Volunteer with HIAS

HIAS’ global headquarters are located in Silver Spring, MD. HIAS assists over 150 asylum seekers in the Greater Washington, D.C. area with free legal representation. Volunteer opportunities may include various types of mentorship, cultural orientation support, ESL tutoring and English conversation, and interpretation and translation.

The HIAS NY Legal and Asylum Volunteer Program aims to provide HIAS clients with holistic, wraparound services by facilitating one-on-one partnerships between our clients and volunteer mentors in the New York tristate area. Volunteer opportunities include various types of mentorship, cultural orientation programming, ESL and English conversation support, interpretation and translation services, and accompaniment opportunities.

HIAS works with a network of resettlement partners who provide on-the-ground resettlement and integration services to refugees in communities across the United States.

Volunteer opportunities with the HIAS Resettlement Network may include various types of mentorship, cultural orientation support, ESL tutoring and English conversation, interpretation and translation, serving after school programs, and assisting with special events and projects. Reach out to our resettlement partners to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

For the first time in 40 years, groups of ordinary Americans can now engage in direct resettlement work through Welcome Corps, a newly launched governmental program for private sponsorship of refugees. We at HIAS can help you navigate the process as your Private Sponsorship Organization, equipping you to spearhead resettlement for a refugee family in your community. For more information, email PrivateSponsorship@hias.org.

HIAS’ Pro Bono & Partnerships team engages volunteer attorneys from across the United States to help refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced people access vital immigration legal services. In addition to providing pro bono legal support to clients through our offices in the NYC and DC metropolitan areas, the Pro Bono & Partnerships team also works with organizations across the country, including HIAS’ Refugee Resettlement Partners, to identify and meet emerging needs.