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Volunteer

Employees of Engelberth speak to a high school student at the Women Can Do conference.
A volunteer instructor assists a middle school student with building a wooden birdhouse.
Vermont Works for Women Program Manager Heather Newcomb poses for a photo with L'ivresse Lingerie owner who collects and donates bags of bras for incarcerated women.
Vermont legislator Kesha Ram Hinsdale speaks to women incarcerated at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for Enrichment Night
A local employer leads a STEM activity with Vermont high school students at Women Can Do.
A Trailblazers Program participant attends a Vermont Works for Women hosted job fair with local employers who volunteer their time to discuss career pathways.
Employees of Engelberth speak to a high school student at the Women Can Do conference.
A volunteer instructor assists a middle school student with building a wooden birdhouse.
Vermont Works for Women Program Manager Heather Newcomb poses for a photo with L'ivresse Lingerie owner who collects and donates bags of bras for incarcerated women.
Vermont legislator Kesha Ram Hinsdale speaks to women incarcerated at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for Enrichment Night
A local employer leads a STEM activity with Vermont high school students at Women Can Do.
A Trailblazers Program participant attends a Vermont Works for Women hosted job fair with local employers who volunteer their time to discuss career pathways.

If you’re interested in getting involved with VWW, volunteering is a meaningful place to start.

Vermont Works for Women (VWW) relies on a strong network of volunteers and community partners to help bring our enriching programs and services to life. VWW volunteers contribute to our mission of promoting economic justice in various capacities throughout the year.

Individuals can lend their time and expertise for one-time VWW events, job fairs, and speaker opportunities, or provide more frequent support to our ongoing and longer programs.

Through our women and youth programs, we offer volunteers, especially women and gender-expansive folks, the opportunity to volunteer as career mentors, speakers, exhibitors/presenters, instructors, event volunteers, and more! With your help, we increase our capacity to serve more participants across the state.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer mentors provide one-on-one mentorship to Vermont women and gender-expansive folks looking for career advice and professional development. The Career Mentor Network accepts volunteer mentors on a rolling basis and offers mentors the flexibility to meet with participants for a one-off meeting or for ongoing mentoring sessions.

Volunteer with VWW’s Trailblazer trades training program and support the entry and success of women and gender-expansive folks in construction, the trades, and renewable energy. The Trailblazers program is run three to four times a year in communities throughout Vermont and offers volunteers an opportunity to take part in either a Trailblazers Mentor Night or Job Fair, or both! Volunteer to speak at a Trailblazers Mentor Night and join a panel discussion on women in the trades. Or table at a Trailblazers Job Fair and share employment opportunities and resources within your company or organization with the class.

VWW is looking for female and gender-expansive professionals to speak with justice-involved women at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF) as part of our Enrichment Night monthly speaker series. Speakers volunteer a few hours of their time to discuss their career fields and diverse employment opportunities.

Volunteer with BEAM (Building Equity And Meaning) and help justice-involved women upon release build independence, stability, and belonging in their community. Volunteers can assist BEAM participants with various reentry and support services, including shopping for reentry supplies, meeting occasional transportation needs, providing mentorship, joining or organizing community engagement opportunities, and more

VWW is seeking volunteer co-facilitators to help run Rosie’s Girls Afterschool in middle schools across the state. Rosie's Girls Afterschool co-facilitators provide hands-on technical learning and emotional skill-building activities designed to introduce students to STEM and trades careers. Volunteers lead a small cohort of students for an 8-week long program that meets once a week for 60-90 minutes. Technical experience working with wood, metal, or STEM is helpful but not required, and volunteers are given VWW Facilitator training beforehand. Previous experience working with youth is required.

Rosie's Girls is a week-long summer camp that introduces female and gender-expansive middle school students to topics related to the STEM and trades fields. VWW is seeking industry-specific volunteers to act as guest presenters and lead a hands-on activity for an afternoon at Rosie's Girls Camp.

VWW is seeking volunteer speakers for our Tech @ Work speaker series offered at Career & Technical Education Centers throughout Vermont. Tech @ Work is a monthly speaker series where local industry professionals talk with high schoolers about their experience working in a non-traditional career field for their gender. Volunteer speakers join an hour-long session to speak with 11th and 12th graders about their career paths and current jobs.

VWW is seeking STEM and trades-related Vermont employers, businesses, and community organizations to be volunteer exhibitors at our annual Women Can Do career exploration conference at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. Volunteer exhibitors encourage hundreds of Vermont high school girls and gender-expansive students to expand their professional possibilities through tabling at the Resource Hall or providing hands-on activities as part of our Action Expo.

Volunteers help VWW Staff run one-off youth career exploration events throughout the year, support staff with event set-up/break-down logistics, and facilitate students’ active engagement in various exhibits and workshops. Event volunteers are needed for Career Challenge Days at tech centers across Vermont, including Burlington Technical Center, Green Mountain Technology & Career Center, and Randolph Technical Career Center. We also need event volunteers to help run our annual Women Can Do conference at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT every fall.

VWW welcomes the opportunity to partner with individuals or organizations who want to use their expertise to strengthen VWW’s capacity to serve Vermonters. If you’re interested in providing free professional services in the areas of legal services, communications, SEO, fundraising, event management, internal strategy, etc., we would love to hear more.