Volunteers play a critical role at Neighborhood House, helping us help immigrants, refugees and low-income people overcome the challenges they face in everyday life. Our volunteers also enjoy a supportive workplace, satisfying work, and hands-on experience.
Vaccine Requirement All Neighborhood House employees and volunteers must be fully vaccinated (and submit completed documentation) from COVID-19 by October 18, 2021. New employees must meet this requirement, prior to their start of employment, effective immediately. Please see this FAQ document for more guidance on the new vaccine mandate.
Opportunities with Partner Organizations
In-Person Ongoing Opportunities
Ongoing, regular volunteer opportunities allow you to build relationships with Neighborhood House staff, volunteers, and community members, while making a difference.
ESL Instructor Level 0-2
Currently the Family Resource Center at Neighborhood House – High Point has a few adult clients that have a varied amount of adult learning needs. Some examples include: Adult ESL Level 0-2 learners that need assistance with vocabulary, diction, and conversation.
Yoga Instructor
Neighborhood House partners with diverse individuals and families to build community and achieve their goals for health, education and self-sufficiency. The Neighborhood House Family Resource Center provides a variety of services to the High Point community. At Neighborhood House, we have a deep commitment to valuing our employees’, volunteers’, and clients’ diverse experiences and backgrounds, which guide our work for a more equitable future.
The Yoga Instructor is responsible for demonstrating yoga poses, using the correct terminology, and safely guiding students through the flow of the practice.
Front Desk Reception
Neighborhood House collaborates with diverse individuals and families to build community
and achieve their goals for health, education and self-sufficiency. At Neighborhood House,
we have a deep commitment to our employee’s, volunteer’s, and client’s diverse
experiences and backgrounds that guides our work for a more equitable future. We are
seeking team members that represent our dedication to service, equity, and inclusion, to
join our diverse team
Youth Mentor/Tutor Needed(Auburn-Firwood Circle and Burndale community Center)
Neighborhood House collaborates with diverse individuals and families to build community and achieve their goals for health, education and self-sufficiency. At Neighborhood House, we have a deep commitment to valuing our employees’, volunteers’, and clients’ diverse experiences and backgrounds, which guide our work for a more equitable future.
The After-School Tutoring Program is designed to contribute to students’ overall academic achievement by providing students with personalized homework assistance and engaging them in activities to further develop their academic and social skills. The program serves students aged K-12th grade.
Virtual/Remote Ongoing Opportunities
Ongoing, regular volunteer opportunities allow you to build relationships with Neighborhood House staff, volunteers, and community members, while making a difference.
Neighborhood House Board Member (Licensed Attorney) – Remote
Neighborhood House is currently seeking a licensed attorney to join our Board of
Trustees. In addition to legal expertise, we are specifically seeking individuals who
represent a public official and/or can act as a representative of low-income communities served by Neighborhood House.
https://nhwa.org/wp-content/uploads/Board-of-Trustees-Position-Description-Attorney.pdf
Language Bank
Translate program flyers, in writing, on an as-needed basis. Both professional translators and individuals fluent in English and another language are welcome to apply. High-needs languages include Arabic, Farsi, Tigrinya, Oromo, Amharic, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Neighborhood House Treasurer
Neighborhood House Board Member
The treasurer chairs the NH Finance Committee, which meets every month on the Tuesday before the board of directors meeting. S/he/they takes the lead on helping to maintain the organization’s financial policies by collaborating with the NH executive staff. Depending on the Treasurer’s own professional expertise in finance and accounting, s/he/they may serve as a consultant to the NH finance director with regards to specific finance/accounting or agency benefit plan questions, as needed.
The Board of Director is the governing body of Neighborhood House, which carries the responsibility for guiding the present and future direction of the agency. There are four standing committees: Board Development, REAAL (Relationships, Education, Advocacy, Access, and Leadership, Finance, and Resource Development. The committees and the Board as a whole play an important role in ensuring we fulfill our mission: To build community and increase access to housing, health, education, and economic opportunity.
Events & One-Time Opportunities
Event volunteering allows you to make an impact in one day, or even a few hours, of helping to provide enrichment, resources, and FUN! to our local communities.
Teambuilding
When we find new homes for our families to move into, we like to provide them with a starter kit of supplies, such as dish soap, towels, trashcans, cleaning products, etc. We are looking for a partner who is willing to acquire supplies and assemble the welcome baskets for newly housed families.
Pen Pal Program
Located in public housing communities, our Youth Tutoring Center provide a safe space for youth to reach their potential as students and community members. The center offer tutoring and innovative projects for youth aged 6 to 18 to improve academic performance and boost interpersonal social skills. Youth also have access to college and career readiness support.
Site Clean-up
Neighborhood House is dedicated to welcoming families, clients and funders to clean and functional areas. With your help, we ensure we keep that promise, this volunteer opportunity you will be helping various sites clean inside and outside so we can welcome families to a clean and inviting spaces.
Children Story Time
This opportunity is dedicated to helping during story time. Our children love story time and volunteers love reading stories. This opportunity is done in two stages-first stage is helping with snack time, you will assist teachers give children their snacks and after clean up, the second stage is reading a story. You will choose which book to read-usually story time lasts 30-35 minutes. Afterwards the kids have free playtime or they go outside for recess.
COVID-19 Safety
Face Covering Protocol for Volunteers
Face coverings and masks are not required but encouraged and recommended for volunteers, visitors, staff, and clients.
To learn more about applying to volunteer at Neighborhood House, please read Volunteering at Neighborhood House or contact Volunteer Engagement 206-461-8430 or by e-mail at munaa@nhwa.org.