The Workshop
World Relief SoCal
Volunteering with World Relief SoCal? contact [email protected] to request a coupon code to take all our courses for free!
Explore the global context of refugee resettlement, the process of resettlement within the U.S., and the role of organizations like World Relief. Est. time to complete: 45 minutes.
Explore immigration through a biblical lens. Gain deep insights into compassion, justice, and hospitality. Join us in this transformative journey. 90 minutes.
Explore immigration through a biblical lens with your small group. Gain deep insights into compassion, justice, and hospitality. Join us in this transformative journey.
This course offers a foundational understanding of Afghan history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Afghan friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
This course offers a foundational understanding of Syrian history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Syrian friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
This course offers a foundational understanding of Ukrainian history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Ukrainian friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
In Navigating Friendships, you'll learn basics to build empowering, long-lasting friendships with those who may differ from you in culture, socio-economic status, and religion, and best practices for supporting a friend who lives with trauma.
Explore the basics of cross-cultural friendship and gain a framework for how to recognize, navigate and be enriched by cultural differences. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
How do we engage in friendship with those of a different economic status than us without causing harm? This course widens our definition of poverty and helps us strive for mutuality and authenticity in our friendships. Est. time to complete: 60 min
This course helps build awareness and sensitivity to how the effects of trauma may be at play in friendships, and how we can support those who experience the effects of trauma in their everyday lives. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
How do we effectively welcome and befriend neighbors of different faith backgrounds? This course helps us examine motivations in interfaith friendships, and to foster relationships with trust and mutuality. Estimated time to complete: 60 min.
Equipping you to mentor a career-seeking immigrant with confidence. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes.
Learn the ins and outs of the U.S. naturalization test and how to help an English language learner feel confident as they prepare for their interview.
This course will give you practical tools, helpful information, and best practices in early childhood development. Est. time to complete: 60 minutes.
Everything you need to support an English learner. Navigate a language barrier, be a culturally sensitive language partner, and choose helpful topics of conversation to support your new friend as they learn English. Est. time to complete: 90 mins.
This course will prepare you to tutor an adult English language learner. Estimated time to complete: 6 hours.
Learn how to support a newly arrived immigrant with their health needs as they get used to life in the U.S. Est. time to complete: 1 hour
Ambassadors amplify the voices of those experiencing vulnerability in our communities. Through this course, you'll be equipped to represent World Relief through effective stories, captivating presentations, and advocacy at a grassroots level. 90 min
This course will equip youth volunteers to engage immigrant youth with confidence.