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YWCA Volunteer Opportunities
With a staff of fifteen----only five are full-time employees----the YWCA provides programs and services to more than 20,000 individuals each year. This would not be possible without more than 400 volunteers who are involved in all aspects of the organization.
Volunteers work with staff to design and implement programs, play integral roles in service delivery, develop financial resources, assure quality and direction, and adherence to our mission by serving on the Finance and Executive Committees and Board of Directors. The YWCA is
particularly proud of the fact that we have attracted reliable committed volunteers who are willing to offer their professional expertise to our organization.
Volunteer therapists provide long-term counseling to women through the Women’s Counseling Network, professional trainers provide workshops for the participants in our women’s leadership program and annual conference, more than 200 people----including 80 middle, high school,
and college students---have been trained to serve as small group facilitators in our Racial Justice Program and to facilitate the Understanding Racism Program. Middle and high school students plan and oversee all aspects of the YWCA Racial Justice Youth Program and oversee a
$5,000 small grants program. The YWCA always needs volunteers to provide direct service to unemployed women who use the services of Your Sister’s Closet and to help us manage the inventory of donated clothing.
Each program director is responsible for volunteer recruitment and training. Special training programs have been developed for the Racial Justice Program and are used as a model in other communities. We believe that the key to a good volunteer program is providing excellent
staff support, valuing the work of volunteers, and providing them with opportunities for meaningful work that clearly makes a difference for our organization.
If you are interested in becoming a YWCA volunteer----please email us.
Your Sister’s Closet Bernadette Wilkinson Bernadette@ywcatucson.org
Volunteers are needed to select clothing and help women during their appointments, sort through clothing donations, re-stock clothing and grooming products, seek donations of larger sizes (14 and up) from clothing stores and manufacturers, obtain donations of grooming
products, and to organize clothing drives in businesses and organizations.
Women’s Counseling Network Susan Frank sfrank@ywcatucson.org
Volunteer therapists with a Masters Degree or Ph.D. are needed to provide counseling for low-income women. Therapists participating in the program agree to provide services to one woman referred by the YWCA on a weekly basis.
Racial Justice Program
Sarah Gonzales sgonzales@ywcatucson.org
Volunteers are trained to serve as small group facilitators in the Racial Justice Youth Program, It’s Time to Talk, and Journey to a Hate-Free Millennium and to facilitate the four-hour Understanding Racism Program. Committee members are also needed to help plan the annual Youth Forum on Race.
Women’s Leadership Development
Susan Tanner stanner@ywcatucson.org
This program needs volunteers to serve on program planning committees and to provide workshops at the Annual Women’s Leadership Conference and the eight-week Women’s Leadership Development Program.
Bright Futures
Reina Ravago rravago@ywcatucson.org
Volunteers help plan the program, provide workshops, and serve as mentors to the young women who participate in this leadership development and scholarship program for young women.
TECHgyrls ®
Reina Ravago rravago@ywcatucson.org
Volunteers are needed to work directly with the girls in this program and to provide career information and serve as role models.
Girls With Tools
Reina Ravago rravago@ywcatucson.org
Volunteers are needed to work directly with the girls in this program and to provide career information and serve as role models.
Women & Money Bernadette Wilkinson Bernadette@ywcatucson.org
This program needs volunteers to serve on the planning committee for both the one-day conference and workshops throughout the year.
If you have a skill or interest that you would like to offer that does not fit neatly into any of the programs listed above, please contact Janet Marcotte, YWCA Executive Director. jmarcotte@ywcatucson.org |
