GENDER JUSTICE
Mission: There’s a dearth of African-American women in science, technology, engineering and math professions, an absence that cannot be explained by a lack of interest in these fields. Lack of access and lack of exposure to STEM topics are the likelier culprits. Black Girls provides young and pre-teen girls of color opportunities to learn in-demand skills in technology and computer programming at a time when they are naturally thinking about what they want to be when they grow up. That, really, is the Black Girls Code mission: to introduce programming and technology to a new generation of coders, coders who will become builders of technological innovation and of their own futures. Imagine the impact that these curious, creative minds could have on the world with the guidance and encouragement others take for granted.
Website: https://volunteer.wearebgc.org/
Volunteer signup form: https://volunteer.wearebgc.org/opportunities/pvKsbjksyB?%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1032715946202298387
Phone: 510-398-0880
Email: n/a
What volunteers do:
tech instructor
tech assistant
classroom assistant
social media
general office/admin help
general IT/tech support
FYI:
weekend workshops are 4-hour or 6-hour shifts
summer camp shifts are 3 consecutive full days or 5 consecutive mornings or afternoons
weekday workshops are virtual
Mission: Our mission is to encourage inner city youth, especially girls, to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. We are motivated by the United States overall lag in producing an adequate number of STEM professionals and the under representation of women and people of color. Through early application, hands on training, mentorship, tutoring and social events Digital Girl, Inc. will boost confidence, raise self esteem and STEM career awareness within less fortunate areas to create professionals who can be positive contributors to society.
Website: https://www.digitalgirlinc.org/volunteer
Phone: 347-857-8647
Email: inbox@digitalgirlinc.org
What volunteers do:
work in afterschool STEM/coding programs
administrative support
Borough: Brooklyn
Mission: Girls Inc. delivers life-changing programs that inspire girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Research-based curricula, delivered by trained professionals, equip girls to achieve academically, lead healthy and physically active lives, manage money, navigate media messages and discover an interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Girls Inc. develops research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges. Major programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.
Website: https://www.girlsincnyc.org/get-involved/volunteer
Email: volunteer@girlsincnyc.org
Phone: 212-531-7620
What volunteers do:
help in after-school programs
participate in career roundtables
participate in college life workshops
community projects
guest facilitate workshops
Mission: We’re a national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. Tech jobs are among the fastest growing in the country, yet girls are being left behind. While interest in computer science ebbs over time, the biggest drop off happens between the ages of 13-17. The gender gap in computing has actually been getting worse since the 1980s. By 2020, there will be 1.4 million jobs available in computing related fields. US graduates are on track to fill 29% of those jobs. Women are on track to fill just 3%. Girls Who Code is building the largest pipeline of future female engineers in the United States. When girls learn to code, they become change agents in their communities. Whether it’s a game to illustrate the experience of an undocumented immigrant or a website to provide free college prep, our girls create technology that makes the world a better place.
Website: https://girlswhocode.com/get-involved/start-a-club
Phone: n/a
Email: https://girlswhocode.com/contact-us
What volunteers do:
start/facilitate a club 3-4 hours/week
FYI:
curriculum provided
no computer experience needed, but teaching experience important
Mission: With eighteen years of experience under our belt, Girls Write Now knows a lot about community-building, mentoring, empowering women, writing, and more. We put that knowledge into action through our programs — highly-structured, yet personalized; challenging, yet rewarding; and designed to provide creative and engaging opportunities for women of all ages. Our mentoring programs match girls with professional women writers and includes portfolios, readings, and publication, supplemented with supports like workshops and college prep. Through our college prep offerings, we help New York City area girls navigate the college admissions process. Our CHAPTERS Reading Series and QWERTY Digital Exhibition, held annually in the spring, are open to all and showcases the city’s best teen writers. We take girls seriously for who they are, as well as who they will become. The relationships we foster tear down stereotypes, building a community of women writers of all ages who work to inspire and support one another with every pair session, every reading, and every workshop.
Website: https://www.girlswritenow.org/get-involved/be-a-mentor/
Phone: 212-336-9330
Email: mentor@girlswritenow.org
What volunteers do:
in-person weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions, monthly writing workshops, and special events for a full school year (September to June)
FYI:
two years of professional experience in writing, print, or digital media plus background check required
Mission: L.O.V.E. supports and empowers young Latinas to strive both in school and in life by providing positive role models. L.O.V.E.’s vision is that all Latinas graduate from high school, attain higher education, and live successful lives. The L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program recruits volunteer female university students to support, guide, and be a role model to young Latinas during their high school years. Through a series of structured mentoring and group activities that concentrate on personal empowerment, developing study skills, and college access, the L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program aims to provide a space in which young Latinas can learn how to strive personally and academically through positive reinforcement, consistency and understanding. L.O.V.E. is a curriculum-based program that consists of three core components: personal empowerment, study skills, and college access. Each session has its own focus area and theme. Each mentoring session is a collective gathering of mentors and mentees, where participants engage in both group activities and one-to-one interactions, guided by a workshop.
