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870 Market Street, Ste 718
San Francisco, CA 94102
reftrans@reftrans.org
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Oakland, CA 94612
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Refugee Transitions currently offers the following
programs
to help assist refugee and immigrant families in becoming more
self-sufficient here in the United States. Browse through
each program for a description and other important student and volunteer-related information.
If you are interested in participating or volunteering in one
of our programs, please fill out a volunteer application located
on our How You Can Help page.
If you have any questions, please contact our San Francisco
office at (415) 989-2151 or via e-mail at
reftrans@reftrans.org.
 Refugee Transitions' ESL Civics
Education and Orientation Program,
is a home-based volunteer program in which volunteers teach
English to adults in students' homes. Volunteers are currently needed to
teach in San Francisco and Oakland.
Refugee Transitions provides
preparatory training and resources to support volunteers, as
well as the
unique opportunity for volunteers to teach English as a Second
Language to refugees and immigrants in the students' home
environments.
Together, the student and tutor address the life skills
which the student has identified as the most
important. Tutors also help students to learn the language and
literacy skills needed to engage more actively in community
activities, and to access important civic institutions and
community resources.
Our Students
Our students come from all over the world; at present we are
serving clients from more than 15 different countries. We focus in
this program on giving priority to students who are unable to
attend regular ESL classes and cannot be reached by
other programs.
Volunteer Commitment
Volunteers are asked to make a commitment of at least six months. Hours are
flexible and arranged with your student. We will try to place you
with someone who lives in a convenient location, although there
are no guarantees. Volunteers must attend a preparatory
5
hour
training.
 Refugee Transitions' Newcomers Civic Involvement and
Technology Empowerment Project helps refugees and
immigrants to gain basic computer skills, while
simultaneously improving their English language proficiency.
Clients can
receive either small-group instruction in the
agency's community computer lab in Oakland or home-based
instruction provided by trained volunteer tutors.
Volunteer Commitment
Volunteers are asked to make
a commitment of at least six months. Hours are flexible and arranged with
your student, and instruction takes place in the student's home.
The project curriculum includes three components: (1)
English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) instruction with an emphasis on
increased civic involvement; (2) instruction in basic computer
usage; and (3) career and/or educational advancement assistance.
Volunteers are expected to
attend our basic orientation and five hours of preparatory trainings in order to
participate in this project.
 This program is based in San Francisco, Oakland and
Fremont and provides immigrant and refugee youth the support and
opportunities they need to succeed academically, develop
career-readiness skills, form healthy
attachments and to develop supportive relationships with adults
and peers. Refugee Transitions recruits, trains, and matches
volunteer tutors with refugee youth ages 6-18 for one-on-one
tutoring and mentoring.
Volunteer Commitment
Volunteers are asked to make a commitment of at least nine months (at least one academic year)
of meeting with a youth 1-2 times per week. Hours are
flexible and arranged with your student. We will try to place you
with someone who lives in a convenient location, although there
are no guarantees. Volunteers must attend a preparatory 5 hour
training.
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Bosnian
Genocide Survivors Project |
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The goal of the Bosnia Genocide Survivors Project is to conduct interviews and gather testimonies
from Bosnian refugees who survived Bosnian genocide and ethnic cleansing and
are currently living in the Bay Area. The focus of this project will be to collect testimonies related
to the survivor? experiences in Bosnia and their life in exile.
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Liberian
Community Wellness Initiative |
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Refugee Transitions provides case management and education support services to Liberian refugees residing in
the Bay Area.
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