Coordinate the activities of YFU alumni, facilitating communication within a field.
Give presentations or staff a booth at schools, meetings, conferences, festivals, fairs, and other events. Represent YFU at local functions. Support virtual information nights online and/or speak directly with applicants.
Provide leadership and supervision for other volunteers in a specific geographic area as directed by the Field Director.
Read and score scholarship applications and help select winners (can be done online).
Stepping Forward LA offers a short-term paid internship specifically designed for current and former foster youth – most who have never had a job before. They are provided hands on experience while they navigate work ethic, time management, work alongside their peers, setting priorities, brainstorming new ideas and so much more. Volunteers work with the…
Foster youth who age out of the foster care system, have been through a lot and are in need of building healthy, lasting relationships with Stepping Forward LA co-mentors, like yourself. Co-mentors provide general support provided to former foster aging out of the system.
Sign up to be contacted when we are able to organize group volunteer opportunities, offer training sessions or communicate other ways to get involved in B2B Trail and other local stewardship initiatives.
Individual cleanups are just what they sound like: you, a trash bag, and whatever segment of the B2B means the most to you – or even at home! Use your judgment. Don’t pick up anything that seems unsafe or unsanitary. Wear gloves.
The young adults that we hire for our short-term paid internship have written an App – created by former foster – for foster youth. Within this App, we offer a variety of resources including workshops facilitated by our volunteers. They could teach budgeting, how to cook an omelet, creative outlets like writing and reading poetry…
The Museum is always adding to its historic buildings, designing and constructing new exhibits, plus handling the general wear and tear that comes with maintaining a museum. If you are someone who enjoys working with their hands and creating new materials and structures, volunteer for our exhibits and maintenance department to create something everlasting for…