Needs From: United Way of Central Massachusetts

We are looking for community members who want to build relationships with refugee teens at our Friday Pick Up Soccer Program. Ideally, you enjoy soccer too! At this program, refugee teens from all over Worcester come out to play scrimmages for 2 hours every Friday. The goal is to be active and have fun in a safe and positive environment and to build relationships between our volunteers and our teens in order to be positive role models and to encourage them as they adjust to life in a new country. 

We are looking for volunteers who are interested in teaching driving to newly arrived refugees, especially to women. Refugee women have often lacked the opportunity to learn to drive and find it difficult to learn even after they have arrived in the United States. Learning to drive is important for a family's sustainability as well as the empowerment of disenfranchised women.