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.
HomeFirst
As a HomeFirst volunteer, you’ll serve as a one-on-one financial coach for individuals and families seeking to improve their financial wellness on the path to first-time homeownership or foreclosure prevention. You’ll work directly with participants using the HomeFirst curriculum to help them build budgeting skills, improve credit, reduce debt, and increase savings.
You’ll attend a comprehensive financial coach training that prepares you to guide participants through key financial topics. No previous financial coaching or personal finance experience is required—just a willingness to learn and a heart to help others take control of their financial future.
Training sessions are held prior to the start of each service semester. Volunteering runs in two cycles—from August to November and January to April. Coaches meet with their assigned participant(s) twice a month for one hour, with flexible scheduling options available for both in-person and virtual sessions.
SpeakFirst
As a SpeakFirst volunteer, you’ll have two ways to get involved. The first option is as a judge of debates within the SpeakFirst- Birmingham Urban Debate League. We are looking for qualified individuals to judge public-forum style debates after school on Thursdays. The time window is from 4-6PM. Judge training will be provided.
The second option is as a volunteer coach for local programs. This is a great opportunity for qualified former debaters who want to give back to the community by working with SpeakFirst- Birmingham Urban Debate League programs around Birmingham. We will connect you with a program in need.