Accompaniment Program
For more information, please feel free to contact our accompaniment coordinator at accompaniment@imirj.org
After filing out the Accompaniment Program referral form, our Accompaniment Coordinator will contact the referring party and the person in need of accompaniment to confirm the details provided. The Accompaniment Coordinator will then contact our volunteers and inform them of the accompaniment request, to which volunteers will respond if they’re available. Once an accompanier is found, the Accompaniment Coordinator will connect the community member needing accompaniment with the available volunteer.
Every accompaniment is unique, but generally, a volunteer will join you in your appointment, provide emotional support, take notes as needed, and ensure that the officials in charge know you have support and that all procedures are being monitored.
How does it work?
‘‘Being alone in this country makes everything feel impossible and complicated, even the small things. Going to a check-in shouldn’t be a big deal for me, but it was. I was so scared. Having volunteers hold my bag in places I couldn’t take it and tell them and share my family’s number in case something happened they could call them was the only peace I needed in my heart.’’ M, accompanee.
