Give Back to Your Community - Become a Volunteer

As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Volunteering is an excellent way to get life and work experience. Volunteers are a critical part of the education outreach efforts at AAA Fair Credit Foundation (FCF). FCF is continually seeking community-minded individuals, organizations, and businesses looking to utilize their skills and interests to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. FCF has a variety of volunteer opportunities available, all of which support our mission to expand financial capability to the communities we serve. All volunteer opportunities can be tailored to individual schedules and needs.

Below are various volunteer opportunities. If you're interested in getting involved please register to become a volunteer by clicking the registration link below.

Financial Literacy Education Volunteer
Work with FCF and a local sponsoring organization (examples include but are not limited to neighborhood organizations, community centers, fraternal organizations, religious organizations, etc) to plan a financial education course or courses based on educational workshops developed by FCF.

Budget Planning Volunteer
Meet regularly with a client and discuss their money management habits. Our hope is that this would not be a “teaching platform” but an opportunity to build relationships.

Financial Literacy Advocate Volunteer
Work with FCF to develop informal community based networks by occasionally discussing general financial literacy topics (like the importance of saving money) in a non-confrontational manner with their friends, co-workers and neighbors. Also encourage people to learn more about managing their money by writing letters to the editor of local newspapers, posting information on community bulletin boards, or blogging on social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook.

Student Financial Literacy Ambassador
Student representatives (ages 12-18) dedicated to increasing early awareness by promoting savings and youth financial and economic literacy education in schools, churches, associations, and youth groups.

Office Support Volunteer
Assist staff, help with filing, data entry, putting together mailings, and answering the phones.

Utah Saves Workplace Site Coordinator Volunteer
Be the liaison with the Utah Saves staff concerning site logistics and examine ways in which program participation can be expanded/increased. Be an ongoing resource for ideas to maintain participation and momentum.

On-Call Attorney
Financial and Housing Counselors routinely counsel clients dealing with unique or complicated cases that require additional legal knowledge or action. Our counselors call on the legal advice of an On-Call Attorney to be sure that the client receives the best advice possible.

Interpreter / Translator / Sign Language
Do you speak a foreign language? Your help in translating for financial/housing counseling sessions, classes, preparation of tax returns can be a great help by providing services in the clients’ native language.

Income Tax Preparer
Using income tax software, volunteers prepare basic tax returns for low- to moderate-income households during tax season. Must pass an IRS certification test. Previous experience preparing tax returns is not necessary. The IRS certification process is online, self-paced and open book.

Communications Volunteer
Cultivate and welcome new social media followers on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Track key online engagement metrics for social media channels and website. Produce weekly report detailing trends online engagement trends.

Outreach Events Volunteer
The Outreach team promotes FCF’s many programs and services through various community events. Volunteers are needed to participate in community events and assist staff.

Industry Research Volunteer
Survey program participants, conduct interviews, and support data management for industry research projects.

Be Creative! Design your own project!
We could never list all of the creative and wonderful ways people have helped us, and we are always eager to hear your ideas. Please email us at questions@faircredit.org and share your ideas.

Click Here to Register to Become a Volunteer

To learn more about volunteering with AAA Fair Credit Foundation, please email questions@faircredit.org or call us at 801.483.0999 and ask to speak with our Volunteer Coordinator.