Welcome to White's Chapel
Refugee Initiative

Welcome to
White's Chapel
Refugee Initiative

Welcome to White's Chapel
Refugee Initiative

Connecting refugees with opportunities

Connecting refugees
with opportunities

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What we do

The White's Chapel Refugee Initiative is a ministry of White's Chapel Methodist Church. Good-hearted persons of all affiliations and faiths are welcome to participate. Our volunteers combine their varied backgrounds and talents to assist U.S.-sponsored (legal) refugees through their resettlement and transition into American life. We help families succeed and thrive in their new world.  Together, we cover the waterfront of solutions to life's questions.

What is a refugee?

What is
a refugee?

A person who has fled his/her country and is unable to return 

because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of 

race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group or political opinion. U.S. refugees are vetted and approved by the U.S. State Department.

A person who has fled his/her country and is unable to return 

because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of 

race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group or political opinion. U.S. refugees are vetted and approved by the U.S. State Department.

Notable Terms

Economic Migrant (n)

Someone who leaves his/her country purely for economic reasons. Economic migrants choose to move in order to find better lives

Christian (n)

One who loves and serves, following the example of Jesus Christ

Volunteer in White's
Chapel Refugee Initiative

Volunteer in White's
Chapel Refugee
Initiative

Someone who assists refugees
in the name of Jesus Christ

Join our Teams

Teaching English and
American traditions

Teaching English and
American traditions


Furnish apartments
and highlight
nearby services

Furnish apartments
and highlight
nearby services


Prepare a welcome
meal or extend an
invitation

Prepare a welcome
meal or extend an
invitation

Donate, collect, or
distribute new/used
phones, computers,
household items


Drive/accompany a
refugee to an
appointment


Assist with
documentation
(Ex. banking,
job application)


Donate, collect, or
distribute new/used
phones, computers,
household items


Drive/accompany a
refugee to an
appointment


Assist with
documentation
(Ex. banking,
job application)


Looking for other ways to get involved?

Looking for
other ways to
get involved?

Genius Bar


Tutoring Table


Special Projects
Platform

Special Projects
Platform

Families Mentoring
Families

Families Mentoring
Families


Conversations that Connect
Youth Programs

Conversations that Connect
Youth Programs


Your unique interest!

Your unique interest!


Photos

Photos

Videos

Videos

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

As our refugees learn through our examples, they rapidly turn to not only helping themselves, but to guiding those who arrive after them. Yesterday's English learners are joining today's English Language faculty, showing new arrivals how they, too, can contribute to their new community.WCRI volunteers enlarge the circle of life.

Where do most of the refugees come from?

Our team supports refugees from all over the world - from Africa, Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, the Caribbean and more.

What is English Language Learning (ELL)?

ELL partners English speakers with a team to teach English to adult refugees. Our teams use six levels of Cambridge’s VENTURES curriculum. We listen to our students read and discuss a variety of content. We help them decode signs, forms, menus, newspaper articles, and books – and also assist with pronunciation and vocabulary building.

Can I get service or volunteer hours?

Yes! Contact us to connect and get involved.

What are other ways I can help?

WCRI has exciting openings for every interest and time available! See ABOUT US. We engage in tutoring and assist with scholarship and admission applications. We facilitate career transitions by modeling job searches, resumes and interviews. We connect patients with physicians and when necessary, diplomate hospital care and surgical payment plans. We assist pro bono attorneys in securing accurate paperwork for asylum, negotiate with landlords, and assist in entrepreneurial efforts. We counsel and befriend.

What is the Genius Bar?

Volunteers offer their unique talents for unique projects. Sometimes these involve a simple telephone call; sometimes there is research or a project that evolves to respond to a specific refugee request for assistance.

Where do most of the refugees come from?

Our team supports refugees from all over the world - from Africa, Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, the Caribbean and more.

What is English Language Learning (ELL)?

ELL partners English speakers with a team to teach English to adult refugees. Our teams use six levels of Cambridge’s VENTURES curriculum. We listen to our students read and discuss a variety of content. We help them decode signs, forms, menus, newspaper articles, and books – and also assist with pronunciation and vocabulary building.

Can I get service or volunteer hours?

Yes! Contact us to connect and get involved.

What are other ways I can help?

WCRI has exciting openings for every interest and time available! See ABOUT US. We engage in tutoring and assist with scholarship and admission applications. We facilitate career transitions by modeling job searches, resumes and interviews. We connect patients with physicians and when necessary, diplomate hospital care and surgical payment plans. We assist pro bono attorneys in securing accurate paperwork for asylum, negotiate with landlords, and assist in entrepreneurial efforts. We counsel and befriend.

What is the Genius Bar?

Volunteers offer their unique talents for unique projects. Sometimes these involve a simple telephone call; sometimes there is research or a project that evolves to respond to a specific refugee request for assistance.

Contact Us
We're here to help!
Submit the form or contact our staff.

Call White's Chapel Methodist at
ph. 817.481.4147

OR

Email Ann K. Davis, Director
Whites Chapel Refugee Initiative
davis.ann.k@gmail.com






Contact Us
Have any questions or concerns?
Submit the form below or contact our staff
Whites Chapel Refugee Initiative
Director Ann K. Davis
davis.ann.k@gmail.com

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