Get involved
tTransforming the lives of refugees will require a team effort. We need all kinds of organisations and individuals in Elmbridge to make it happen – from businesses and schools, to charities and churches. There are lots of ways you can get involved in our work, from sponsoring a family to volunteering with Elmbridge CAN.
UPDATED Sep 6 2021 - Afghan crisis
If you’re one of the many people who’ve got in touch with your kind offers of help recently, a big thank you and while we’ve been trying to respond to everyone individually, our small volunteer team has been busier than ever, and inundated with requests and queries in relation to the current situation, and so forgive us if we don't get a chance to respond in time.
By far the best way to keep up to date with our needs is to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on facebook so please do this if you haven't already.
Our current needs in order of priority:
1. We have still only secured only 1 of the 3 rental properties we need for the Afghan families that the council has agreed to relocate as part of the LES scheme. So one of the very best ways you can all help at the moment is by sharing our Let Your Property page within your networks, or even popping into local estate agents.
2. Financial donations to help to pay for things like the cost of moving bulky items, school uniforms, and broadband for new families so that they can keep in touch with distant friends and family, who they will no doubt be very worried about. Donate - Elmbridge CAN refugee volunteer support.
3. Material donations , our needs our limited to specific items because we don't have storage, but you can see our latest info here- Donate - Elmbridge CAN refugee volunteer support.
4. Volunteering We are very keen to fill specific current vacancies, so please find out more here in the volunteer section If you are just expressing interest for general occasional volunteering outside of these specific vacancies, please bear with us because applications need to be vetted and it takes time to process when there's a lot of high priority other things going on, in our small team.
5. Read up on issues relating to refugees - there is some great material here Take Action - Elmbridge CAN refugee volunteer support, but also on the pages of the larger charities, such as here Refugee & asylum facts - Refugee Council
ALSO - Latest news & updates on Support for those fleeing Afghanistan, from ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
UPDATED Sep 6 2021 - Afghan crisis
If you’re one of the many people who’ve got in touch with your kind offers of help recently, a big thank you and while we’ve been trying to respond to everyone individually, our small volunteer team has been busier than ever, and inundated with requests and queries in relation to the current situation, and so forgive us if we don't get a chance to respond in time.
By far the best way to keep up to date with our needs is to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on facebook so please do this if you haven't already.
Our current needs in order of priority:
1. We have still only secured only 1 of the 3 rental properties we need for the Afghan families that the council has agreed to relocate as part of the LES scheme. So one of the very best ways you can all help at the moment is by sharing our Let Your Property page within your networks, or even popping into local estate agents.
2. Financial donations to help to pay for things like the cost of moving bulky items, school uniforms, and broadband for new families so that they can keep in touch with distant friends and family, who they will no doubt be very worried about. Donate - Elmbridge CAN refugee volunteer support.
3. Material donations , our needs our limited to specific items because we don't have storage, but you can see our latest info here- Donate - Elmbridge CAN refugee volunteer support.
4. Volunteering We are very keen to fill specific current vacancies, so please find out more here in the volunteer section If you are just expressing interest for general occasional volunteering outside of these specific vacancies, please bear with us because applications need to be vetted and it takes time to process when there's a lot of high priority other things going on, in our small team.
5. Read up on issues relating to refugees - there is some great material here Take Action - Elmbridge CAN refugee volunteer support, but also on the pages of the larger charities, such as here Refugee & asylum facts - Refugee Council
ALSO - Latest news & updates on Support for those fleeing Afghanistan, from ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
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