Volunteer Opportunities

Café assistants help the director advance the mission of The Freedom Café and support the day-to-day operations of the café. You will help create an environment that is welcoming to guests, follow café protocols for consistent quality and professional service, and share the café’s mission with knowledge and care.

Educate the community about the reality of human trafficking and the work being done around the world to end trafficking and support survivors. Outreach volunteers network with local community and social organizations, program partners, friends and family. You will receive training on The Freedom Café and human trafficking, and may help at fundraising events, tabling, and movie screenings. If connecting with people excites you, this is the role for you.

Use social media and digital communication to promote awareness of our cause, upcoming events, and engagement with our organization. Depending on your interests and time, you can develop campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, build our YouTube channel, or keep our newsletter and blog going.

Help keep our website fresh and working well. Some basic HTML and scripting experience is helpful, along with design experience and familiarity with content management systems.

Contribute to our goal of “Ending Human Trafficking One Ethically Sourced Mug at a Time” by supporting the café’s financial management. You will work directly with our President and Treasurer to keep accurate books, including building out our QuickBooks categories and monthly statements to match IRS 990 line items.

Help design educational curriculum and events that inform the public about human trafficking, the work being done to end it, and how to be an ethical consumer. Research volunteers may also speak at fundraising events, table, and support movie screenings. If building educational resources about modern slavery excites you, this is the role for you.

Help organize and plan events around the New England GIFT Box exhibit, and engage with community members as they interact with the GIFT Box.

Own the sound quality at our events. You will be trained on all of the café’s sound equipment, and you should have a good ear and the motivation to help every performer communicate their message, musical or otherwise, to the audience.

Work directly with performers, help everyone get set up on stage, and listen closely to their needs. You will also introduce the event and the performers and run the open mic portion of the night, so you will need to be in tune with the café’s vision and the events and programs happening here.