ReactNow, a programme run by  Auckland Regional Migrant Services Charitable Trust (ARMS), helps people from refugee backgrounds get into jobs.

 


“ARMS has identified, from research carried out in New Zealand and overseas, that an employment programme which is tailored and targeted at specific needs and strengths of refugees is the most successful model,” says ARMS Executive Director Dr Mary Dawson.


As a result, the ReactNow programme provides individual assessment of job search, employment readiness, English language skills and work skills, while small workshops focus on job search skills, CV preparation and interview skills. 


ARMS, which supports new arrivals as they start a new life in the Auckland region, also uses ReactNow to match mentors with refugee job seekers. It currently works with younger women, but a grant from ASBCT will enable it to be extended to other groups over the coming months.


Already ARMS has had success in guiding young refugee women into suitable employment.


“With our programmes for migrants and refugees becoming increasingly popular, ARMS has outgrown its space in Three Kings Plaza.  The ASB Community Trust funds will allow our organisation to have more space for our refugee services, right next door to our regional centre,” Dr Dawson says.


http://www.arms-mrc.org.nz/

  • In March 2007 ARMS was gratned ARMS was granted $105,000 toward building extension, equipment and running costs.