Become a Volunteer

We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers for our programs, particularly Mentorship program. The mentors will be paired with women above 18 seeking employment or currently employed. The mentors will meet their mentees for at least two hours per week to talk about careers, relationship, hardships faced by mentees and also do fun and engaging activities together. As a mentor you will receive training to prepare you for this role. We expect you to make at least 6 months commitment.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Commit to mentoring for at least two hours per week.
• Must be comfortable talking about issues such as race, religion, culture, socioeconomic status, academics, health, relationships, community engagement etc.
• Set goals and work toward achieving goals with mentee
• Attend group mentoring trainings
• Write monthly mentor evaluations

Qualifications

• Females and males both welcome.
• Must be at least 21 years old
• Must have access to reliable transportation (public transit/car)
• Experience working as coach or mentor preferred
• Fluency in English.
• knowledge of additional languages including Urdu, Hindi, Pushto preferred.
• Must have a strong commitment to social justice and community engagement.
• Must believe in the empowerment of women and to create positive change in their communities and the world!

We are accepting applications.  Mentoring will take place virtual or face to face, with agreement from both mentor and mentee.

If you are interested, please apply for a short virtual meeting at info@thestepsforward.org

General Area Volunteer Opportunities

• Presentation of information at community events
• Event Planning
• Grant Writing/Research
• Newsletter/Material development
• Outreach
• IT/Web site maintenance
• Marketing