Website: https://www.lovementoring.org/mentor-application-2
Volunteer application: https://www.tfaforms.com/5118014
Email: info@lovementoring.org
Phone: n/a
What volunteers do:
college-age women mentor high-school age mentee (help with homework, college applications, or give suggestions/feedback for long-term or short-term educational or personal goals) in ongoing relationship with weekly meetings and other shared activities
FYI:
application, interview required
Mission: New Women New Yorkers is dedicated to empowering young women immigrants in New York City. Through our programs we provide them with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to recognize and develop their potential, pursue better educational and professional opportunities, and become role-models and agents of change in and for their communities. Our focus is on serving recent women immigrants, first-generation high school and college students, refugees and asylum seekers, and immigrant mothers with young children, regardless of legal status. The 16-35 age range is a key period in the life of any woman, a time of significant identity development and decision-making, both in the personal and family realms, as well as with regard to educational and professional advancement. We work with young women immigrants coming from all national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. Cross-community projects and activities help reduce inter-group prejudice and promote community relations. Also, because the young women immigrants who participate in our programs do not share the same native language, this stimulates the use of English to communicate, while making it less intimidating. Although New Women New Yorkers does not offer ESL classes, it incorporates the English language component in all projects and activities in an innovative and effective way.
Website: https://www.nywomenimmigrants.org/volunteer/
Volunteer form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvZSSnNgVPGzgh1vP5ATj4oVUcUdaAH2K4Ar8Wm8-dYqiGGQ/viewform
Email: n/a
Phone: n/a
What volunteers do:
attend one team meeting/month
edit
blog
FYI:
fluency in another language expected, Spanish in particular is a plus to support multilingual programming
seeking professionals who work in high-growth industries, particularly those with experience in the clean-energy industry
Mission: Our mission is to defend and promote the fundamental principles and values embodied in the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution, and the New York Constitution, including freedom of speech and religion, and the right to privacy, equality and due process of law for all New Yorkers. We believe that all New Yorkers have inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government or by majority vote. They are: 1) Freedom of speech, press, petition and assembly. Even unpopular expression is protected from government suppression and censorship. 2) Freedom of religion. Each of us has the right to exercise his or her own religion, or no religion, free from any government influence or compulsion. 3) Privacy. We have the right to be free from unwarranted and unwanted government intrusion into our personal and private affairs, papers and possessions. 4) Due process of law. We have right to be treated fairly by the government whenever the loss of liberty or property is at stake. 5) Equality before the law. We have the right to be treated equally regardless of nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, disability or socio-economic status. The NYCLU fights for civil liberties and civil rights through a multi-layered program of litigation, advocacy, public education and community organizing. Our clients are men and women, rich and poor, gay and straight, black, white and brown, young and old, religious and atheist, able-bodied and living with a disability, citizens and immigrants. When we vindicate their rights, all New Yorkers benefit.
Website: https://www.nyclu.org/get-involved/volunteer
Volunteer sign-up form: https://secure.everyaction.com/ssCbBhITCEGRQdrsRQZ1rQ2
Phone: 212-607-3300
Email: n/a
What volunteers do:
online activism
grassroots lobbying
community organizing
lobby with NYCLU in Albany (next day of action March 13, 2017)
monitor protests
writing/journalism
research
help fundraise
graphic design
multimedia support
translate (Arabic , Chinese , French, Hindi, Korean, Kreyol, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Urdu)
photography/videography
education
Mission: The New York Women’s Foundation creates an equitable and just future for women and families by uniting a cross-cultural alliance that ignites action and invests in bold, community-led solutions across the city. Decision-making leadership for the Foundation is drawn from a diverse alliance comprising women of wealth, professional women, and community leaders of all backgrounds. Guidance for grantmaking comes directly from the communities to be supported; and grantmaking is principally carried out by volunteer activists. Foundation support reinforces the efforts of organizations seeking viable solutions for individual, community, and broad-based challenges. Foundation grants primarily support women-led, grassroots organizations working on the core economic – and other related – issues of the city’s most under-served women and girls.
Website: https://nywf.org/take-action/volunteer/
Phone: 212-514-6993
Email: volunteer@nywf.org
What volunteers do:
Corporate Leadership Committee (mid to senior level corporate women from diverse industries) meet approximately once a month to create and implement fundraising strategies
Circle of Sisters for Social Change brings together socially conscious women to harness their financial resources and networks to build a collective voice for social change philanthropy in New York City
Participatory Review Committee is a leadership opportunity for young women of color who want to expand their understanding of philanthropy and participate in the Young Women’s Initiative grantmaking process (reviewing proposals, making site visits, and making recommendations)
Grants Advisory Committee members work in teams to review proposals, conduct site visits, and make recommendations for funding
volunteers who do not wish to join committees can help host events and public education forums
Mission: NOW-NYC gives women a powerful voice. As the largest NOW (National Organization for Women) chapter in the country, we play a key role in shaping the debate on the issues that impact women, creating policies, and holding government and business accountable to the women of New York. We work to defend reproductive rights, fight economic inequality, and end discrimination and violence against women.
