Refugee Services works to guide refugees resettled in Nashville toward self-sufficiency. Volunteers make it possible to expand the range and enhance the quality of services that RS is able to provide. As a volunteer you will:

As a volunteer you will

§ provide extra hands,

§ enable us to expand our services or maintain services in the face of budget cuts,

§ afford us the luxury of offering new and different services,

§ bring diversity in terms of age, race, social background, income, education level, translating into many more points of view and a freshness of approach to our services,

§ bring experience, knowledge, and skills to augment existing abilities,

§ free staff to do things for which they are specifically trained,

§ have the ability to focus on one task and offer your undivided attention to clients,

§ the "ripple" effect on our community, touching many more people than just the refugee