Defy offers community-based entrepreneurship programs, including a 14-week Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, a Pre-Accelerator, and Business Accelerator that are open to anyone formerly incarcerated in the states where we serve. Through these programs, EITs can develop a business from concept to launch. Volunteers are integral to the success of the EITs and there are many ways to…
We will need volunteers for community outreach events, fundraising events, general office responsibilities throughout the year. We are looking for adults ages 18+ and have opportunities for year round involvement.
Volunteers undertake a myriad of roles and responsibilities that include maintaining and repairing instruments, archiving music and related materials, and providing translation services at parent workshops. In addition to these skill-intensive volunteer opportunities, community stakeholders can assist with a number of program-related activities such as providing one-on-one guidance at college workshops, helping with logistics at…
Defy Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs) who enroll in Defy’s CEO of Your New Life (CEO YNL) program during their incarceration participate in a 6 – 9 month personal development, career readiness, and entrepreneurship training experience. Volunteers are integral to the success of the program and we have several volunteer events for every program cohort. Prison…
BCDs are great ways to meet like-minded volunteers and many talented, ambitious Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs). In addition to one-on-one career coaching and business planning activities, these events also include icebreakers and powerful empathy-building activities. BCDs support employment readiness and entrepreneurship skills and, through conversations and connections with our volunteers, enhance EITs’ self-esteem, ambition, and…
The congregations are where our families eat dinner and spend the nights from 5:15p-6:45a in morning. The congregation gives them free dinner, breakfast, lunch, and family-centered housing seven days a week. Volunteers can help every night of the week in the following areas: pantry needs, dinner preparation, dinner and evening hosts, overnight hosts, and breakfast…
Join our next volunteer event to shower our clients with baby related essentials.
Volunteers plan and organize special activities and events such as arts and crafts projects, videos, game nights, parties and outings for the families. Volunteers bring in a birthday cake if needed or birthday balloons and/or decorations for guests’ birthdays. Some Congregations, during their rotation, have large parish halls that are partitioned into areas for the…
Depending on the number of employees you would like to engage and the best time for them to volunteer, we can customize activities to meet your needs and interests! Whether it’s a park clean-up in the communities we serve, costume-making for our yearend performances, or giving a dance studio a facelift with a new coat…
Volunteer at a county/parish special event; from set-up or clean-up to serving food or taking registrations, there are a lot of ways to get involved.