Volunteers help provide administrative assistance for community education programs in our Women’s Health Advocacy Services.
Tutors or computer coaches for our After School Program to work individually with school-age children. This is a good opportunity for high school students. We also need adult tutors to work with one of our YWCA Fina House housing residents to help them earn their GED.
Be there to provide students academic guidance and help them hone their technical skills.
The mentor program is part of the core program model at Year Up Greater Boston. Our mentors provide professional advice, career and educational planning support, and networking opportunities. Mentoring is an especially personal and rewarding way to impact a young adult’s life.
Beginner skiers and snowboarders who want to role model for youth, support coaches with behavior management, boost young people’s confidence and learn the sport with the kids.
The parent volunteer role creates an opportunity for guardians to actively engage in the YES community through volunteer work. Tasks are available on and off the snow and could include assisting with snack distribution and loading processes, monitoring behavior, encouraging youth on the snow, ski or snowboard with a class (learners welcome), assist coaches with…
Windrush Farm is a 38-acre working farm, with access to miles of trails. We always have something do on the property! We welcome groups to help with a wide variety of projects including: painting, cleaning, washing, fence mending, clearing trails, building new pathways, weeding ans mulching.
A sidewalker walks and/or jogs alongside the horse to help keep the rider safe and achieve his/her goals. This may involve a safety hold of the client for an entire lesson, or a more hands off approach, depending on the needs of the client. The sidewalker is an extension of the instructor, who helps guide…
Volunteers in our “Barn Buddies” program work one-on-one with a client, who may or may not be accompanied by a caregiver. The volunteer will help teach the client about various topics which may include horse behavior, horse management, horse health, and barn management. Barn Buddy volunteers should have good recent horse experience and a willingness…
A horse handler will: bring the horse from the barn to the arena, lead the horse during the class, and return the horse to the barn. For our unmounted programs, horse handlers help the client learn to groom and tack a horse. Horse handlers need to have good horse experience and a willingness to utilize…