@thumper1 …this may be of no interest to OP (if she wants to go to the west coast) but I think Peace Corps has completely changed the way volunteers are placed in jobs. Don’t know when they made the change, but, per their web site the last time I looked a few months ago, Peace Corps now advertises the specific positions available (and in what countries), and applicants compete for these positions. It’s true that in the past a Spanish-speaker wanting a health position might endo up in French-Speaking Africa as a fisheries volunteer, lol, but it seems that little detail has been tweaked! I actually worked in the placement office for a year (eons ago) and those weird placements had mostly to do with balancing different countries’ needs and requests. Applicants were ranked (by education, skills and personal qualities) and Peace Corps was not supposed to give some countries the most highly-ranked volunteers wile others got the lower-ranked ones. So there was some shuffling that didn’t make sense. Peace
Corps definately placed according to the agencies priorities, not the applicants. Also, which countries were requesting volunteers at the time applicants were available came into play. Maybe TMI off-topic, but may explain some things in hindsight.
The Peace Corps is a long timeline application process - I’m not sure that will work in this case and it’s a two year commitment abroad. I agree that non-profit, “do good”-type jobs may not pay enough to live in high cost areas of the country, but the website I referenced in post #12 will have job listings all over the country for jobs in that particular sector (as evidenced by the name!)
I have an idea for you, @missypie… will send you a PM.
This is true for Peace Corps RESPONSE positions…these are project based and shorter term, and require specific expertise.
It’s not true for regular Peace Corps.
Could you please link where you saw that folks apply for positions in PC…regular PC?
A few other thoughts. Does your church have any kind of save the world activities? Okay, these may not be paying jobs. There are still some volunteer on a kibbutz type jobs, not all for Jews. They are often combined with some sort of community outreach. Would she want to work in a small, local museum? These jobs also won’t pay all the bills, but a museum job in conjunction with a another job would. (My son did look at jobs at small, local parks and museums that were education related, but not teaching per se. During college he created some installations at parks and museums in part time positions paid for by foundations. Your daughter’s background would be helpful in this area.)
I know what I would do if I were young and free to move anywhere. I’d be a park ranger, interpretative not enforcement. Saving our natural wild lands is my passion. But it is really up to the individual.
Would she consider Quaker Voluntary Service? It’s pretty immersive – geared around doing the work, includes housing, mentors, etc. The young people I have met who have done the program are really impressive and it seems like many stay on at their placements when the program ends.
Not sure if they are filled for the next program year or not. They have houses in a couple of cities. She would have to be open to the spiritual part of the program but it’s not necessarily for Quakers, more for people who are interested in “trying it on” for a year. And she’ll be living on a shoestring but supported in that.
There is a fairly new program—community health navigators, helping connect folks down on their luck with shelter and other services so they can get the services they qualify for and stop using the emergency room for all their medical care. It’s a win/win if that is something that may appeal.
D1 said she would rather make a lot of money and donate/volunteer to worthy causes. She said that to her cousin when he was wondering what career he should pursue.
What about looking for fashion brands that are trying to be environmentally aware. Off the top of my head thinking Allbirds.
Wonderful suggestion, @mom60. Also, places supporting sustainable fashion and circular economy like RealReal that provide second life to clothing. I believe it is headquartered in SF.
GlobalMamas help empoverished women in Africa by helping them create clothing and other articles for sale. Perhaps she may wish to consider that organization.
So she doesn’t need a real job with a 401K, and she has no debt? She doesn’t need to think about when she has to pay her own heath insurance? And she has no idea how to use her degree in a job she would tolerate? She can afford to not have to think about this stuff? Rent, COL, transport etc?
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/careers/10-tips-to-starting-a-career-in-sustainability
Found the above article that might be interesting to you or your D.
RealReal has lots of open positions. After reading their Glass Door reviews, I know why. Also, that is where I got the reference to the SF area. What type of housing is available in the SF area for a person making $17 a hour? (Just looked up a $1500 per month studio where the shower and the toilet were both behind a sliding shower door opening out into the living/sleeping area.)
I’ve been googling various things; looked for something that involves music. Here’s a very specific job requirement that made me laugh: “Must be familiar with the music of the War of 1812.”
Sharing a hovel with 20 other people. A tent by the creek. Couch surfing. A three hour commute each way. Living in your rich boyfriend’s apartment. It’s impossible to overstate how bad the housing situation is in the Bay Area.
@missypie - lol, that is what is referred to as a “purple squirrel” job ad.
@missypie - my D has friends that work at the RealReal. Most are not only sharing apartments, but some even sharing rooms in SF to be able to survive. Another friend of ours has a D that works for Stitch Fix in SF. Don’t know if they pay any better.
I had to look up purple squirrel. LOL. Somewhere there is some person whose doctorate is in the music of the war of 1812, ready to take on his/her $30,000 a year job.
Is your daughter already in SF?