Join Us as a Volunteer
WHO IS A GREAT VOLUNTEER?:
- You need to be detail-oriented, good with paperwork, have legible handwriting and willing to accept instruction from the immigration professionals amongst us.
- You do not need to speak another language, but we appreciate all bilingual volunteers. Not all applicants speak Spanish, but many at the Oxnard College Swap meet do. We will team up volunteers to best help each applicant.
- You do not need to be a lawyer. You will be trained to fill in the required paperwork, and a lawyer checks all our work.
- You do not need to be a citizen or an adult. Motivated teenagers are most welcome.
- You do need to be patient, kind and willing to smile. Sometimes the forms take a couple of hours to get through, even with a couple of volunteers working on them together.
- Our focus is to help immigrants and this must be the motivation for our volunteers as well. We retain the right to respectfully decline the services of any potential volunteer.
- This is a non-profit, non-partisan group. No partisan political clothing of any type is allowed.
Become a Volunteer Today
Step 1: Register
We kindly ask that you complete your registration prior to the event date, as this will require you to provide an email address for joining our volunteer platform POINT, and to register for our communication platform Slack.
Step 2: Watch Training Videos
We require all first-time volunteers to view our training videos prior to the event. This comprehensive one-hour training session will guide participants through the process of completing a citizenship application. To access the training video, you will need an email address to register for EdPuzzle.
Step 3: Show Up
We kindly request that you arrive on time, as we have important morning activities and valuable information to share at the start of your volunteer shift. If you encounter any difficulties arriving late or need to leave early, please reach out to our volunteer coordinator, Monica Salinas Tova,r via Slack or email at monica@swapmeetjustice.org.
What does a volunteer do?
- Assist with immigration forms
- Assist community members
- Provide Translation Services
- Assist Coalition Partners
- And more!
Things to Know
- Our focus is to help our community members, including immigrants, and this must be the motivation for our volunteers as well. We retain the right to respectfully decline the services of any potential volunteer.
- This is a non-profit, non-partisan group. No partisan political clothing of any type is allowed.
- Note: We reserve the right to refuse services of any volunteer.
CAN YOU HELP US SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FAIR?
We need to have posters placed on as many public bulletin boards (libraries, cafeterias, schools, stores, laundromats, apartment laundry rooms, etc.) as possible and double-sided hand-outs placed on counters where the public can find them. Printable flyers here.
HELP FUND THIS ACTIVITY
This fair is staffed by volunteers, but uses an huge amount of printing ink, paper, and office supplies. We would be honored by any donations to help us continue this project here.
