Building Caring Communities: The Contributions of Immigrant Volunteers

A qualitative study into the experiences of immigrant volunteers at mainstream agencies

Author:

Community Volunteer Connections (Richmond, BC)

Publication Date:

2006

This project used Appreciative Inquiry to investigate successful experiences of pairs of immigrant volunteers and volunteer coordinators. Ten volunteers emigrating from nine countries and nine volunteer coordinators participated in two focus groups.

http://www.volunteerconnections.net/buildingCaringCommunities.pdf