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Volunteering

As a volunteer at Familia you will contribute to the advancement of the equality of intercultural families, couples and young people in Finnish society. You will also have the opportunity to influence Familia's activities and use your own skills and experience for the benefit of others. Volunteering is a way to improve your skills, meet new people, support others and learn from them as well as gain experience. 

You'll find more information about our upcoming volunteer training and events as well as volunteering and volunteering possibilities at Familia from this page. You can also
 fill in our volunteer application form and we'll be in touch!

UPCOMING TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS
  • Belingual Club Facilitator Training ( Jan/Feb 2023) 
  • Duo Mother & Baby group facilitator training (March)
  • General Volunteer training for everyone - online. Saturday 18.3.2023 at 10AM-1PM
More information about
  • Upcoming trainings and events
  • Duo Mother & Baby group facilitator training ​
  • Form "Apply to volunteer at Familia"​
  • Volunteering and volunteering possibilities at Familia
  • ​Experts by Experience at Familia
  • Peer groups and support
  • Clubs and workshops
  • Communications​
  • Belingual Club Facilitators​
  • Who can be a volunteer?
  • What we offer our volunteers ​​

 

VOLUNTEEr trainings and events

 

Duo Mother & BaBy group facilitator training

  • March (to be confirmed)​
  • Familia (Lintulahdenkatu 10, Helsinki) and/or online
  • Sign up online

Would you like to make friends with other mothers and babies of intercultural families? Would you like to do something meaningful during your maternity leave and acquire valuable experience and skills? Become a Duo Mother & Baby group facilitator and start your own group with a volunteer pair this spring!

Previous experience of facilitating a group is not needed: all you need is enthusiasm, motivation and a little of your time. You can participate during pregnancy or bring your under 1-year old baby to the training. A light lunch will be served during the training.
 
As a volunteer Duo Mother & Baby group facilitator you will be provided with a compact introduction and facilitator's manual as well as help with the practical arrangements and advertising. Each group gets a small budget to purchase coffee, tea, juice and snacks for the meetings. In addition to taking part in a meaningful activity, you will receive a certificate for your participation and training. Each groups has eight weekly meetings (16 hours in total).
 
The volunteer group facilitators (and their babies) are full and equal group members. However, as a volunteer group facilitator, you and your facilitator pair would help setting up the meeting room and preparing coffee/tea and snacks in time for the meeting (this takes 20-30 minutes) as well as coordinating the tidying up afterwards. You and your pair would also plan some activities / themes for each meeting. Other than that, you and your baby would simply enjoy the meetings and company of other mothers and babies.
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BELINGUAL CLUB FACILITOR TRAINING- Jan/Feb 2023

This springs 2023 Belingual volunteer training will be arranged both face-2-face and remotely in January and February. Read more about becoming a Belingual volunteer and starting a Belingual Language Club here. ​
Face to face training
  • Saturday 21.1.23 @10–15.00 
  • Sunday  22.1.23 @13 -18.00
Remote training
  • Monday 23.1.23 & Wednesday 25.01.22 @17.30 -20.00 (2-part evening training)
  • Friday 20.1.23 @10 -15.00
  • Saturday 11.2.23 @10–15.00 
REGISTER FOR BELINGUAL TRAINING HERE
There was a good vibe in the training, and things went smoothly. Good topics."

"Everything (went well) as I got clear idea of my group goals and objectives, (and) also (been) meeting the team I’ll be working with."

 

VOLUNTEERING and volunteering possibilities AT FAMILIA

Peer groups and support

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In Familia's peer support activities, volunteers can share their experiences and support their peers.

At Familia we have peer support activities for the parents of intercultural families,  mothers with babies under one year old, fathers, job-seekers and intercultural couples waiting for their residence permit or looking for jobs.
Our peer support groups are meant for people who have an intercultural family.

To become a volunteer, you don't always necessarily need to be in an intercultural family yourself, but you need to have a personal and/or professional experience of the participants' life situation.

volunteers wanted to facilitate Duo Mother&baby groups

We are looking for volunteers to facilitate our popular Duo Mother&Baby groups for the fall 2022.

Groups are starting and facilitators needed at least in Helsinki, Espoo, Turku and Tampere.

Duo Mother & Baby groups are cozy and confidential meeting places for the mothers and babies of intercultural families. All mothers - both Finnish-born and foreign-born - are welcome to take part in the groups.

If you are a mother of an intercultural family with under-1-year-old baby and you want to do something meaningful meeting other mothers and babies, this is your chance!

Ask for more information: noora.meklin@familiary.fi or register directly here.
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CLUBS AND WORKSHOPS​

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Clubs and workshops are activities where everyone is welcome to participate as they are. The activities are mainly led and created by volunteers.
If you have your own idea, let us know about it and let's build your own activity together!


