What are the responsibilities and job description for the Join Our Run Club – Run for a Cause (Volunteer) position at Mentor A Promise?
Mentor A Promise is a New York City–based nonprofit serving children and youth (ages 5–18) experiencing housing instability, grounded in the belief that every child is a Promise—full of potential, dignity, and possibility. We deliver consistent, high-quality programming across mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression in shelters, schools, and community spaces, creating structured environments where students can grow, be seen, and build lasting skills. Through signature experiences like The Imagination Studio, The Kitchen Table, The Sound Lab, and The Story Space, we nurture academic development, emotional well-being, and creative voice, all within a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and accessibility-centered framework. Our work prioritizes dignity-protective storytelling, consent-driven engagement, and deep community partnership, ensuring that how we serve is as intentional as whom we serve. We are not only addressing immediate needs - we are building pathways to confidence, belonging, and long-term opportunity, so every child has the support and foundation to carry their promise forward.
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Description
Join Our Run Club – Run for a Cause (Volunteer)
Organization Mentor A Promise
Location Remote participation with optional NYC-area group runs and races
Type Volunteer (Unpaid)
About Mentor A Promise
Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a nonprofit organization supporting children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability in New York City. Through mentorship, social-emotional learning, academic enrichment, creative expression, and community partnerships, MAP creates safe, consistent, and empowering spaces where young people can thrive.
Our mission is to empower youth experiencing housing instability through mentorship, education, and community—building resilience and opening pathways to stability, opportunity, and hope.
Role Overview
The Mentor A Promise Run Club brings together runners and walkers who believe movement can be a force for good. Whether you are training for races, enjoying casual group runs, or moving at your own pace, this club is about showing up with intention and turning miles into meaningful impact.
Run Club volunteers participate in group runs, individual fitness challenges, and community events to raise awareness and support for MAP’s mission. All experience levels are welcome.
Key Responsibilities
Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist.
Join our Run Club. Move with purpose. Build community. Run for youth who deserve stability, opportunity, and hope.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.
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Description
Join Our Run Club – Run for a Cause (Volunteer)
Organization Mentor A Promise
Location Remote participation with optional NYC-area group runs and races
Type Volunteer (Unpaid)
About Mentor A Promise
Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a nonprofit organization supporting children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability in New York City. Through mentorship, social-emotional learning, academic enrichment, creative expression, and community partnerships, MAP creates safe, consistent, and empowering spaces where young people can thrive.
Our mission is to empower youth experiencing housing instability through mentorship, education, and community—building resilience and opening pathways to stability, opportunity, and hope.
Role Overview
The Mentor A Promise Run Club brings together runners and walkers who believe movement can be a force for good. Whether you are training for races, enjoying casual group runs, or moving at your own pace, this club is about showing up with intention and turning miles into meaningful impact.
Run Club volunteers participate in group runs, individual fitness challenges, and community events to raise awareness and support for MAP’s mission. All experience levels are welcome.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in Run Club activities, group runs, or personal fitness challenges
- Serve as a positive ambassador for Mentor A Promise and its mission
- Support awareness-building and optional peer fundraising initiatives
- Share mission-aligned messaging through community or social platforms (optional)
- Communicate participation and availability with MAP staff as needed
- Uphold MAP’s values, conduct standards, and safeguarding expectations
- Interest in running, walking, or fitness at any level
- Reliability and follow-through on commitments
- Ability to represent a youth-serving nonprofit with care and integrity
- Alignment with MAP’s equity-driven, community-centered values
- Experience with run clubs, charity runs, or wellness communities
- Interest in cause-based advocacy or peer fundraising
- Comfort engaging with community storytelling or outreach
- Volunteer role with flexible scheduling
- Approximately 5–10 hours per week
- Minimum 6-month commitment preferred
- Remote participation encouraged; optional NYC-area group runs available
- Membership in a supportive, purpose-driven run club
- A meaningful way to connect fitness with social impact
- Community, connection, and recognition for your contribution
- MAP swag and letters of recommendation upon successful completion
- The knowledge that every mile supports youth in need of stability and opportunity
Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist.
Join our Run Club. Move with purpose. Build community. Run for youth who deserve stability, opportunity, and hope.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.