Government Agency or Public School:
Albuquerque Public Schools
Dates Volunteer is Needed:
September 1, 2017 through September 29, 2017
Description of the Volunteer Opportunity:
Our New Comer (Political Refugee) students are in need of specific hygiene products for their English as a Second Language (ESL) Classrooms. We are in need of volunteers who can purchase and assemble hygiene kits for ESL classrooms with specific items. These kits will help teachers to assist refugee students. Our goal is 33 kits to be distributed to ESL classrooms with refugee students.
The kit should include:
A box of wet wipes (about $13 at Big Box stores)
2 cans of Lysol spray (stinky shoes)
2 lotion dispensers
1 petroleum jelly (chapped lips)
1 q-tips package
Who Will Be Impacted Through This Project:
Albuquerque is home to many political refugee families, many who have school age students. These individuals have to leave behind most, if not all, possessions. In addition to learning a new language, and adjusting to a new place to live, they are also learning a new culture. These personal care items will help them adjust to some of the cultural changes they are experiencing.
Is This an Ongoing Opportunity?:
Is This a Group Opportunity?: