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SYRIAN FAMILY INFORMATION
For more information, call Paulette Haines at 943-0123 or pmhaines11@gmail.com or Karen Bethune at bethune@nbnet.nb.ca.
The Al Zohbi's have moved to Saint John, but we welcome everyone to stay in touch to provide continued friendship and moral support.
FAMILY UPDATE November 2018:
The Al Zohbi’s are settled into their new home on Broad Street in Saint John. Everyone can walk to school and work. They have connected with some of the Syrian families in Saint John and are making friends. They are learning the bus system, but still will need some drives to Rothesay and Hampton for doctor appointments. Some of our team are still helping out with transportation and English lessons (the Y does not teach beginner lessons at night), and we welcome you to join us. They all miss the friends they made in Hampton, so please stop in to visit them if you are in Saint John sometime.
TEAMS LIST: Updated list as of Dec 1, 2017: <Click Here>
FAMILY UPDATES/SCHEDULING LINK: <Click Here> Please note this is password protected. Contact Karen Bethune (in the Team's List) if you need access and don't have the password.
Video of the Al Zohbis helping with Habitat for Humanity.
WELCOME ACTION PLAN: <Click Here>
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FORM <Click Here>
SPONSORSHIP FINANCIAL GUIDELINES: <Click Here>
VOLUNTEERING & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HELPING REFUGEES:
YMCA NEWCOMER CONNECTIONS: is offering a number of sessions to help people learn more about helping newcomers. <Click Here> for more information.
SAINT JOHN MULTICULTURAL and NEWCOMERS RESOURCE CENTRE (SJMNRC) <Click Here>
SETTLEMENT PREPARATION - <Click Here>
NOTES ON SYRIAN CULTURE - <Click Here>
REFUGEE CONTACTS: <Click Here>
WEBINAR: Refugees and Trauma - Tips for Supporting (Crisis and Trauma Resources Institute Inc.) <Click Here>
POWERPOINT: Helping Refugees Settle <Click Here>
NOTES ON SYRIAN CULTURE: <Click Here>
CANADIAN REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM: <Click here> for the RSTP website. To read more about settlement preparation, <click here> to download the pdf version. The RSTP website has a wealth of information on refugee sponsorship and is available in both official languages.
NOTE TO ALL VOLUNTEERS: our Diocese protocol is that everyone volunteering in any capacity with the church must have a criminal records check completed in the past 5 years. If you do not have one, you need to take the "Background Check Letter" to the local RCMP detachment and have this check completed. The Hampton detachment is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 4:30. There is no charge to have this done and it only takes about 15 minutes. You will need two pieces of identification. The first is a driver's license or something from Service New Brunswick or Government of Canada showing your address. The second piece is another form of government issued ID such as a passport or medicare card. If you do not live in the Hampton area, you need to have the background check done by your local police detachment. Most will not charge if it's being done for a volunteer position. You must also print and complete the two "Volunteer Information Forms" and return them to Tammy Beyea at the church. *Please print all 3 of the documents below to have your background check completed.*
Background Check Letter
Volunteer Information Form
Volunteer Information Form - High Risk Positions
For more information, call Paulette Haines at 943-0123 or pmhaines11@gmail.com or Karen Bethune at bethune@nbnet.nb.ca.
The Al Zohbi's have moved to Saint John, but we welcome everyone to stay in touch to provide continued friendship and moral support.
FAMILY UPDATE November 2018:
The Al Zohbi’s are settled into their new home on Broad Street in Saint John. Everyone can walk to school and work. They have connected with some of the Syrian families in Saint John and are making friends. They are learning the bus system, but still will need some drives to Rothesay and Hampton for doctor appointments. Some of our team are still helping out with transportation and English lessons (the Y does not teach beginner lessons at night), and we welcome you to join us. They all miss the friends they made in Hampton, so please stop in to visit them if you are in Saint John sometime.
TEAMS LIST: Updated list as of Dec 1, 2017: <Click Here>
FAMILY UPDATES/SCHEDULING LINK: <Click Here> Please note this is password protected. Contact Karen Bethune (in the Team's List) if you need access and don't have the password.
Video of the Al Zohbis helping with Habitat for Humanity.
WELCOME ACTION PLAN: <Click Here>
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FORM <Click Here>
SPONSORSHIP FINANCIAL GUIDELINES: <Click Here>
VOLUNTEERING & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HELPING REFUGEES:
YMCA NEWCOMER CONNECTIONS: is offering a number of sessions to help people learn more about helping newcomers. <Click Here> for more information.
SAINT JOHN MULTICULTURAL and NEWCOMERS RESOURCE CENTRE (SJMNRC) <Click Here>
SETTLEMENT PREPARATION - <Click Here>
NOTES ON SYRIAN CULTURE - <Click Here>
REFUGEE CONTACTS: <Click Here>
WEBINAR: Refugees and Trauma - Tips for Supporting (Crisis and Trauma Resources Institute Inc.) <Click Here>
POWERPOINT: Helping Refugees Settle <Click Here>
NOTES ON SYRIAN CULTURE: <Click Here>
CANADIAN REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM: <Click here> for the RSTP website. To read more about settlement preparation, <click here> to download the pdf version. The RSTP website has a wealth of information on refugee sponsorship and is available in both official languages.
NOTE TO ALL VOLUNTEERS: our Diocese protocol is that everyone volunteering in any capacity with the church must have a criminal records check completed in the past 5 years. If you do not have one, you need to take the "Background Check Letter" to the local RCMP detachment and have this check completed. The Hampton detachment is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 4:30. There is no charge to have this done and it only takes about 15 minutes. You will need two pieces of identification. The first is a driver's license or something from Service New Brunswick or Government of Canada showing your address. The second piece is another form of government issued ID such as a passport or medicare card. If you do not live in the Hampton area, you need to have the background check done by your local police detachment. Most will not charge if it's being done for a volunteer position. You must also print and complete the two "Volunteer Information Forms" and return them to Tammy Beyea at the church. *Please print all 3 of the documents below to have your background check completed.*
Background Check Letter
Volunteer Information Form
Volunteer Information Form - High Risk Positions
