment
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We offer free fresh produce, dairy, and nonperisable food items to families struggling financially. Food Drive Thru is 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm each Thursday.
VOR will assist with interviewing skills, resumé preparation, job search and often arrange appointments for qualified refugee applicants. Also, we provide driving lessons.
Visits to refugee’s homes can be arranged upon request to share coffee with them and to practice English and teach other skills necessary for adjusting to life in the U.S.A. Personal counseling and mentoring is also available upon request.
VOR provides financial services like assisting with setting up bank accounts and other financial needs. Translation services for legal documents, social service document-completion assistance, citizenship classes and arranging government appointments are also available.
VOR will deliver donated items including:
- Household furnishings (refrigerators, microwaves, couches, televisions, tables, etc.);
- Beds, linens, blankets and towels;
- Kitchen tables, chairs, kitchenware and utensils;
- Toiletries, diapers, baby supplies;
- School supplies, backpacks, some electronics;
- Toys, games, stuffed animals.
CHURCH PARTNERSHIP
We equip churches with opportunities to demonstrate Jesus love in a meaningful, transformational way while affecting the spiritual, relational and socio-economic lives of refugees living here in Southern California.
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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP
Job-skills training and employment assistance are often a critical need in helping refugees and asylum seekers build new lives here in Southern California. Our corporate partners help make this possible.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Our volunteers offer rides, teach ESL classes, lead small groups, deliver home goods and more. When you volunteer with us you are joining a family and making a meaningful impact.
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