Volunteer With Forai
Fulfill your passion for serving others and loving our refugee neighbors by signing up for the volunteer opportunity that is right for you. From sewing mentors to sales reps, we're always looking for volunteers to support the mission of Forai as we offer dignity, empowerment, and community to vulnerable women!
Urgent Volunteer Opportunities:
- ESL Tutor-friend (Meet once a week in-person, minimum of one year commitment) Meet one-on-one to build a relationship with one refugee artisan as she moves through her resettlement journey in St. Louis. Take her through our ESL curriculum and be there as a “cultural insider” to help her understand her Forai work assignments, share a meal, or visit a park together. Learning English is crucial for our artisans to build community, work, and thrive in their new home. Would you enjoy patiently encouraging a refugee as she learns to speak English? Does offering a friendly face to someone learning a new language and culture excite you? Then we need you to befriend one of our artisans!
- Volunteer Sales Rep (Average 1-2 Saturdays per month for 2-3 hour shifts) Represent refugee artisan-made jewelry and textiles at pop up events in the St. Louis area. You will be paired with a seasoned Sales Rep to set up/teardown event sales displays. You will be equipped with everything you need to know to share the Forai story of impact with customers. Would you enjoy chatting with fellow change-makers?
Sewing and Jewelry Class Volunteer Opportunities:
- Sewing Class Teachers and Assistants (Wednesday and/or Thursday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm in the Forai workshop) Offer your sewing and teaching skills to our sewing classes! Would you enjoy helping refugee women learn the joy of sewing and be part of breaking the isolation so many of our newest neighbors experience?
- Jewelry Class Assistants (1st Tuesday and/or 3rd Saturday of each month, 9:30 am - 12 pm in the Forai workshop) Get to know refugee artisans while working one-on-one on new jewelry-making skills, preparing tags or bagging jewelry pieces, helping with jewelry check-in and quality control, or helping lead a mini-English learning lesson/game. Would you enjoy sharing laughter, providing some "backend support," and encouraging our newest neighbors?
Other Volunteer Opportunities:
- Become a Board Member Share your time and talents to provide guidance and oversight to Forai.
- Marketing Share your expertise and us filter out the noise to develop a stronger and more effective marketing strategy.
- Volunteer at our Annual "Happy Hour and Fundraiser"Assist with silent auction item facilitation, technology, creative collateral, event logistics, and more. Pre-event opportunities also available (data entry, auction item solicitation, etc.).
If you have any questions, please email jennifer@forai.org
