Impact America is recruiting volunteers to join our service. Impact can help connect you to work study opportunities or internships. Select an option below to get started!
FocusFirst
As a FocusFirst volunteer, you’ll provide free vision screenings for preschool-aged children. Background checks are required. You will complete a virtual training and attend a training vision screening with an experienced vision screener. You will utilize handheld, high-tech equipment to screen small groups of children at local Head Starts, Pre-K Programs, and daycare centers.
FocusFirst volunteers are needed August through November and January through May. Volunteers must commit to attending a minimum of 4 vision screenings.
SaveFirst
As a SaveFirst volunteer, you’ll prepare tax returns for low-income, working families using a tax software program at tax sites located directly in communities of need. You will attend training sessions and pass an IRS test in order to be certified as a volunteer tax preparer. No previous tax or accounting experience is necessary.
Training sessions are held in early January. At most sites, volunteering runs from the third week of January through the middle of April. Daytime, evening, and Saturday volunteer hours are available.
SpeakFirst
As a SpeakFirst volunteer, you’ll work directly with high school students to enhance their academic performance and prepare them for debate tournaments. We have opportunities for you to provide subject-specific tutoring and debate preparation. Background checks are required, and you will attend a short orientation conducted by our SpeakFirst coaches.
The SpeakFirst high school team practices Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in downtown Birmingham. Tutors for our high school students will be requested to demonstrate proficiency in their subject area and must be available during one practice per week during the academic semester. Volunteers interested in helping with debate preparation need to be available for practices during a particular debate topic cycle (usually lasting approximately one month) and the tournament at which the students will debate that topic. Topics change throughout each academic semester, so there are many opportunities to participate.
Impact America is an AmeriCorps Program
