Volunteer
Give your skill. Change a career.
Volunteers make the academy possible—from the contractor who teaches spray technique to the professional who runs a mock interview the night before graduation.
Opportunities
Ways to serve
Mentors
Walk alongside a student through the nine weeks with encouragement, accountability, and perspective from the working world.
Guest Instructors
Share a specialty—spray application, estimating, drywall repair, or coatings—with a cohort for a session.
Career Coaches
Run mock interviews, review resumes, and coach students on goals, wages, and advancement.
Administrative Volunteers
Support intake, records, scheduling, communications, and the daily operations that keep cohorts running.
Event Volunteers
Help host orientation nights, employer showcases, community events, and graduation ceremonies.
Painting Project Volunteers
Work beside students on supervised community painting projects that build real field experience.
Get Involved
Every career we build strengthens Memphis.
Whether you are ready to learn a trade, hire a graduate, or fund a scholarship, there is a place for you at Ready For The World.