Volunteer at Neighbors Link
We are excited that you are interested in volunteering with Neighbors Link! At Neighbors Link, it is our mission to strengthen the whole community by actively enhancing the healthy integration of immigrants. We have found that having long term residents work side by side with our clients helps us attain our mission. Through your various forms of commitment, we take pride in your dedication to the critical programs and services that benefit our entire community.
Please note that we accept high school volunteers and adult volunteers. Middle school volunteers are welcome for certain activities, however, it is required that a parent stay on the premises during their volunteer sessions.
Volunteer Opportunities for Adults
Adelante Juntos Parent-Child Program
The Adelante Juntos Parent-Child Program is a great opportunity for adult volunteers who are available during the daytime and love working with young children. Volunteers assist the instructor with guided activities for children ages 0-4, while their parents attend Neighbors Link parenting and child development classes. We offer this program in Mount Kisco, Ossining, and Yonkers.
ESL Tutoring Program
In our ESL Tutoring Program, volunteers tutor adult learners in the English language, one-on-one or in small groups to help them practice their conversational skills. Curriculum and training is provided by the staff. Our ESL Tutoring programs take place in the evenings in Ossining, Mount Kisco, and virtually.
Technology Teaching Assistants
In this program, volunteer teaching assistants assist our clients during guided technology classes led by our facilitator. Volunteers assist with setting up and answering one-on-one questions. We welcome high school students, college students and adults as volunteers. We offer this program in Mount Kisco, Ossining and Yonkers in both daytime and evening sessions.
Neighbors Link Community Law Practice
Our law practice enables pro bono attorneys and non-lawyer volunteers to help our immigrant community members through case preparation and/or full trial representation. Volunteers also provide assistance with government forms, translation during client meetings or of legal documents, and prepare country condition reports to support asylum claims. Additionally, we welcome expertise from volunteers in adjacent fields such as taxation, psychology, publishing and finance. We also accept college and law school students every summer as interns through the David Swope Summer Internship. Click here for more information on legal volunteer opportunities.
Accompaniment
With this program, U.S. citizen volunteers accompany our immigrant neighbors to immigration court hearings and ICE check-ins in New York City, and other immigration-related appointments in Westchester. Volunteers provide both emotional and logistical support.
Family Night
Would you like to volunteer as a group? Family night is a wonderful opportunity for adults, high-school, or middle-school (with an adult) volunteers to participate in community building. Every month, Neighbors Link hosts several meals in our Ossining and Mount Kisco centers so that families can eat together and meet other families in the community. Our volunteer groups help serve dinner. After the meal, volunteers play with the children while their parents participate in a workshop or group activity. Neighbors Link childcare is also there to support!
Thank you for your interest in Neighbors Link. The success of our programs depends on your involvement and support. For more information on any of our volunteer opportunities, please contact us at [email protected].
Volunteer Opportunities for High-School Students
Learning Links Program
Our high school Learning Links volunteers work with elementary-aged kids, helping them with homework, reading to them and doing enrichment activities with them, after school at Mount Kisco Elementary School. The program runs every weekday and we ask volunteers to pick one day of the week that they can commit to coming each week.
Tuesday Evening ESL Tutoring Program
In our Tuesday Evening ESL Tutoring program, high school volunteers work with adult learners one-on-one or in small groups at our Mount Kisco center, helping them with their English skills.
Technology Teaching Assistants
In this program, volunteer teaching assistants assist our clients during guided technology classes led by our facilitator. Volunteers assist with setting up and answering one-on-one questions. We welcome high school students, college students and adults as volunteers. We offer this program in Mount Kisco, Ossining and Yonkers in both daytime and evening sessions.
Summer Links
This summer, high school students will have the opportunity to volunteer with our Summer Links program, helping elementary school students in Mount Kisco keep their academic skills strong over the summer. The program runs for five weeks every summer, from late June to the end of July. We request that volunteers commit to either the entire five weeks, Session 1 (weeks 1-3), or Session 2 (weeks 4-5).
Thank you for your interest in Neighbors Link. The success of our programs depends on your involvement and support. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected].