Volunteer Mentors needed for December Holiday Theatre Program for Homeless Children!

The Actors Theatre Workshop (ATW), a non-profit theater and community center, is looking for Volunteer Mentors to join its Builders of the New World Holiday Creative Class and Celebration on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025. Mentors will need to be available from 3:30pm-9:00pm.

Builders of the New World is a theater arts education program for children living in the NYC shelter system. As a volunteer mentor, you would participate in and mentor the children in a creative class, followed by joining them in a festive meal and handing out prepared gifts.

Being displaced by homelessness does not always allow a child the opportunity to have a traditional family gathering complete with nutritious food and gifts. For decades, ATW has remained committed to running this award-winning programs even while arts funding has dwindled. We have done this by relying on people-power.

In our impressive 35th year, we are looking for professional, mature, and fully vaccinated adults to share their compassion by mentoring these precious children during holiday season.

Be a part of ATW’s Builders of the New World program:

• Apply to be a part of our volunteer and mentorship team by filling out this short application and RSVP to an available Info Session.
• Attend a mandatory in-person training with our Artistic Director, Thurman E. Scott, on Tuesday, December 2nd, 6:00-9:30pm. This training session will provide you with tools to tap into your creative potential and help you to better articulate your thoughts and ideas. You will gain an understanding of the ideas and concepts behind BNW and will learn the skills required to work with the children in our program.
• Bilingual Spanish speakers are highly encouraged to join us! We are looking for support translating English to Spanish because we work with a multilingual group of children.