Thank you for your interest in volunteering at AIDS Action! Please check out the descriptions for volunteer positions below and then proceed to the application form if interested in applying.
We couldn’t do our work without the generous support of our volunteers and interns, who contribute thousands of hours and countless talents to AIDS Action each year. With opportunities in multiple programs in Boston and Cambridge, we’re likely to have a volunteer opportunity that fits your skills and schedule.
Community Events
Fenway works with volunteers to amplify issues facing the community and enables our platform to help educate about relevant healthcare issues. If you see a community need, and you’d like to work with us to help get the word out through a community event please fill out this form.
Help Fundraise
There are lots of ways to help fundraise, most involve getting the word out to your circle of family and friends and encouraging them to participate – that might take the form of serving as a table captain for the Gala, a team captain for the walk or H2B, or even running your own DIY event or fundraiser. Please fill out this form to start the process of getting involved!
Access: Drug User Health ProgramAs one of several state-sanctioned and state-funded syringe exchange programs in Massachusetts, AIDS Action’s Access: Drug User Health Program distributes and exchanges syringes to people who inject drugs (PWID). Access: Drug User Health Program is one of the state’s pilot sites for the distribution of Narcan, a nasal spray provided to IDUs and their network of supportive family and friends to reverse potentially fatal overdoses. Our Access: Drug User Health Program is located at 359 Green Street in Central Square, Cambridge.
Thank you for your interest in participating in AIDS Action’s volunteer programs. In an effort to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 for our staff and clients, some of our volunteer programs have been temporarily suspended until further notice. We will continue to update this page as volunteer opportunities become available.
We couldn’t do our work without the generous support of our volunteers and interns, who contribute thousands of hours and countless talents to AIDS Action each year. With opportunities in multiple programs in Boston and Cambridge, we’re likely to have a volunteer opportunity that fits your skills and schedule.
Community Events
Fenway works with volunteers to amplify issues facing the community and enables our platform to help educate about relevant healthcare issues. If you see a community need, and you’d like to work with us to help get the word out through a community event please fill out this form.
Help Fundraise
There are lots of ways to help fundraise, most involve getting the word out to your circle of family and friends and encouraging them to participate – that might take the form of serving as a table captain for the Gala, a team captain for the walk or H2B, or even running your own DIY event or fundraiser. Please fill out this form to start the process of getting involved!
Youth on Fire (YOF) Volunteer
Engage homeless youth through relationship building, assist in creating and maintaining a safe space, and learn to work within YOF’s core philosophies and goals. You may be asked to engage in supportive, non-judgmental conversations with homeless youth around sex, sexual health, pregnancy, homelessness, substance use, HIV/AIDS and STDs. Assist in the kitchen, make trips to the food bank, help organize the space, and develop relationships with members while playing board games, pool, video games, watching movies and more. Youth on Fire is located at 1 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Access: Drug User Health ProgramAs one of several state-sanctioned and state-funded syringe exchange programs in Massachusetts, AIDS Action’s Access: Drug User Health Program distributes and exchanges syringes to people who inject drugs (PWID). Access: Drug User Health Program is one of the state’s pilot sites for the distribution of Narcan, a nasal spray provided to IDUs and their network of supportive family and friends to reverse potentially fatal overdoses. Our Access: Drug User Health Program is located at 359 Green Street in Central Square, Cambridge.
Affordable Housing Outreach Intern
The Housing Search & Advocacy Program is seeking an intern for the Summer or Fall 2022 semesters to help with outreach to individuals who are currently on our waitlist. This position will conduct outreach to approximately 400 individuals and/or their caseworkers to assist them with completing the state-aided C.H.A.M.P.S. application. The goal of this position is to assist these individuals in starting their housing search while they wait to work with and advocate. All ethnicities, gender identifications, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Projects and Learning Outcomes:
- Gain experience in affordable housing programs.
- Gain experience conducting telephone and e-mail outreach to homeless and underhoused individuals and medical and homeless providers throughout the state.
- Lead a project aimed at creating a system to conduct outreach and track outcomes to connect individuals in need of affordable housing to subsidized housing opportunities by helping them complete web-based applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Ability to navigate online applications
- Enrolled in a college degree program, pursuing a degree in a related field
- Strong attention to detail, excellent communication and customer service skills, and able to work both independently and as a part of the team.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations: • Sit at a computer station for extended periods of time
- Ability to keyboard for extended periods of time
Compensation:
- Part-time internship between 10-15 hours per week
- Flexible schedule between 9am-5pm, with the ability to conduct this work remotely
- Applicant must earn school or academic credit, or secure funding from an external source such as their University or non-profit/foundation.
