Boston Volunteer Opportunity Directory

Provide crisis counseling and support on our 24/7 hotline, webchat, or incarcerated survivor support line.

Accompany survivors in the hospital for a sexual assault evidence collection kit.

Volunteers at our community events — including our annual April Walk for Change.

Answer hotline calls, cover front office, light maintenance ; 4-8 hour shifts weekly or biweekly

Attend community health fairs & other events on behalf of DOVE; 1-2 events per quarter

Organize items donated to DOVE; 1-2 hour shifts monthly

Basic front service & admin work for organizations or development department, receive & assist clients; 2-3 hour shifts weekly

Supervise & engage children through play, reading etc; 2-3 hours per month

Sort & track items donated during holiday season; 4 hour shifts as needed

Ideal for groups up to 25 people; learn about DOVE's vital programs & services while putting together care packages for survivors

Help support fundraiser events or mail campaigns

DOVE works with adults, elders/seniors, teens, and children who have been abused emotionally, financially, physically, and/or sexually. DOVE’s services include crisis intervention, danger assessment and safety planning, supportive counseling, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and representation, and community outreach, education, and training.

DOVE works with adults, elders/seniors, teens, and children who have been abused emotionally, financially, physically, and/or sexually. DOVE’s services include crisis intervention, danger assessment and safety planning, supportive counseling, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and representation, and community outreach, education, and training.

Our free legal infoline, GLAD Law Answers, is a central resource for LGBTQ+ people and people with HIV in New England. Join a smart and committed team to provide legal information, support, and resources to community members experiencing discrimination and harassment. GLAD Law provides training for all volunteers. No prior legal experience required. We ask that new trainees make a commitment to volunteer for a weekly 3 hour shift for a minimum of six months.

Help w events such as https://www.gladlaw.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/events/

Volunteers on RAINN’s online National Sexual Assault Hotline embody help, hope, and healing for hundreds of survivors every day.

Professionals of all backgrounds volunteer in administrative roles to support our legal, counseling, development, and finance operations. Volunteers regularly help with major mailings or events, perform database updates, and work with filing systems, among other areas you may have expertise. Volunteers with graphic design, photography and video editing skills are always needed.

Undergraduate students conduct legal research and translation, as well as support administrative offices with database cleanup, grant writing and office-related tasks.

If you would like to help out as a volunteer on the day of a specific event we have roles for you too. These roles might include welcoming guests at the gala, handing out water at the Strides For Action, tabling with Fenway staff at a LGBTQIA+ event or other supportive role that’ll go a long way toward making the experience great for someone else and fulfilling for you.

Volunteers provide survivors with connection to community, peer-support, safety planning assistance, information about partner abuse, and resources.

peer support / survivor outreach, community organizing, public advocacy/media, policy/institutional advocacy, research/documentation, behind-the-scenes support, training roles, etc.

Educating community through online engagement / Organizing impactful events and affinity group activities / Fundraising by partnering with local businesses or leading peer-to-peer campaigns / Tabling with Outreach

e.g., legal, data, finance, marketing, Graphic Support, Language Access Support, Event Performances, etc.

Academic tutors, Campus cleanup and beautification, skills-based workshop leaders, field trip chaperones, board members, etc.

Our office volunteers assist REACH in a multitude of ways. From receiving and guiding visitors to assisting in childcare, office volunteers engage in many direct service opportunities with survivors and staff.

Our shelter volunteers perform several duties to help staff support our residential program. Those tasks include light maintenance around the house, gardening, providing childcare to children in our shelter, assisting staff with programming, and answering hotline calls.

Our community volunteers are our frontline volunteers. They employ their skills to provide needed resources to the community by delivering supplies and essential items to survivors. These volunteers also help coordinate and run our short-term projects and events such as volunteer recruitment fairs and community outreach events.

Outreach volunteer / Computer literacy & financial literacy / Communication / Events Planning / Website development and graphic design

Board/Events/Office Help / Fundraising/Media

Volunteer opportunities posted on POINT app.