ReUnite Volunteer Sign-Up

Thousands of children are currently in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, waiting to be reunited with a family member or other loved one who is willing to receive them into their home. The paperwork can be daunting and the process scary. That’s why VECINA is recruiting volunteers to help individuals with paperwork, gather supporting documents, provide interpretation, and advocate for the release of a child! Join a team to work with a family.

Volunteering Details

This opportunity is remote! We will be placing cases as they come in, and setting teams up to make sure that administrative, legal, and interpretation needs are met. We will be providing technical assistance via email and in a group setting.

When you click “Express Interest” below, you will be provided with links to help you prepare to take your first case.

Contact Information

Contact email: admin@vecina.org or molly@vecina.org
Contact phone: (512) 277-3553

Thank you again for volunteering! We look forward to working with you on this project!

Sign Up to be a ReUnite Volunteer

Sign up to volunteer as an attorney, admin, or interpreter for our ReUnite Project.

*We are fortunate to already have many volunteer Spanish interpreters lined up to help with these cases, so we are not accepting new volunteer Spanish interpreters at this time. Attorneys, admin support volunteers, and interpreters for languages other than Spanish are encouraged to sign up.

We are seeking admin support volunteers who are located in the following times zones: Pacific Time, Mountain Time, and Central Time.

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Name*

First Last

Phone Number*

Email Address*

City, State and Country where you are located*

City State / Province / Region Country

*Please do not simply state "remote." We need your location to assess what time zone you are in, as we do our best to match volunteers with a client and other volunteers who are in the same time zone. This is not always possible, but we do try.

In what role would you like to volunteer?*

We are very fortunate to already have many attorneys, admin support volunteers, and volunteer Spanish interpreters lined up to help with these cases, so, at this time we are only accepting new volunteer interpreters for languages other than Spanish.

If you are signing up as a volunteer interpreter, please list below what languages you are able to provide fluent interpretation in. We are currently only accepting interpreters for languages other than Spanish.

To volunteer as an interpreter, you must be fully fluent in both English and the language for which you are interpreting.

Do you already work or volunteer with any of the following groups or organizations? Select all that apply.*

The Department of Homeland Security

The Office or Refugee Resettlement

An organization/program funded by Office of Refugee Resettlement to work with unaccompanied minors

A legal service organization that is funded by Vera to represent unaccompanied minors

None of the above

*We need to ensure that you are not affiliated with any groups or organizations that would create a conflict of interest for you to work on this project. If you are unsure if there would be a conflict, please email ReUnite Director Molly Chew at molly@vecina.org.

Do you have any experience working on immigration matters?*

*This is not required to work on this project.

Are you able to begin working on a case right away?*

When will you be able to begin working on a case?*

Would you like to be paired with anyone specific for your team?

*If you would like to be paired with a specific volunteer on a case, please let us know who that person is and whether that person would be volunteering as an attorney, administrative support, or interpreter. Please note that we generally assign one attorney, one administrative support, and one interpreter for each case.

Are there any periods over the next three months when you know you will be unavailable to take a case?

*This would include things such as vacations, etc. You can always let us know later if your availability changes.

How did you hear about ReUnite?

Is there anything else you would like to share with us about your experience or your reasons for choosing to volunteer with ReUnite?

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