Desired Majors:
Liberal Arts, Human Services, Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health, or related field
Location: 75 Amory Street Boston, MA 02119 – remote work available
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to: Jessica Espiritusanto, Housing Search Services Manager, [email protected].
Agency Description:
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. AIDS Action leads the state’s Getting To Zero Coalition, which seeks to reduce the number of HIV infections to zero and operates a needle exchange that serves as an entry point to healthcare services for active substance users. In 2013, AIDS Action became a part of Fenway Health, which advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.
The Development Team at AIDS Action is looking for an intern to help promote the AIDS Walk & Run Boston. Supervised by the Development events team, this internship will primarily be focused on outreach events and promotion of the walk through various tabling and recruiting opportunities. The intern will assist the Development team on various projects including the development of a tabling and recruiting strategy and the implementation of that plan.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to gain exposure to social justice issues as well as for someone interested in fundraising, event planning, marketing and public relations. Join us and learn about or gain further experience in special events fundraising and non-profit development. All ethnicities, gender identifications, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Projects and Learning Outcomes:
- Gain experience in fundraising event logistics and production, and how to effectively work with vendors and volunteers to produce a successful large-scale fundraising event
- Learn cross-team communications and project management skills, content creation for outreach, promotional materials and social media campaigns, how to use web-based fundraising platforms, and gain exposure to specific development terminology
- Learn how to translate a nonprofit’s mission and services into compelling content for promotional activities
- Gain planning, communication, and donor relations experience by assisting with organizing participant recruitment and fundraising events, and staffing information tables
- Obtain first-hand experience with event planning and event execution on the day of the Walk
Preferred Qualifications:
- Outgoing, friendly, driven, personable, not afraid to talk to strangers!
- Familiarity with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and others
- Enrolled in a college degree program
- Experience working in an administrative office setting preferred
- Strong desire to work in non-profit development and or fundraising
- Able to work independently and part of a team
- Strong communication (oral, written, and presentation) skills preferred.
- Experience with Excel and building Excel models strongly preferred.
Compensation: Unpaid Internship – Must earn school or academic credit
Desired Majors: Liberal Arts, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications/Marketing, English, or Business
Approximate Hours/Week: 20 hours, flexible schedule
Location:
75 Amory Street
Boston, MA 02119
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to:
Liz Roderick, Manager of Fundraising Events
Agency Description
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. AIDS Action leads the state’s Getting To Zero Coalition, which seeks to reduce the number of HIV infections to zero and operates a needle exchange that serves as an entry point to healthcare services for active substance users. In 2013, AIDS Action became a part of Fenway Health, which advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.
The Housing Search & Advocacy Program is seeking an intern to help with outreach to individuals who are currently on our waitlist. This position will conduct outreach to approximately 400 individuals and/or their caseworkers to assist them with completing the state aided C.H.A.M.P.S. application. The goal of this position is to assist these individuals in starting their housing search while they wait to work with and advocate. All ethnicities, gender identifications, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Projects and Learning Outcomes:
- Gain experience in affordable housing programs.
- Gain experience conducting telephone and e-mail outreach to homeless and underhoused individuals and medical and homeless providers throughout the state.
- Lead a project aimed at creating a system to conduct outreach and track outcomes to connect individuals in need of affordable housing to subsidized housing opportunities by helping them complete web-based applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Ability to navigate online applications
- Enrolled in a college degree program, pursuing a degree in a related field
- Strong attention to detail, excellent communication and customer service skills, and able to work both independently and as a part of the team.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations: • Sit at a computer station for extended periods of time
- Ability to keyboard for extended periods of time
Compensation:
- Part-time internship between 10-15 hours per week
- Flexible schedule between 9am-5pm, with the ability to conduct this work remotely
- Applicant must earn school or academic credit, or secure funding from an external source such as their University or non-profit/foundation.
Desired Majors:
Liberal Arts, Human Services, Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health, or related field
Location: 75 Amory Street Boston, MA 02119 – remote work available
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to: Keitha Crozier, Housing Search Services Manager [email protected]
Agency Description:
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. AIDS Action leads the state’s Getting To Zero Coalition, which seeks to reduce the number of HIV infections to zero and operates a needle exchange that serves as an entry point to healthcare services for active substance users. In 2013, AIDS Action became a part of Fenway Health, which advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.
These positions are not currently accepting volunteers but may have a waitlist for future opportunities.
Housing Search and Advocacy Volunteer
HSA is not currently accepting applications, please check back soon.
