AMES Volunteers
Volunteering helps build societies by bringing together all the values of community, connecting people across cultures and shaping the future of our nation. Through their strong sense of social justice, a desire to help people in tangible ways, and an eagerness to be representative of a welcoming community, our voluteers contribute to the lives of recently arrived migrants and refugees.
Becoming a volunteer
Are you:
Join one of the largest and most rewarding Volunteer Programs in Victoria. Each year our committed and generous volunteers assist over 2000 newly arrived migrants and refugees.With their support, learning English and settling into Australia becomes so much easier.
Volunteering activities
Tutoring
This is a home-based program where the volunteer visits their student at home to help with learning English and generally understanding the Australian way of life.
contact volunteer coordinator in your area
Settlement Assistance
Work with newly arrived refugee families to help them become familair with essential services and to learn about daily life in Australia.
Contact Sherry Cuthbert on (03) 9926 4666 or volunteer@ames.net.au
Become a Settlement Volunteer.
Professional Mentors
Help newly arrived skilled migrants to pursue their career in Australia. Volunteers from a range of professions and industries are required.
Contact Liz Round - Project Officer on (03) 9926 4633 or rounde@ames.net.au
Sewing groups
In 2008 AMES established a number of sewing groups in Ringwood and Noble Park for women from a broad range of cultural backgrounds (including Burmese, Afghani and some African countries). These groups are run by volunteers who have expertise in sewing and knitting.
If you are interested in becoming a sewing or knitting volunteer, please contact Gitta on (03) 9847 0405 (Ringwood) or Nada on (03) 8558 8804 (Noble Park).
