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Volunteering at Sanctuary

Join us to make a difference

Volunteers are essential to our ability to provide high-quality personalized care to survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence.

To learn more about how you can get involved as a volunteer, fill out the application below!

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER

Interns at Sanctuary for Families help provide vital support to our teams across the agency. We offer a variety of internships throughout the year. Internships at this time are in-person or hybrid. To see our open internships, please scroll down, and click on “Professional Internships” to see our current openings.

If this is an urgent matter, please reach out to volunteer@sffny.org for assistance.

For those seeking 50-hour Pro Bono opportunities, due to the commitment to our clients and legal teams, as well as the highly confidential aspects of our legal projects, we are not placing unbarred legal volunteers at this time.

Questions? Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org

Volunteer Opportunities

• Childcare and activities

Childcare and Activities

You can assist with arts and crafts, homework help, or spend one-on-one time with a child.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• Tutoring

Tutoring

You can provide adults and children with one-on-one support in a variety of areas, including homework help, ESL, and standardized test prep. Tutors must commit to meet one hour per week for a minimum of three months. Meetings typically take place Monday through Friday,10am – 7pm, at Sanctuary’s locations in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• The Translation Project

The Translation Project

You can provide document translation. Services are frequently needed in Spanish, French and Mandarin, though other languages are sometimes required. These opportunities are usually completed via email and on the volunteer’s own time.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• Administrative support

Administrative Support

You can provide clerical help for a variety of administrative tasks including photocopying, data entry, filing, and other projects as needed.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• In-Kind Donation Program

In-Kind Donation Program and Drives

In-kind donations benefit our clients in a variety of ways and will significantly help our clients as they take their first steps towards independence and violence-free lives. We are currently accepting new and like-new clothing, accessories, and toiletries.

If you would like to support the material needs of the survivors we work with, we encourage you to browse our Amazon Wishlist.

Our Amazon Wishlist

Groups can also partner with us to organize an in-kind donation drive. We especially need self-care kits, baby items, clothing, items for teens, toys, winter coats, and women’s business attire for court appearances and job interviews. Many groups hold group gatherings to wrap or prepare the items they have collected.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• Skills-Based & Professional Services

Skills-Based & Professional Services

Individuals or groups can share skills-based or professional expertise with Sanctuary clients. Opportunities can include but are not limited to career-building workshops and creative art instruction.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• Special Events and Mailings

Special Events and Mailings

Sanctuary recruits groups and individuals to volunteer for a variety of fundraising events and mailings throughout the year. Event assistance often includes guest registration and set-up. Volunteers at mailings assist with preparing invitation and hand-addressing envelopes to Sanctuary donors.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• Pro bono legal opportunities

Pro Bono Legal Opportunities

Pro bono legal opportunities are not generally available to individuals. Is your company or firm interested in getting involved with our pro bono work?

Learn more about pro bono partnerships
• Professional Internships

Professional Internships

We serve as a training site for social work and law students, and have many additional internships in most departments and disciplines, including opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Internships are offered on a as needed basis throughout the year.

Current opportunities for Spring 2025 include:

• Housing Law Internship/Externship 
• Field a Walk or Run Team

Field a Walk or Run Team

Groups can designate Sanctuary as a charity beneficiary for a corporate walk or run, or join our NYC Marathon or bike teams.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

• Childcare and activities
• Tutoring
• The Translation Project
• Administrative support
• In-Kind Donation Program
• Skills-Based & Professional Services
• Special Events and Mailings
• Pro bono legal opportunities
• Professional Internships
• Field a Walk or Run Team

Childcare and Activities

You can assist with arts and crafts, homework help, or spend one-on-one time with a child.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

Tutoring

You can provide adults and children with one-on-one support in a variety of areas, including homework help, ESL, and standardized test prep. Tutors must commit to meet one hour per week for a minimum of three months. Meetings typically take place Monday through Friday,10am – 7pm, at Sanctuary’s locations in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

The Translation Project

You can provide document translation. Services are frequently needed in Spanish, French and Mandarin, though other languages are sometimes required. These opportunities are usually completed via email and on the volunteer’s own time.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

Administrative Support

You can provide clerical help for a variety of administrative tasks including photocopying, data entry, filing, and other projects as needed.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

In-Kind Donation Program and Drives

In-kind donations benefit our clients in a variety of ways and will significantly help our clients as they take their first steps towards independence and violence-free lives. We are currently accepting new and like-new clothing, accessories, and toiletries.

If you would like to support the material needs of the survivors we work with, we encourage you to browse our Amazon Wishlist.

Our Amazon Wishlist

Groups can also partner with us to organize an in-kind donation drive. We especially need self-care kits, baby items, clothing, items for teens, toys, winter coats, and women’s business attire for court appearances and job interviews. Many groups hold group gatherings to wrap or prepare the items they have collected.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

Skills-Based & Professional Services

Individuals or groups can share skills-based or professional expertise with Sanctuary clients. Opportunities can include but are not limited to career-building workshops and creative art instruction.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

Special Events and Mailings

Sanctuary recruits groups and individuals to volunteer for a variety of fundraising events and mailings throughout the year. Event assistance often includes guest registration and set-up. Volunteers at mailings assist with preparing invitation and hand-addressing envelopes to Sanctuary donors.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

Pro Bono Legal Opportunities

Pro bono legal opportunities are not generally available to individuals. Is your company or firm interested in getting involved with our pro bono work?

Learn more about pro bono partnerships

Professional Internships

We serve as a training site for social work and law students, and have many additional internships in most departments and disciplines, including opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Internships are offered on a as needed basis throughout the year.

Current opportunities for Spring 2025 include:

• Housing Law Internship/Externship 

Field a Walk or Run Team

Groups can designate Sanctuary as a charity beneficiary for a corporate walk or run, or join our NYC Marathon or bike teams.

Contact us at volunteer@sffny.org for more information.

Our volunteers in action

• Celebrating Judge Alice Schlesinger: 2024 Pillars of Change Honoree
• Celebrating Acompañamientos: 2024 Pillars of Change Honorees
• Celebrating Laura Dionisio: 2024 Pillars of Change Honoree

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