Refugee Initiative

WC's Refugee Initiative “meets, greets, and completes" the cultural acclimation refugees rely on to become contributing members of our society.  Combining our own volunteers with those of neighboring faith communities, we mentor arriving families; tutor students; enhance adults’ language skills; assist with resumes and job interviews; help with securing drivers’ licenses and finding doctors; and host programs for American and refugee youth to share their life experiences, insights, and dreams.  Our outreach has a place for every talent, age, and time constraint.
"Hope is to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”

- Desmond Tutu

Contact: Ann Davis (Refugee Initiative Director), or Dorothea Christ (Evangelism & Involvement Ministry)

​To see how we're impacting refugee's please visit us at refugetexas.org.

Refugee Outreach

  • English Language Learning
  • Meet, Greet, and Complete
  • Youth in Action
  • Refugee Initiative Angel Tree
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Conversations that Connect
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ELL Students celebrating the donation of a sewing machine and a new job.
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World events nowadays are unsettling - to say the least. You can’t stand in front of Russian tanks to prevent devastation in Ukraine. And you probably don't know where to start to tackle atrocities targeting women in Afghanistan. But you can make a world of difference when you teach refugees about American culture and English - in the Light of Christian kindness, One-to-one.
Be a part of a Ripple Effect! Join our volunteer faculty for a once-a week class offered to adult refugees and legal immigrants through WC's English Language Learning (ELL) program. In August, we will enlarge our program through a partnership with First United Methodist Church of Hurst. Classes will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, starting August 20. First UMC of Hurst, sited near many of our students, is preparing fresh facilities to accommodate a new year of successes.
We share an appealing curriculum that's easy to teach and includes endless practical lessons in American culture. Our "culture days" invite students to bring in cultures of their own - via stories, music, culinary delights, and other chosen enrichments. Our small general store offers tangible treats to students whose "bonus bucks" buy small, donated items as "earnings" for perfect on-time attendance, extra credit presentations in class, and other patterns of excellence that ensure resilience and upward mobility in our modern world. We are creative and inspired!

elp us create a safe and productive space for souls who have arrived here after the real-world traumas and persecutions visited on them in their homelands. We, too, know the feeling of powerlessness - and the Good of a Hand extended across the Water.
Refugee Outreach: Meet, Greet, and Complete - More Room for Volunteers!

When refugees arrive at DFW airport, they often enter with the barest of belongings and little knowledge about the place they’re about to call home. Can you drive a family to an apartment prepared by our team or provide a welcome meal? We deliver Christian warmth and know-how, along with other 21st century essentials. We call it “Meet, Greet & Complete”- and we’d love for you to climb on board!
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Questions? Contact Holly Walsh

    Check out all our exciting projects and fill out this Volunteer Opportunity Form

    Looking for an adventure in global transformation close to home? Join members of WC’s Refugee Initiative as we connect to one another and to the refugees who call Texas home.

    Please check all areas of interest!
50 Southlake teens join 50 refugee teens in Art as Conversation.
All ages are welcome! Youth can earn Community Service Hours, while learning about and reaching out to – people who have triumphed over astonishing hardships.

Teenagers can get involved by offering guidance and sharing life experiences and dreams with refugee youth during our Worldwide Youth-to-Youth programs.
  • Adults are invited to act as hosts and mentors to our student leaders.
  • Teens volunteering with the ELL program enter as assistant teachers, presenters, reading partners, conversationalists, and special event planners.
  • Student-Adult teams tutor a wide-range of subjects, including math, science, English, computers, college apps, job interviews, and more.
  • Teens facilitate group discussions in youth-to-youth gatherings.
  • Participate in our upcoming “Radical Empathy” event. (Check back for more information.)
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Check out all our exciting projects and fill out the Volunteer Opportunity Form (under Meet, Greet, and Complete.)
Refugee Initiative Angel Tree
New Angel Tree Branching Out from December 6 to December 15!
Come share in the fun of this wonderful opportunity to provide gifts to the children of our White's Chapel Refugee Initiative!  Please visit our Refugee Angel Tree, waiting for you in the White's Chapel main concourse or online (listed below)!  Pick up a Refugee Angel Tree tag and let a refugee child’s Great Escape end in a Hello Hug from the caring folks of White’s Chapel!  Tags list names of twenty-five children whose families have been assisted by our Refugee Initiative.  White's Chapel Refugee Initiative volunteers will sort gifts on December 16 and deliver to the families on December 17.  Questions or want to help Volunteer?  Please email Director Ann Davis at davis.ann.k@gmail.com. 
WC members and refugees explore the Kimbell museum in Fort Worth.
​Check out our Volunteer Opportunity Form (Under Meet, Greet, and Complete) for a place on the genius bar, tutoring teams, or special projects platform – and more!  If you want to do something we haven’t thought of, we’ve left you room to let us know.  Give us a chance to champion Christ through YOU!
Conversations that Connect (for High School Juniors and Seniors)
What if your voice could change the world? Join the WC Refugee Initiative for a free opportunity for junior and senior high school students interested in developing the key leadership skills for effective, connective communication. Three nationally recognized speakers will be presenting "Conversations that Connect," an interactive program that explores ways to listen beyond words, detect and transform bias, and select approaches that lead to trustworthy influence. Expand your focus from personal experience to a global perspective. Join these renowned presenters at an event where everyone has a voice. Come find yours and change the world! 

For more information, please contact Ann Davis at (940) 230-3065