1. ( ** means High Priority Need)
For more details, please email xZhen@nyawc.org
1
Project Speak Out -- interact with members of the community to guage, educate and
change attitudes toward domestic violence. X monthly
Elmhurst,
Queens 6 mths.
2 Tutoring -- Tutor ESL to women on Saturdays
X bi-weekly
10:30-
12:30pm
Mostly at
home Language 6 mths.
3 Tutoring -- Tutor ESL to women on Sundays X bi-weekly 11-1pm Manh. Language 6 mths.
4
Mentor Teenagers -- (Mentor or teach educational courses relevant to teenagers on Sat.
10:30A.M.-3P.M., from Sept-Jun. Mentors needed to be 21-35 yrs. old.
X bi-weekly
10:30-
3pm Manh.
Flexibility&
Interest 1 yr.
5
Enrichment Activities for Children in our shelters -- Enrich the lives of the children
with fun activities like tutoring, arts and crafts, yoga, singing, robotics creation or various
monthly enrichment themes. This is a weekly commitment on the same weeknight for 1
hour per session. It is 35-55 min. from Manhattan X weekly 1 hr.
55 min. from
Manh. Children 6 mths.
6
**Advocacy for Clients -- Advocate at Court/Public Assistance during the weekdays
alongside our clients. We have a high need for 1 Bengali and 1 Korean speakers.
X weekly 4-8 hrs Boroughs Language 1 yr
7
**Hotline Volunteers -- Answer the hotline in our Main Office for minimum of 3 hours'
shifts between 9am-7pm during the weekdays. We prefer volunteers who can commit to
more than 3 hours shifts if possible. X weekly
At least
3 hrs Manh. Language
At least 3
mths.
8 Newsletter Writers -- Write for the e-newsletter and newsletter.
X X X X 6x/year 4hrs. At home
Profession
al writing 1 yr +
9
Fundraising -- Fundraise for events, get sponsorships, sell tickets, get silent auctions
item, sell ads, do table assignments, and coordinate multilingual and multicultural
programming X
Mostly at
home 1 yr +
10
Communications/Public Relations Volunteer -- Help develop and write marketing
materials
X At home
Profession
al writing 1 yr +
11
Outreach on our services -- Outreach in the communities during the
weekdays/weekends depending on community fairs & events times X X 3-6hrs. Boroughs 1 yr
12 Translation -- Translate written documents X At home 1 yr +
13 Interpretation -- Interpret in person or over the phone X Phone, in person 1 yr +
14
Plan and organize the Holiday Party Committee (Sept.-Dec. 2010 -- Help find the
space for 170 clients, organize how to get the tables & chairs, find food donors, plan the
timelines, set-up on the day-of, clean-up at the end of the party, send Thank you letters to
food donors, etc. X Manh.
Event
Planning
30 hrs. in
4 mths
15
Children's Program Summer Trips -- Assist Children's Counselors in chaperoning
children on weekday field trips during July-August. X Boroughs Children 8-10 trips