Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Transit Trainers travel with refugees on their first bus ride from the refugees’ homes to the Phoenix IRC office. The Transit Trainer will explain how to read maps and transit schedules, how to use and purchase a bus pass, and discuss culturally appropriate behaviors and rider rules. The volunteer transit trainer will also show the client how to get to the grocery store and back home.

The IRC’s Program Quality and Innovation Unit assists offices which help newly arrived refugees and other low-income individuals reach self-sufficiency by finding entry-level employment and progress to living wage jobs; learn basic financial management skills and build assets; start small businesses; and access Earned Income Tax Credit. Under the supervision of the Tax Site Coordinator, Volunteer Tax Screeners will ensure that taxpayers have all the necessary information and documents required to complete a tax return. The program is offering services to clients in IRC offices located in Phoenix, AZ. The IRC’s goal is to assist 667 taxpayers in preparing their returns in a safe, culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.

The IRC’s Program Quality and Innovation Unit assists offices that help newly arrived refugees and other low-income individuals reach self-sufficiency by finding entry-level employment and progress to living wage jobs; learn basic financial management skills and build assets; start small businesses, and access Earned Income Tax Credit. Under the supervision of the Tax Site Coordinator and Financial Coach, Volunteer Tax Preparers will provide free, professional tax preparation services for low-income clients through IRC’s National Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program is offering services to clients in IRC offices located in Phoenix, AZ. The IRC’s goal is to assist 667 taxpayers in preparing their returns in a safe, culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.

The R&P Family Reunification Program files Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) applications for refugees within the IRC Reception and Placement (R&P) program. Volunteers will assist the Family Reunification Specialist with outreach to IRC clients to inform them of the Family Reunification Program. Additionally, volunteers will assist in the collection and scanning of documents that are required to file and complete applications.

Volunteers will engage with students, either virtually or in person, as English language acquisition instructors. Volunteer instructors will be provided a standard curriculum, complete with teacher’s resources and worksheets to help facilitate learning. Volunteers are encouraged to develop and implement their own activities to enhance learning and engagement.

Student Support Services for Adult English Language Learners

Join Arizona's Asylum Network! Volunteer evaluators are independently licensed medical or mental healthcare providers who conduct medical or psychological evaluations for survivors of persecution and trauma who are seeking humanitarian immigration relief (i.e. asylum) in the United States and who do not have the resources to obtain a standard (paid) evaluation.

The Housing Support Volunteer will assist the Housing and Logistics Coordinator and Casework team to build resources for housing options for refugees along with assisting in setting up and moving refugees and asylees into their new homes. The volunteer will work with the Housing and Logistics Coordinator to identify safe, clean, and affordable homes and apartments for newly arrived refugees and asylees along with assisting in setting up and moving clients as needed and delivering food preparation for newly arriving refugees. Furthermore, the housing and support volunteer will also assist in identifying affordable housing resources for longer term refugee and asylees clients.

Assist asylum seeking families at the Welcome Center, a dynamic, 24/7 emergency support center providing resources to newly arrived asylum seekers and their children.