Social Club
English-speaking game club
Helsinki reception centre
Social Club is an English-speaking game club. In the summertime we play outdoors and when the weather gets cold, we stay indoors and the program includes board games, tea and snacks.
The club is attended by asylum seekers of different ages and languages; young children with their parents, schoolchildren, teenagers, men and women.
Read more about volunteering at the reception centre at the end of this page
Time: Fridays at 7 pm.
Place: Helsinki reception centre Uudenmaankatu 24
Contact: Curt Richter cpr@curtrichter.com
Volunteering at the reception centre
The Helsinki Reception Centre's Punavuori unit is a transit centre for adults and families maintained by the Finnish Immigration Service, which is primarily intended for newly arrived asylum seekers. After an asylum seeker has had an asylum interview, he or she is transferred to another centre to await a decision.
Instructions for a new reception center volunteer:
Create a profile: https://oma.punainenristi.fi/ - Töölö branch
Complete the online orientation course ”Welcome to the Red Cross” in Oma
Study the documents in English: Instructions for volunteers working at the reception centres (pdf), The tasks of reception unit employees and volunteers (pdf)
The coordinator of the action group will familiarize you with the group activities and review the instructions in a short interview. It is essential to commit to the principles of the Red Cross.
Sign the reception centre volunteer agreement, which is included in the above mentioned page.
Complete the Red Cross Friend course and Supporting integration - course, search for courses in Oma