Los Angeles Refugee Volunteer Coalition (LA RVC)

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LOS ANGELES REFGUEE VOLUNTEER COALITION

Help us better serve refugees in LA County!  Take action as little or as often as you like. 

 

The Los Angeles Refugee Volunteer Coalition (LA RVC) is a joint effort of the three Los Angeles refugee Resettlement Agencies–International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA), Interfaith Refugee & Immigrant Service (IRIS), and International Rescue Committee (IRC).  The goal of the RVC is to maximize resources for refugee clients in LA County by collaboratively organizing volunteer and in-kind donor engagement across agencies.  By working together, we can better ensure that clients receive assistance in a timely way from those who are most immediately able to respond from the community.

 

LA RVC membership involves: 

  • completing the sign-up form below,
  • receiving occasional emails (bimonthly or less) that highlight needs and share other opportunities/announcements, and
  • opportunities for sharing volunteer experiences, gaining advocacy insights, and special volunteer training topics through RVC Monthly Meetings.

 

Community Information Sessions hosted by the RVC are open to everyone interested in learning more about refugee resettlement in general or the current state of resettlement in Los Angeles.  You do not need to be an RVC member to participate and you can join more than once.  Sessions are held every second Wednesday of the month, from 5 to 6pm on Zoom.  Please click here to register so we know to expect you.

 

For questions about the RVC or Community Information Sessions, please contact Sahil Sarwari, IILA Case Manager, at ssarwari@iilsoangeles.org or 818-334-2766.