Job Description
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. , Communication Coordinator (Volunteer) PromiseVoice | Communications, Public Engagement & Organizational Messaging Organization Mentor A Promise (MAP) Location Remote with NYC-based collaboration opportunities Type Volunteer Commitment Length Minimum Six (6) Month Commitment Preferred Reports To Director of Communications & Public Engagement Works Closely With PromiseVoice, PromiseStories, PromiseStudios, Program Leadership, Community Engagement Teams About Mentor A Promise Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a New York City–based, volunteer-powered nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children and youth experiencing housing instability through mentorship, education, literacy, social-emotional learning, creative expression, and community-centered programming. MAP was built through the collective effort of mentors, educators, creatives, advocates, technologists, community leaders, and mission-aligned volunteers who believe every child deserves stability, opportunity, dignity, belonging, and access to transformative support systems. As a volunteer-driven organization, collaboration, accountability, communication, and shared responsibility are foundational to how we operate and grow. Our volunteers are not viewed as passive supporters; they are active contributors helping build programs, systems, public trust, and long-term community impact. Our work is rooted in dignity, accessibility, safeguarding, trauma-informed practice, ethical storytelling, and public trust. Across education, communications, creative initiatives, civic engagement, and community partnerships, MAP develops people-centered systems designed to strengthen communities while protecting the voices and experiences of the young people and families we serve. We believe communication is not simply promotional. It is operational infrastructure. It is relationship stewardship. It is community trust in practice. Every message, campaign, partnership, conversation, and public-facing interaction contributes to how families, students, volunteers, partners, and communities experience the organization. We are committed to building communications that are Accessible and inclusive Consent-driven and dignity-centered Clear, responsive, and professionally organized Community-oriented and culturally responsive Grounded in safeguarding and ethical responsibility Aligned with long-term institutional trust and mission impact At Mentor A Promise, communication is part of the work of care, coordination, accountability, and community-building. Role Overview Mentor A Promise is seeking a highly organized, emotionally intelligent, and mission-driven Communication Coordinator to support organizational communications, storytelling initiatives, public engagement efforts, and cross-functional coordination across multiple divisions. This role is ideal for an individual with strong writing, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills who is passionate about nonprofit communications, community impact, ethical storytelling, and systems-oriented collaboration. The Communication Coordinator will help ensure consistency, responsiveness, professionalism, accessibility, and clarity across internal and external communications while supporting the growth of MAP’s public presence and community relationships. The ideal candidate understands how thoughtful communication strengthens organizational trust, improves coordination, supports safeguarding practices, and deepens community engagement. Key Responsi