Volunteers help Housing Search Specialists by filing, organizing, and photocopying housing applications, and by calling property managers and housing authorities to discuss client needs and housing options. Volunteers in this position will play an integral role in providing the most up-to-date housing resources and information to our staff and clients. Volunteers in this position also have the option of assisting with weekly housing search groups for clients of AIDS Action Committee who are currently homeless or are looking for alternative housing. Volunteers work one-on-one with clients within the group to help them complete housing applications. We are looking for volunteers who are detail-oriented, proactive, and excited about working on projects to improve access to affordable housing for our clients. Volunteers must be available between 9 am and 5 pm on week days. Our Housing and Residential Programs are located at 75 Amory Street, Boston, MA 02119.
Thank you for your interest in participating in AIDS Action’s volunteer programs. In an effort to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 for our staff and clients, some of our volunteer programs have been temporarily suspended until further notice. We will continue to update this page as volunteer opportunities become available.
We couldn’t do our work without the generous support of our volunteers and interns, who contribute thousands of hours and countless talents to AIDS Action each year. With opportunities in multiple programs in Boston and Cambridge, we’re likely to have a volunteer opportunity that fits your skills and schedule.
Community Events
Fenway works with volunteers to amplify issues facing the community and enables our platform to help educate about relevant healthcare issues. If you see a community need, and you’d like to work with us to help get the word out through a community event please fill out this form.
Help Fundraise
There are lots of ways to help fundraise, most involve getting the word out to your circle of family and friends and encouraging them to participate – that might take the form of serving as a table captain for the Gala, a team captain for the walk or H2B, or even running your own DIY event or fundraiser. Please fill out this form to start the process of getting involved!
Boomerangs Volunteers (Jamaica Plain, Central Square, the South End, and Dedham)
Boomerangs offers both individual and group volunteer opportunities at our Dedham Distribution Center. While sizing, tagging, and hanging clothing volunteers can channel their inner fashionista and build comradery with their fellow team members. Every garment that is prepared for sale helps to secure critical funding for client programs at AIDS Action Committee. To learn more about this opportunity and other opportunities at Boomerangs visit shopboomerangs.org.
No Volunteer Opportunities Currently Available
Youth on Fire (YOF) Volunteer
Engage homeless youth through relationship building, assist in creating and maintaining a safe space, and learn to work within YOF’s core philosophies and goals. You may be asked to engage in supportive, non-judgmental conversations with homeless youth around sex, sexual health, pregnancy, homelessness, substance use, HIV/AIDS and STDs. Assist in the kitchen, make trips to the food bank, help organize the space, and develop relationships with members while playing board games, pool, video games, watching movies and more. Youth on Fire is located at 1 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Affordable Housing Outreach Intern
The Housing Search & Advocacy Program is seeking an intern for the Summer or Fall 2022 semesters to help with outreach to individuals who are currently on our waitlist. This position will conduct outreach to approximately 400 individuals and/or their caseworkers to assist them with completing the state-aided C.H.A.M.P.S. application. The goal of this position is to assist these individuals in starting their housing search while they wait to work with and advocate. All ethnicities, gender identifications, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Projects and Learning Outcomes:
- Gain experience in affordable housing programs.
- Gain experience conducting telephone and e-mail outreach to homeless and underhoused individuals and medical and homeless providers throughout the state.
- Lead a project aimed at creating a system to conduct outreach and track outcomes to connect individuals in need of affordable housing to subsidized housing opportunities by helping them complete web-based applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Ability to navigate online applications
- Enrolled in a college degree program, pursuing a degree in a related field
- Strong attention to detail, excellent communication and customer service skills, and able to work both independently and as a part of the team.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations: • Sit at a computer station for extended periods of time
- Ability to keyboard for extended periods of time
Compensation:
- Part-time internship between 10-15 hours per week
- Flexible schedule between 9am-5pm, with the ability to conduct this work remotely
- Applicant must earn school or academic credit, or secure funding from an external source such as their University or non-profit/foundation.
Desired Majors:
Liberal Arts, Human Services, Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health, or related field
Location: 75 Amory Street Boston, MA 02119 – remote work available
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to: Jessica Espiritusanto, Housing Search Services Manager, [email protected].
Agency Description:
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. AIDS Action leads the state’s Getting To Zero Coalition, which seeks to reduce the number of HIV infections to zero and operates a needle exchange that serves as an entry point to healthcare services for active substance users. In 2013, AIDS Action became a part of Fenway Health, which advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.
