2021 Year in Review| World Relief Chicagoland Annual Report

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VOLUNTEERSWith more than 1,000 new volunteer applications,2021 was a record-breaking year forvolunteering with World Relief Chicagoland.Each person and team who showed up virtually orin-person to help sort donations, setup housing,tutor students, mentor young adults, participatein ESL classes, provide transportation, or advocatecontributes to creating a community of loveand welcome.World Relief Chicagoland aims to match volunteerswith opportunities for them to use theirskills and passions while building relationships.One example of this is Max, a student at LoyolaUniversity Chicago who was inspired by WorldRelief’s mission of serving immigrants andrefugees in vulnerable situations. He applied tobecome a youth tutor at the Chicago office. However,conversation with World Relief staff revealedthat Max’s passion for healthcare access and hispre-med college studies was a perfect fit for therole of volunteer health advocate.As a volunteer health advocate, Max met arefugee named Daniel. Max helps Daniel managehis health needs and they navigate the healthcaresystem together. However, the two have alsodeveloped a strong friendship – and Daniel hasgiven Max a new perspective on his future careerin medicine.Read about Max and Daniel’s story atworldrelief.org/volunteer-and-refugee-friendsWorld Relief Chicagoland is so grateful for volunteerslike Max who walk alongside immigrantsand refugees to help them overcome barriers andsucceed!14 | Year in Review 2021
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