Examples of activities:
  • Finnish language discussion groups
  • Hobby workshops (for example handwork or poetry)
  • Language clubs (or Belingual Language Clubs)
  • Art workshops
  • Multilingual music groups for children

 

COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS​ wanted

Communications volunteers produce content for Familia's blog and social media. As a volunteer you can use your own skills and experience to benefit others and to raise awareness for the issues of intercultural families in Finnish society.

Communications volunteers meet four times per year (virtually or hybrid model). Together, we explore your skills and possibilities to work on the following topics:
  • Blog and Research writing
  • Graphic Design
  • Video content creation and edition
  • Other skills and interests are also welcomed

Previous experience is not required and fluency in Finnish language is neither mandatory. 
​What else? You can volunteer remotely too!

Remote volunteer work is also possible! Register now!
For more information and questions, contact Martha Cecilia by mail or mobile.
Register here!
Communication Volunteers Wanted: No previous experience needed, sign up with the link in the bio!

 

BELINGUAL VOLUNTEERS FOR LANGUAGE CLUBS

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REGISTER FOR BELINGUAL VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Belingual volunteers are parents of multilingual families who enhance the well-being of multilingual  families with under school-aged children by making Belingual activities possible through volunteering. 
  • Run a language clubs in your home language or help with organizing the clubs,
  • Organise local events for families that speak your home language 
  • Help develop Belingual Family Network activities by goining the Family Network Steering Committee.​

If you would like to have a chat about joing the Belingual volunteer team, get in your: belingual@familiary.fi
NEXT BELINGUAL CLUB FACILITATOR TRAINING
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Face to face training
  • Saturday 21.1.23 @10–15.00 
  • Sunday  22.1.23 @13 -18.00
Remote training
  • Monday 23.1.23 & Wednesday 25.01.22 @17.30 -20.00 (2-part evening training)
  • Friday 20.1.23 @10 -15.00
  • Saturday 11.2.23 @10–15.00 

Interested? Read more about the volunteering roles at Familia.
In the "Volunteering at Familia" guide you will find more detailed information on each kind of peer activity or club and workshop. The guide is available in Finnish and English In Finnish (pdf) / In English (pdf)
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You can apply to become a volunteer here or register to our next available trainings here. 

 

WHO CAN VOLUNTEER AT FAMILIA? 

If you want to contribute to supporting intercultural families of Finland, you are welcome to be a volunteer at Familia! Our peer activities require that you are familiar, through personal or professional experience, with the participants’ situations. We value the knowledge and skills of ordinary people - you don’t have to be an expert to volunteer with us! 
 
Our groups and activities are mainly in English and Finnish, but we strongly encourage you to let us know if you would like to lead an activity in another language!
 
Our volunteering is flexible and we take into consideration your life situation by offering different lengths of volunteer assignments that don’t necessarily require a long commitment. We also offer volunteer assignments online, so you can participate in volunteer activities from anywhere in Finland. 
 
Familia stands against discrimination and welcomes you as a volunteer regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, age, education level, political orientation, religion, language skills, country of origin or disabilities.
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There was a good vibe in the training, and things went smoothly. Good topics."
​

"Everything (went well) as I got clear idea of my group goals and objectives, (and) also (been) meeting the team I’ll be working with."


 

what we offer our volunteers

Throughout the year, Familia organizes continuation trainings, individual support, events and volunteers’ team meet ups. We will inform you regularly about upcoming trainings by email and on this page.

You will improve you skills, build connections with other volunteers, participants and professionals. We will make sure that you can develop yourself, try new activities or repeat a group that you enjoy leading.

Our volunteers can also be part of our planning and strategy work.

 

    APPLY TO VOLUNTEER WITH FAMILIA​

    Lomakkeella antamani tiedot tallentuvat Familian vapaaehtoistoiminnan rekisteriin, jota hyödynnetään vapaaehtoistoiminnan koordinoinnissa ja tiedotuksessa. Tutustu rekisteriselosteeseen: www.familiary.fi/rekisteriseloste.html
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Sign up, training, planning and leading!
 

Toimisto / OFFICE 

Lintulahdenkatu 10, 7. kerros / 7th Floor
​00500 Helsinki
Suomi-Finland

Puhelin / PHONE

+358 (0) 44 773 8628

aukioloajat / Opening times

Toimistomme ovat avoinna vierailijoille. Suosittelemme kuitenkin ystävällisesti soittamaan etukäteen ja sopimaan henkilökohtaisen tapaamisen.

Our offices are open to visitors. We kindly suggest calling in advance to book an appointment and meet us in person. ​

VAT-numero / VAT-Number

​1056329-6

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