The Development Team at AIDS Action is looking for an intern to help promote the AIDS Walk & Run Boston. Supervised by the Development events team, this internship will primarily be focused on outreach events and promotion of the walk through various tabling and recruiting opportunities. The intern will assist the Development team on various projects including the development of a tabling and recruiting strategy and the implementation of that plan.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to gain exposure to social justice issues as well as for someone interested in fundraising, event planning, marketing and public relations. Join us and learn about or gain further experience in special events fundraising and non-profit development. All ethnicities, gender identifications, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Projects and Learning Outcomes:
- Gain experience in fundraising event logistics and production, and how to effectively work with vendors and volunteers to produce a successful large-scale fundraising event
- Learn cross-team communications and project management skills, content creation for outreach, promotional materials and social media campaigns, how to use web-based fundraising platforms, and gain exposure to specific development terminology
- Learn how to translate a nonprofit’s mission and services into compelling content for promotional activities
- Gain planning, communication, and donor relations experience by assisting with organizing participant recruitment and fundraising events, and staffing information tables
- Obtain first-hand experience with event planning and event execution on the day of the Walk
Preferred Qualifications:
- Outgoing, friendly, driven, personable, not afraid to talk to strangers!
- Familiarity with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and others
- Enrolled in a college degree program
- Experience working in an administrative office setting preferred
- Strong desire to work in non-profit development and or fundraising
- Able to work independently and part of a team
- Strong communication (oral, written, and presentation) skills preferred.
- Experience with Excel and building Excel models strongly preferred.
Compensation: Unpaid Internship – Must earn school or academic credit
Desired Majors: Liberal Arts, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications/Marketing, English, or Business
Approximate Hours/Week: 20 hours, flexible schedule
Location:
75 Amory Street
Boston, MA 02119
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to:
Liz Roderick, Manager of Fundraising Events
Agency Description
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. AIDS Action leads the state’s Getting To Zero Coalition, which seeks to reduce the number of HIV infections to zero and operates a needle exchange that serves as an entry point to healthcare services for active substance users. In 2013, AIDS Action became a part of Fenway Health, which advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.
The Housing Search & Advocacy Program is seeking an intern to help with outreach to individuals who are currently on our waitlist. This position will conduct outreach to approximately 400 individuals and/or their caseworkers to assist them with completing the state aided C.H.A.M.P.S. application. The goal of this position is to assist these individuals in starting their housing search while they wait to work with and advocate. All ethnicities, gender identifications, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to apply.
Projects and Learning Outcomes:
- Gain experience in affordable housing programs.
- Gain experience conducting telephone and e-mail outreach to homeless and underhoused individuals and medical and homeless providers throughout the state.
- Lead a project aimed at creating a system to conduct outreach and track outcomes to connect individuals in need of affordable housing to subsidized housing opportunities by helping them complete web-based applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Ability to navigate online applications
- Enrolled in a college degree program, pursuing a degree in a related field
- Strong attention to detail, excellent communication and customer service skills, and able to work both independently and as a part of the team.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations: • Sit at a computer station for extended periods of time
- Ability to keyboard for extended periods of time
Compensation:
- Part-time internship between 10-15 hours per week
- Flexible schedule between 9am-5pm, with the ability to conduct this work remotely
- Applicant must earn school or academic credit, or secure funding from an external source such as their University or non-profit/foundation.
Desired Majors:
Liberal Arts, Human Services, Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health, or related field
Location: 75 Amory Street Boston, MA 02119 – remote work available
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to: Keitha Crozier, Housing Search Services Manager [email protected]
Agency Description:
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. AIDS Action leads the state’s Getting To Zero Coalition, which seeks to reduce the number of HIV infections to zero and operates a needle exchange that serves as an entry point to healthcare services for active substance users. In 2013, AIDS Action became a part of Fenway Health, which advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.
These positions are not currently accepting volunteers but may have a waitlist for future opportunities.
Housing Search and Advocacy Volunteer
HSA is not currently accepting applications, please check back soon.
Volunteers help Housing Search Specialists by filing, organizing, and photocopying housing applications, and by calling property managers and housing authorities to discuss client needs and housing options. Volunteers in this position will play an integral role in providing the most up-to-date housing resources and information to our staff and clients. Volunteers in this position also have the option of assisting with weekly housing search groups for clients of AIDS Action Committee who are currently homeless or are looking for alternative housing. Volunteers work one-on-one with clients within the group to help them complete housing applications. We are looking for volunteers who are detail-oriented, proactive, and excited about working on projects to improve access to affordable housing for our clients. Volunteers must be available between 9 am and 5 pm on week days. Our Housing and Residential Programs are located at 75 Amory Street, Boston, MA 02119.
Please fill out this application form completely and accurately. If selected, we require all volunteers to complete a CORI criminal background check, and for some positions an occupational health screening before beginning service at AIDS Action.