2025-2026 New Neighbors Volunteer Interest Form Survey

1.Contact Information(Required.)

First and Last Name

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Cell Phone Number

2.Ethnic group (please select all that apply)

American Indian or Alaska Native (Individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central, and South America, including, for example, Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government, Nome Eskimo Community, Aztec, and Maya).

Asian (Individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of Central or East Asia, Southeast Asia, or South Asia, including, for example, Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese).

Black or African American (Individuals with origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa, including, for example, African American, Jamaican, Haitian, Nigerian, Ethiopian, and Somali).

Hispanic or Latino (Includes individuals of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran, Cuban, Dominican, Guatemalan, and other Central or South American or Spanish culture or origin).

Middle Eastern or North African (Individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of the Middle East or North Africa, including, for example, Lebanese, Iranian, Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi, and Israeli).

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (Individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands, including, for example, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, and Marshallese).

White (Individuals with origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, including, for example, English, German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and Scottish).

Unspecified race and/or ethnicity (please explain):

3.Please indicate the type of volunteer opportunities you are interested in, after considering the minimum requirements and timing provided (you may select more than one):(Required.)

Event Volunteer (career speaker/panelist, event support, etc.): Events occur multiple times through the year and usually require 2-3 hours/event.

Career Mentor (pilot program launching in Fall 2026): volunteer as a career mentor to work 1-on-1 with adult student over multi-week program designed to help them with their education/employment goals

English Language Instruction: become part of a team of teachers implementing a 14-week/semester, 3 days/week 2.5 hour class during our annual program (September-December / February-May) (requires one year commitment, 3-4 hours/week)

English Language Instruction: volunteer as a substitute to fill in as needed for teachers when they cannot attend (on-call volunteer, 3-4 hours to prep/teach per class

4.If interested in a volunteer role as a Career Speaker/Panelist to Mentor, please provide some initial information about your current employment status and job experiences.

Current Employment Status (Employed FT, PT, Retired, Unemployed-Currently Searching)

Current/Most Recent Industries

Previous Industries/Experience

LinkedIn Profile

5.If interested in our literacy programming, book club facilitation, or English language instruction or tutoring volunteer opportunities, please tell us more about your experience below (but note that previous teaching experience is *not* required.) Check all boxes that apply.

No teaching/tutoring experience

Some teaching/tutoring experience in an informal setting

Book Club Facilitator

Current/Retired Teacher in a formal educational setting (classroom)

Certified/Completed any specialized training in teaching English Language (TESOL, etc.)

Other Teaching/Coaching experience

7.This year, we are currently only offering in-person classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:30am to 2pm. However, if you are interested in our English instruction options, please indicate your teaching preference.

I would like to teach in-person only.

I would like to teach virtually only.

No preference. I can teach virtually or in-person.

8.Why are you interested in serving as a volunteer with New Neighbors? What do you hope to gain from this opportunity?(Required.)

9.What opportunities have you had working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural and inclusive settings? Tell us more about your experiences interacting with individuals of different cultures or backgrounds, language skills you have acquired, etc.(Required.)

10.How did you learn about the New Neighbors program?(Required.)

Other (please specify)

11.Would you like to share anything additional about yourself or do you have any questions for us?