Volunteer

NBARC's Success Depends on Volunteers Like You!

There are many ways you can help including: 

Long term volunteer roles

• Family Coordinators work one-on-one with NBARC families, acting as a cultural liaison and providing varied types of support as asylum seekers and refugees learn how to navigate healthcare, education, employment and public transportation systems.

• English Language Partners help clients build both basic and conversational English skills that allow them to communicate more fluently with their neighbors, employers, and service providers.

Short term volunteer roles

• Special Project Volunteers work on goal-oriented, shorter-term projects. Each project is unique – volunteers may help a client apply for a replacement social security card, review a resume, get a drivers’ license, submit job applications, or navigate a specific affordable housing challenge. Projects vary in length from a few days to several weeks or months. This is a great way to develop specialized skills in one or several key areas.

Other volunteer roles

• Volunteer Interpreters and Translators are regularly needed to assist with interpretation and translation needs that support our refugee and asylum-seeking clients' social integration. Current need for Spanish, Arabic, Haitian-Creole, French.

• Social Service Volunteers 

  • Work to create, update, and expand our resource guides for clients. Guides help clients easily access resources in the Greater Boston area, such as housing, financial, medical, and job placement assistance across multiple counties. *remote position*

  • Work to create, update and expand our list of volunteer opportunities in the Greater Boston area. *remote position*

• Accompaniment Volunteers provide or assist with transportation for medical and/or legal appointments.

• Babysitters provide childcare for children when parents must attend a meeting, appointment or class. 

If you are interested in being considered for one or more of the above positions, please email Jenny Berz and Fiona Epstein at nbarc@tbzbrookline.org . Please  put VOLUNTEER in the subject line and mention how you found out about us. Thank you so much for your interest!

Questions or to inquire about volunteering, please send an email to nbarc@tbzbrookline.org and put VOLUNTEER in the subject line.

You can also support our efforts by making a tax deductible donation