Website: https://nownyc.org/get-involved/
Volunteer form: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/become-a-volunteer-for-now-nyc/
Clinic escort form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1rggEy2xIPsfcQtNqaFn4MYIyLunZJp-culoH4tU5pnv-8Q/viewform
Phone: 212-627-9895
Email: contact@nownyc.org or queensclinicescort@gmail.com for escort volunteering
What volunteers do:
phonebank
protest
lobby elected officials locally and in Albany
assist with fundraising
photography/videography
graphic design/web design
communications
act as clinic escort
FYI:
training provided for clinic escorts
clinic escorts needed in Queens, every Saturday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Borough: Manhattan, Queens
Mission: RPGA Studio is a social practice nonprofit that uses art + design + education + technology to address community issues. Our areas of focus are: youth, commercial corridors, transportation safety, garbage, and revitalizing outdoor spaces. "Women Who Build: Artist Who Own' empowers women and girls by giving them the tools they need to grow, the networks they need to succeed, and the confidence they need to persevere. It’s about women working together to learn to build with their own hands in an industry dominated by males. The skills women learn help them go back to their homes and communities, feel empowered, and have stronger women networks to draw strength from. RPGA also works with students to paint murals, and on virtual-reality projects that help communities change behaviors around litter and transportation.
Website: https://www.regoparkgreenalliance.org/
Phone: 718-433-4659
Email: Yvonne Shortt, founder: yvonne@regoparkgreenalliance.org
What volunteers do:
help with Tiny House build (no prior experience necessary, just an interest in learning how to use tools)
fundraise, marketing
volunteers with construction skills, architects, industrial designers very helpful
one-time activities in neighborhood revitalization (2-3 hour commitment) include: help students paint murals, design and plant local gardens, staff a virtual-reality stand
Borough: Queens
Mission: Unchained At Last is the only nonprofit in the US dedicated to helping women and girls leave or avoid arranged/forced marriages and rebuild their lives. Unchained also is the only nonprofit in the US dedicated to creating social, policy and legal change to end forced and child marriage in America. Unchained is also the only nonprofit in the US dedicated to promoting social and policy change to prevent forced marriage. Unchained raises awareness about forced marriage and advocates for relevant legislation. Unchained At Last envisions a world where every woman is free to choose whether, when and whom to marry — and whether to get divorced.
Website: https://www.unchainedatlast.org/take-action/
Email: n/a
Volunteer application: https://www.unchainedatlast.org/other-volunteers/
Phone: 908-481-HOPE
What volunteers do:
career counseling
financial planning
lawyers provide pro-bono services to clients
psychotherapists provide pro-bono services to clients
FYI:
two professional references and resume required
separate applications for lawyers and psychotherapists
Mission: Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots, civil society organization; our mission is dedicated to securing and protecting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York, particularly their rights to develop their individual potential, to self-determination, and to be represented in all areas of life: political, social, cultural and economic. We advocate for women's rights and challenge the norms that underpin gender-based violence wherever opportunities arise to influence attitudes and bring about change.
Mission: Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots, civil society organization; our mission is dedicated to securing and protecting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York, particularly their rights to develop their individual potential, to self-determination, and to be represented in all areas of life: political, social, cultural and economic. We advocate for women's rights and challenge the norms that underpin gender-based violence wherever opportunities arise to influence attitudes and bring about change.
Website: http://www.womenforafghanwomen.org/volunteer
Volunteer signup form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IY0sMUksomrLXTK1EunfCzB-BprtXavIAXpb_mBmT_A/viewform?edit_requested=true
Email: https://womenforafghanwomen.org/contact/
Phone: 718-591-2434
FYI:
all volunteering with Afghan women and children through NY Cares (link on WAW website)
Borough: Queens
Mission: The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition combines our member organizations' abilities and strengths, focusing on issues of concern to women in the arts and media. Women in the Arts & Media Coalition-sponsored events, presentations, and networking provide unique forums for the presentation of issues and ideas relating to women's voices and visions in the performing arts and media. We are committed to being the link between our member organizations as we collaborate to empower women in our industry through advocacy, mentoring, networking, and events.
Website: http://www.womenartsmediacoalition.org/support/#volunteer (scroll down for volunteering)
Email: info@womenartsmediacoalition.org
Phone: 212-592-4511
What volunteers do:
graphic design
computer technology
finance
fundraise
social media
assist at events