Volunteer Your Time

Thousands of individual volunteers donate their time and talent to The Fresh Air Fund each year. Volunteers mentor our students, help with administrative projects at our NYC office, lead career workshops, and more!

Corporate & group volunteer opportunities

Featured Opportunity

Mentor with City Explorers!

City Explorers is The Fund’s newest year-round program that connects Fresh Air campers with peers and mentors through fun and engaging outdoor adventures across NYC! Youth will build confidence and leadership skills, strengthen connections and explore new places year-round with The Fresh Air Fund. Mentor campers through celebrating and exploring NYC outdoor spaces (parks, gardens, waterfronts, museums, iconic landmarks and more!) together! The program meets on 10 Saturdays during the school year. Join us on a series of adventures across NYC!

Ready to apply? Click here

One-time Opportunities

Host a Job Shadowing

Job shadowings are interactive workshops that give students in our Career Awareness Program a chance to connect their interests to a future career. We bring the students to you and help you plan the details! Job shadowings take place from 5:30pm – 6:30pm on weeknights or during the day during school holidays.

Fresh Air Fund Outreach Calls

Help The Fresh Air Fund prepare for summer! Volunteers help make phone calls to families. Outreach Calls are typically scheduled on weeknights from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at The Fresh Air Fund’s midtown office. Some weekday options are available.

Ongoing Opportunities

College Connections Mentoring

During weekly mentoring sessions, volunteers help students prepare for college by focusing on topics such as: Money Management and Financial Aid, Decisions and Consequences, Maintaining Focus and Assessing Priorities, Setting Goals, College Decisions, and Relationships and Ethics. Mentors work on an individual and small-group basis. Volunteers make a year-long commitment to attend meetings on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at The Fresh Air Fund’s midtown office.

City Explorers Mentoring

Over 10 Saturday sessions, volunteer mentors chaperone youth on staff-led outdoor experiences across NYC. Support youth by sharing the outdoors with them and exploring new places in NYC. Mentors lead small groups and are part of a larger cohort. Volunteers make a year-long commitment to attend experiences throughout the school year. Ready to apply? Click here.

Tutoring

Help middle school students with academic skill building in math, language arts and social studies. Tutoring takes place once a week for ten weeks at our office in midtown Manhattan. We offer a fall and spring session each year: 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Daytime Help at the NYC Office

Volunteers have the opportunity to help with a variety of administrative projects, ranging from filing to data entry, assembling mailings or light computer work. Whether you have a few hours a week or want to volunteer on a regular basis, The Fund’s staff can work with you to coordinate a flexible schedule. Daytime volunteer hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm.

Join an Event Committee

Are you a young professional? You can help us by joining the Committee for our annual Spring Fling or our annual Fall Benefit & Silent Auction.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Portland at eportland@freshair.org

Pro Bono or In-kind Support

Donate your time and professional expertise. The Fresh Air Fund is always interested in hearing from pro bono photographers, graphic designers, and more! In addition, please contact us if your company can make an in-kind donation – items like books, sporting equipment, printing services, or exciting auction or raffle items for our special events are greatly appreciated!

Volunteer and School Credit Internships

Looking to learn more about working at a non-profit organization, or need an internship for school credit? Applicants must be 18 or older. Volunteer internships available from September through May. To learn more about summer jobs at The Fresh Air Fund, visit our jobs page.

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Questions

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