Organization Details Organization Name: Together Project - MakeWay Address: 215 Isabel St Winnipeg MB R3A 1R6 Website: http://www.togetherproject.ca Organizational Description: Together Project connects government-assisted refugees referred by IRCOM (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba) with volunteers to build stronger, more integrated communities in Winnipeg.

Our Welcome Group

Program serves newcomers who face significant challenges to successful integration in their new communities. These include language and culture barriers, health issues, unemployment, and the lack of social connections.

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Project provides a platform for community engagement to address these challenges, ensuring that it both complements the work of existing service providers and is tailored to the needs of individual newcomer families. Volunteers will work to address specific priorities identified by their matched household, through which both newcomers and volunteers will also have an opportunity to get to know each other and build social connections.

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Project's work is supported by evidence-based program evaluation and research to inform and improve our impact.

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Project is a charitable initiative of the MakeWay Shared Platform.

Volunteer Opportunity Details Volunteer

Opportunity ID: 6001 Description of Duties: As featured in The Globe & Mail and the CBC, Together Project's Welcome Group Program matches volunteers with refugee newcomers for social and integration support over a period of 3-6 months. Volunteers will have the opportunity to meet with, and empower, refugee newcomers to the community.

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Project is delivering the Welcome Group Program in collaboration with IRCOM (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba).

Skills Required We're looking for volunteers who are: Dari and/or Pashto-speaking passionate about helping newcomers and making social connection organized sociable culturally sensitive patient interested in social work, immigration, and/or settlement open to using virtual communication tools (e.g. WhatsApp, Zoom, etc.) Skills Gained/Related Careers: Volunteers will be assigned to their Welcome Groups and matched with refugee newcomer families based on things like availability, skills, location, shared interests, and family composition. We like to think there's a match for every kind of Welcome Group.

Over 3-6 months, volunteers will work together as a group to address the priorities identified by their matched household; in this way both newcomers and volunteers have an opportunity to get to know each other over time. As a Volunteer, You Can Help Newcomers With practicing conversational English skills accessing and navigating services, like healthcare finding and applying to employment opportunities helping youth with school and extracurricular activities socializing and helping newcomers learn about Canada Training Together Project provides volunteers with training, guidance, and interpretation/translation assistance to help each Welcome Group maximize its impact.

Age: 18-30, 31-54,



55+ Time Commitment: Daytime , Evening , Weekend , Micro Volunteering X Micro Volunteering - any self contained volunteer prospect that can be completed in a short amount of time, often through a web-enabled device. , Remote Volunteering , Flexible Hours Since we recommend a weekly interaction between Welcome Groups and matched newcomer families, most volunteers dedicate roughly 3-4 hours a month to their match over a 3-6 month period. These interactions can take place online or in-person, as preferred/convenient. Your individual time commitment is flexible, as the responsibility is shared among group members and Welcome Group members can divide up activities according to their availability, interests, and expertise.

Please bear in mind that volunteer interest typically exceeds available opportunities, and it may take time to hear back from us. Once we have accepted your application, a member of our staff will contact you via email to arrange for an interview. Have any questions?

Please contact: Ale Reverditto Galvez, Manitoba Programs Lead [email protected] Location of volunteer opportunity: Winnipeg Does opportunity require a criminal record check? Yes Will cost be reimbursed? No Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check?

No Opportunity is available to candidates that: Group - small, family and friends Group - large, corporate and schools French speaking / Bilingual (French and English) Speaks another language (other than French or English): Dari, Pashto Organization will provide: A letter of reference Supervision Training/Orientation How To Apply Online: www.bttr.im/a772o Closing Date: Dec 31, 2026

📌 Dari and/or Pashto-Speaking Welcome Group Volunteer for Refugee Newcomers (Canada)
🏢 Volunteer Manitoba
📍 Canada