Corporate Volunteer Opportunities

The Corporate Volunteer Program at YAI connects companies and professionals who believe in our mission of creating hope and opportunity for people with developmental and learning disabilities who are served by the YAI Network. Our volunteers offer support, mentoring and advice to people with disabilities who are looking for jobs. To get started volunteering, please call Rebecca Malinsky at 212-273-6357.

Professional and Corporate Volunteer Opportunities

We will work around your schedule to accommodate you and your staff either in your office or at a YAI Employment Training Program. Volunteer for a few hours or a full day; mentor one of our clients for a few months; or create your own unique volunteer project that suits your interests and talents.

• Lend your expertise as a guest speaker for a group of people with disabilities seeking jobs.
• Facilitate a tour of your company so that people with disabilities can see a variety of employment opportunities.
• Spend a day with your colleagues volunteering at a YAI Employment program.
• Provide an opportunity for a person with a disability to shadow you at work.
• Be a mentor for a person with a disability by helping with resume building, interview preparation and other skills.
• Work with our Corporate Volunteer Team to develop a customized, inclusive social gathering for your staff and people with disabilities.
• Attend meetings of YAI's Business Advisory Council and other YAI Network events, such as our Central Park Challenge.
• Share your enthusiasm and time at a sporting event.
• Put your culinary expertise to work by preparing a dinner or holiday meal.

By volunteering in our Employment Training Programs, individuals and corporations can:

• Promote positive morale among employees
• Increase corporate social responsibility and sustainability
• Build an optimistic and ethical corporate work culture
• Intorduce staff to a more diverse workforce
• Offer expertise and advice to people with disabilities who are eager to learn from professionals
• Receive opportunities for positive publicity in local media
• Demonstrate your committment to diversity to customers, employers, clients, staff and vendors
• Experience the satisfaction of giving back

Join us by contacting Rebecca Malinsky at 212-273-6357!