Why Volunteer with Mouse?
For over 25 years, Mouse has opened doors for historically excluded students through computer science, AI education, career mentorship, and real-world tech experiences. Today, our flagship program, AI League, reaches students across NYC public schools, preparing them to design AI-powered tools, build apps, and solve real problems in their communities.
As a volunteer, your story, expertise, and encouragement make an immediate and lifelong impact. You help students see themselves in tech, grow their confidence, and imagine new possibilities for their future careers.
Just one hour can change a student’s trajectory.
Opportunities are available citywide and online, so you can participate from anywhere.
Ways to Volunteer
Virtual Design Expo Mentor (Virtual + Asynchronous, ~2 hours)
May 2026
The Virtual Design Expo is the online showcase of AI League, a hands-on connected learning experience for students that empowers them to be problem solvers and leaders in a tech-driven world. Students learn and apply UI/UX design, Applied Al, and Computer Science knowledge & skills to build working app prototypes and products that improve life across their communities, and submit them to be showcased at our year-long expo.
Role Commitment: You'll be assigned 2-5 student projects to review and provide feedback for.
Time Commitment: About 2 hours in May. This includes a 30 minute orientation, and about 1.5 hours to virtually judge student projects and provide feedback.
Classroom Mentor (Virtual, 3 hours total)
Jan–Mar 2026
Registration is currently closed. Recruitment for our Fall 2026 cohort opens Summer 2026.
Step up as a Mouse Classroom Mentor and transform lives—including your own! By bringing your professional experience into NYC public middle and high school classrooms, you’ll build authentic relationships with students, offering the kind of encouragement and social capital that can open doors, expand horizons, and change lives.
Take the First Step.
Who Can Volunteer?
Professionals at any stage of their career, from any field where technology plays a role.
We especially welcome volunteers with experience in:
- Software engineering
- UI/UX and design
- Data science & AI
- Product management
- Advertising and marketing
- Finance, media, and law
- IT, supply chain, operations
Whether you’re in the NYC area or across the country, your experience matters, and students are eager to learn from you. Mouse volunteers represent the diversity of NYC itself, including professionals from Amazon, Google, Accenture, Microsoft, Verizon, RBC, CVS Health, and dozens more employers.
Representation matters. Your presence in the classroom helps students see what’s possible.
What are Students Learning?
Volunteers support students enrolled in AI League, where they learn:
AI fundamentals
App design and prototyping
- Ethical problem-solving
- Design thinking
- Community-centered innovation
Students identify a real problem affecting their community, design a digital product to solve it, test their idea, and present it to industry volunteers like you.
Their journey culminates at Emoti-Con, NYC’s annual youth tech expo.
Your Commitment: High Impact, Low Lift
We make it easy for you to make a meaningful difference for the students you support.
- Opportunities range from 1–3 hours total
- Virtual and in-person options available
- All training and materials included
- Flexible scheduling aligned with school needs
Ready to Get Started?
Questions or want to explore corporate group volunteering?
Email volunteer@mouse.org
