Refugee Support Volunteer - Palmerston North

Become a Red Cross Refugee Support Volunteer and make a difference!

We are looking for people like YOU to welcome, support and settle new former refugee families and individuals arriving and joining our Palmerston North community.

Our next volunteer training dates:

Four training sessions over four Tuesday evenings.

Palmerston North

Session one: Tuesday 29th April (Shelley) 6pm-8pm

Session two: Tuesday 6th May (Shelley) 6pm-8pm

Session three: Tuesday 13th May (Shelley) 6pm-8pm

Session four: Tuesday 20th May (Shelley) 6pm-8pm June training dates: 9th and 10 June 2025 10am-3pm Interested – then please contact Shelley for more information: Text: 021 02621637 Email: [email protected]

New Zealand Red Cross provides a variety of support services for refugees accepted by the Government for resettlement in New Zealand. NZRC employs social workers and cross-cultural workers and operates a nationwide network of trained volunteers to help welcome and provide practical support, friendship and advocacy for refugee clients during their initial months of resettlement in New Zealand.

The volunteer role includes participation in the following:

• setting up a home for a refugee family or individual before they arrive • helping the family enrol with schools and doctors • budgeting, shopping, how to use an ATM • showing the family how to use public transportation • and generally explaining how things work in New Zealand.