Volunteer Experience
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(2020-2021) Completed Crisis Counselor Volunteer 30 hour online mental health training, learning reflective listening, collaborative problem-solving, and crisis management.
Volunteered 100+ hours of one-on-one crisis counseling after completing 30 hour training certification.
Mental health training is integral for volunteers at Crisis Text Line, empowering them with essential skills to effectively support individuals in crisis. The training focuses on understanding diverse mental health concerns, providing Crisis Counselors with techniques to manage emotions, promote positive practices, and offer evidence-based interventions. Beyond aiding others, the training has significant personal value, as two-thirds of volunteers apply the skills learned to enhance their own emotional well-being. It equips individuals to recognize and manage stress, anxiety, and depression, fostering resilience and emotional wellness through the development of coping skills and positive habits.
Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support via mediums people already use and trust. Text 741741 (also chat and what’s app).
More crisis and community support resources here.
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The Heart of Stonewall National Monument
Historic Christopher Park is located across from the bar where the Stonewall rebellion took place in 1969, marking a turning point in the struggle for LGBTQ rights in America.
Today the park serves as the heart of the Stonewall National Monument offering a relaxing oasis for residents and visitors alike.
The gardens are maintained by the volunteer stewards of Christopher Park Alliance. Help keep the gardens green and in bloom by donating or volunteering.
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This place has my whole heart and has legitimately shaped my life and career.
(2011-present) I’ve been a member of the Wellness Team for the past 6 summers. Prior to that, I was Counselor for all age groups and ran Operations, every summer. Overseeing 150 campers (ages 7-16) and 50 volunteers during annual week-long Camp AmeriKids session.
Fosters cross-functional collaboration for the holistic wellbeing and safety of campers and volunteers, creating a sense of belonging among within the camp community
Coordinate with teams to improve mental health, teamwork, and camper engagement, resulting in successful outcomes
Implement effective volunteer onboarding, training, and year-round development programs, setting individual goals and providing feedback to promote personal growth and development.
Event Producer/Auction Co-chair led 2 highly successful fundraisers: 3x attendance, 2x fundraising ($200K) and auction value ($50K); oversaw 60 volunteers, vendors, and VIPs such as Board Members, donors, Philip Glass, and The National
Pro-bono website design and photography.
The ELM Project enhances the lives of underserved youth living with chronic illness by providing an enriching summer camp experience and the tools for a healthy, independent future.
Camp AmeriKids is our first and longest running program—a one-week residential summer camp for children ages 8-16 who are affected by HIV/AIDS, sickle cell disease, and other chronic illnesses.
We offer our services to children and families within the New York Tri-state Area.
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In Our Hearts is an action-oriented mutual aid group. Its purpose is not to exist as an organization but to facilitate the interaction of collectives, affinity groups, and projects involved with the network. Helping to coordinate actions and projects on a larger scale as well as creating space for social interaction and face-to-face conversation.
Volunteer opportunities:
Become a driver! Have a car? Click here.
Distribute food to community fridges, facilitate food donations, help with social media & more.
Donate food, or via Venmo or CashApp for transportation efforts, refrigerator maintenance, and upkeep.
Your time, your art, talking to retailers for donations, food prep is all needed. Click below to find out more information.
In Our Hearts provides a way for people to plug into existing open collectives and communities, find like-minded people to start new projects, or even bring their existing projects into the network.
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(2023-present) Jumped in as a senior, medical needs fosterer and immediately #fosterfailed.
Currently overhauling and streamlining the organization from the inside out and top down.
Ongoing volunteer at adoption events, as a Foster and Adoption Counselor, and as a photographer to help foster kitties find their furever homes!
Founded in 2017, Little Wanderers is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to saving cats from the five boroughs of New York City. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit rescue group that adopts out roughly 75 - 100 animals per month.
Unlike other organizations, Little Wanderers has made it our mission to target the cats who would otherwise be overlooked—the severely injured, the ignored, the neglected—with an emphasis on the most underserved areas of NYC (the Bronx, Harlem, and Northern Manhattan).
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(2013-present) Co-Founded with NY Real Estate Broker, Scott Elyanow (the West Village Broker).
A private 30K member Facebook group with a mission to increase city housing accessibility: sublets, roommates, and apartments without broker fees.
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We are just as talented and twice as tired. Let's help each other with professional opportunities and support. This is a safe forum for anyone who identifies as a woman and/or non-binary. An LGBTQIA+, non-judgemental community meant to empower and uplift. There's no shame in doing business.
We encourage posting about job opportunities, mentorship opportunities, hosting T+T events, networking opportunities—keep it positive and forward thinking.
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(2023-present) Pro-bono photographer for portraits of foster-doggos, (VERY early AM) transports and adoption events for social media. Volunteer at onsite adoption events.
Basically the best ‘job’ ever …
PupStarz Rescue is an NYC-based animal welfare group committed to the rescue and rehabilitation of dogs and cats in public shelters at high risk of euthanasia, as well as those in danger of abuse.
We are committed to rescuing as many animals as possible, saving over 3,100 dogs and cats since 2015.
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The Washington Square Park Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization working with NYC Parks and neighborhood groups to ensure that Washington Square Park continues as a diverse and historical urban green space through engaging volunteers and raising funds to help keep the park clean, safe and beautiful.
Washington Square Park is property of the City of New York and under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks.
Programs funded by the Washington Square Park Conservancy are designed to keep the park clean, safe and beautiful in three program areas:
Landscapes
Maintenance
Community
