You may host one of our International Visitor Groups for dinner, host an Algerian Youth Leadership student for two weeks, or become a volunteer at one of our Fulbright events. The home host experience will broaden your global perspective! This could consist of an individual staying at your home for a time period of 7,…
Our Language Bank does cost money for our interpreters, but we need volunteers to interpret for those who cannot afford to pay.
Volunteer drivers are sometimes needed to take the international visitors around Reno and Tahoe for the day. The individuals will need to be picked up from their hotel and escorted around the town. We will need a copy of a valid driver’s license.
Help by providing front desk support at Donner Memorial State Park, Sugar Pine Point State Park, and at the Vikingsholm Visitor Center.
Help our operations by providing office/administrative assistance.
Help with our many special events throughout the year.
Help connect visitors to history by becoming a docent at the Hellman-Ehrman Estate and/or Vikingsholm Castle.
Protection Order Assistants, located in the Family Violence Intervention Program at Family Court, help victims of domestic violence complete and file Protection Order applications. They provide information about the application process, safety planning and community resources.
Court Support Volunteers work with victims of domestic violence at Family Court to provide support in the courtroom and debrief with them after proceedings. They assist victims as they navigate a complex legal system, as well as provide safety planning and community resources.
Volunteer as a Crisis Advocate for Project Safe 417 (PS 417), a unique partnership between SafeNest and the North West Area Command (NWAC) designed to reduce domestic violence and homicides in our community by providing direct crisis intervention to victims on the scene.