Volunteer with City Year

 Volunteer Opportunities

Become a part of City Year Boston's ever-growing Volunteer Force.

• Make a tangible difference
• Give back to your community
• Build camaraderie with colleagues, co-workers and friends
• Learn new skills
• Get your hands dirty and have fun!

What is Volunteer Force?

Volunteer Force is a branch of City Year Boston dedicated to the engagement of volunteers from all walks of life, including corporate groups, community members and youth groups, in high-impact community service events.  Our service projects aim to improve educational, recreational and residential facilities that support youth and families in the Greater Boston area.  We provide opportunities for individuals, small groups and groups as large as 100. 

Interested in serving with City Year for a high-impact service day?

1. Check our website for the upcoming Volunteer Force schedule, coming September 2009.
2. Call our service hotline at 617-927-2300 for additional information. 

2008 - 2009 City Year Volunteer Force Service Schedule

More Volunteer Opportunities

       

Join City Year corps members in providing a safe, fun environment for students in grades 1-5 during the February and April public school vacations.  The City Year for Kids vacation program offers an affordable, educational, and entertaining week of activities for over 1,000 children in the Greater Boston area.

For more information contact Christina Clark at cclark@cityyear.org.

Be a Heroes Team Leader          

Becoming a Heroes team leader is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of local middle and high school students.  For more information contact Nicole Yongue at nyongue@cityyear.org.  

• Partner with our Young Heroes program to lead a team of ten middle school students from the Greater Boston area three Saturday's a month from January to May. You will lead participants through a service learning curricula combining workshops on relevant community issues with service projects. 
  
• Volunteer as a team leader for our City Heroes program, and work with a diverse team of 10 high school students, dedicated to making a change in their community.  You will lead your team through one overnight workshop a month, facilitating in-depth conversations and participating in activities surrounding social justice issues.  The following Saturday you will lead your team in a service day related to the topic you discussed the previous week.  This program also runs on weekends from January to May. 

Service Partners

Are you an organization in need of volunteers to do physical service or health and human services?

If so, please call City Year Boston's Physical Service Hotline at 617-927-2300 to set up a site visit.

City Year specializes, but is not limited to:

• Outdoor landscaping - playgrounds, community gardens and tree planting
• Outdoor painting - playground graphics and maps, basketball courts, building exteriors and fences
• Murals - educational, inspirational, interior or exterior, large or small
• Indoor painting - gymnasiums, classrooms and more
• Construction - benches, planters, shelving, cubbies and fences