Opportunity Details
New Volunteer Orientation: Microsoft Store @ Prudential
Boston Cares is a flexible volunteer agency that connects individuals with volunteer opportunities throughout Greater Boston. To become a Boston Cares member and begin signing up for projects online, you must attend a brief, one-time New Volunteer Orientation. Every orientation covers the same material, so feel free to sign up for the session that best fits your schedule.
While we do offer an online tracking system through which volunteers can review and print out their own service record, Boston Cares staff, nonprofit partners and volunteer project leaders are unable to personally sign off on your hours. Individuals who have completed a New Volunteer Orientation have access to approximately 200 service projects each month, ranging from 1 to 6 hours. Our web-based system allows volunteers to register online for projects in advance and also to track and print out their volunteering history. This is an honor system and all volunteers are expected to accurately record their volunteer service.
Orientations take place several times each month including evening, lunch and weekend sessions. Each session runs for approximately one-hour and is designed to accomplish several goals:
-Introduce new volunteers to Boston Cares, including our mission, programs and history-Introduce new volunteers to each other
-Review the website, including how to sign-up for projects
Please note that Boston Cares collects a one-time registration fee from all new members. The registration fee is used to cover the costs associated with managing volunteer projects. The fee will be collected at your New Volunteer Orientation session, and can be paid using cash, check or a credit card. The registration fee structure is:
-$25 for individual members
-$40 for families
-$15 for students, seniors and unemployed
-Fee waived for active AmeriCorps volunteers and Middle, & High Schoolers.
Youth-friendly, 13+. All volunteers under 18 years old must bring a Permission Form signed by a parent or guardian to give to the Project Leader. Please email youth@bostoncares.org or call 617-422-0910 x208 if you have any questions.
T-Accessible, Red Line (South Station), Green/Blue Lines (Government Center), Orange Line (State Street)
What Boston Cares members have to say about the New Volunteer Orientation:
"Attending the orientation helped me realize that there is far more to Boston Cares than a bunch of (really cool) volunteering opportunities. This orientation only confirmed for me that I made the right choice in pursuing my interests in volunteering through this particular organization. I look forward to all of the events that I plan on attending!" ~Chrissy Henry
"The orientation was very informative and friendly – it made me even more sure that I wanted to volunteer for Boston Cares.” ~Greg Randolph
Civic & Community
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Age Minimum (with Adult): 13+, Minimum Age:13+
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- Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
- Create a new team to sign up.
Signup Questions
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