Check-up Time

My volunteer team recently attended a 6-week checkup meeting along with other teams to discuss how things were going with our refugee families and make sure the key tasks had been accomplished. It was an eye-opening experience for me, on some levels I felt inadequate because other teams had really taken initiative and provided for their families in special ways like creating photo albums and taking them to events. On the other hand we thought we had seen a huge issue arise over a $400 phone bill until we heard from the group whose family had charged $2000 of calls. Hopefully we identified issues that can be avoided in the future and came away with inspiration and new ideas.

This week is school enrollment for the kids and English classes start next week for the adults which will help alleviate the boredom they've experienced over the holiday period.