No certification needed. Volunteer tasks include distribution of hotline cards and flyers to public places, (medical centers, doctor’s offices, schools, etc.). Volunteer time commitment is flexible. Documentation responsibilities include contact list/addresses of locations and drop offs. Volunteer supervision requirements are minimal.
Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault (DVSA) certification training is required and provided by the YWCA. Additional SAFEPLAN Certification training is required and is provided by MOVA (Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance). Costs related to this training are the intern’s/volunteer’s responsibility. Volunteers and interns would shadow the SAFEPLAN advocate during court hours. Learning experiences include but are not…
Help with Animal Care
Assist in the Gift Shop and Ticket Booth. Office work with memberships, mailings, Adopt An Animal, and other projects.
If you can swing a hammer or wield a paint brush, we have projects galore! We have roofing, steps, siding, trim, demolition, indoors or out, something for everyone. We even have projects you could take home!
Someone needs to keep ahead of all this grass! Even if you can only come one afternoon for a few hours of string trimming, our guests will appreciate anything you can do.
If you ever had an interest in the “hands-on” operations of trolleys and railroads, here is the golden opportunity to operate our beautifully restored Car No. 10 on weekends and holidays. SFTM offers full training and accreditation programs for individuals interested in becoming a motorman, motorwoman, conductor or pump car operator. You must be at…
Greet our visitors and help in our Gift Shop with sales and general information on operating days. You’ll always meet somebody new!
As a member of our shop crew, you’ll work with a project leader to restore and maintain our historic collection of steam and electric equipment, as well as our antique coach, freight cars and caboose. We also have an extensive museum campus of historical buildings in various stages of restoration, plus future plans for a…
With a lot of enthusiasm and a little training, you can help maintain our tracks and learn both old and new methods of track reconstruction. We have both scheduleded and unscheduled maintenance programs all year long. Past projects have included moving entire railroad tracks to more simple tasks such as inserting fresh ties and rail.…