Become a Volunteer Leader! - CT
ORGANIZATION: The Fresh Air Fund
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Interested in helping bring the joy of the outdoors to NYC youth? Volunteer to make a difference in a child's life as part of The Fresh Air Fund's Friendly Towns program! Volunteer Host Families host a child for one week in the summer and make memories that will last a lifetime. The Fresh Air Fund is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and welcomes host families from all backgrounds to reflect the New York City communities we serve.
How is our program successful? By assistance from Volunteer Leaders who recruit Host Families & Volunteers, conduct Host Family interviews & home inspections, check references and chaperone our buses. Interested in volunteering to be an integral part of your Friendly Town and helping make these summer experiences happen? Join us now!
The areas that we are currently recruiting Volunteers in are:
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New York: Long Island, North up to the Saratoga Springs area, West to the Binghamton area
- Massachusetts: Western MA (the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley areas)
- Pennsylvania: Eastern PA: all of Eastern PA up to the Harrisburg area
- Rhode Island
Thank you for your interest and we hope you volunteer for us!
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About The Fresh Air Fund
Location:
633 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, US
Mission Statement
The Fresh Air Fund (The Fund), is a nonprofit youth development organization that has provided free, life-changing outdoor summer experiences to more than 1.8 million children from New York City’s underserved communities.
Description
The Fresh Air Fund has provided high-quality outdoor programming to more than 1.8 million New York City youth. Each year, thousands of children (between ages 8-18 years old)experience outdoor summer adventures through visits with volunteer host families along the East Coast and at The Fund's five overnight summer camps in Fishkill, NY, with an additional camp in The Bronx, NY. Fresh Air children also have the opportunity to participate in year-round leadership and educational programs held at our NYC Office.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Fairfield, CT 06824
DATE POSTED
March 8, 2024
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Fundraising
- Basic Computer Skills
- Networking
- People Skills
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- Ongoing/year-round; fall & spring are recruitment seasons; summertime is busy season with trips happening between late June to late August.