Internship Opportunities:

  • InternshipsShelter Internship: provides unpaid internship opportunities in the following areas: emergency shelter, service management, advocacy, rural outreach & rural services, court advocacy, primary prevention education and outreach, program research projects, counseling, emergency hotline services, elder abuse services, women of means services, primary prevention programs & services, emergency shelter for animals that belong to victims in residence and transitional living housing. Click for Internship Form
    For more information: Email: Natalia Gonzales (ngonzales@naplesshelter.org). Mail: Natalia Gonzales, The Shelter, PO Box 10102, Naples, FL 34101
  • Options Thrift Shoppe interns: (unpaid, school credit with approval) Candidates must be working toward completing their Masters of Business, Marketing or related field. Additionally, he/she must have knowledge and/or experience in retail enterprise and environment. Click for Internship Form 

Volunteer Opportunities:

volunteerVolunteers are The Shelter’s foundation, providing more than 20,000 hours of support annually in our offices and throughout Collier County. Click for Volunteer Form:

  • Naples and Immokalee Offices (Outreach/program and administrative support)
  • Options Thrift Shoppe – Learn more about our thrift store
  • Beau Venturi Home (emergency shelter) and our confidential 24-hour crisis line 239.775.1101 (special training required)
  • Donation Drives and Cell Phone Recycling
  • Community Events
  • Special Events and Holidays (in-shelter celebrations may require special training)
  • Become a member of the NextGen group

Currently, The Shelter operates:

  • Naples office that features our 60-bed shelter, on-site kennel, counseling offices and administrative offices
  • Immokalee Outreach Office providing counseling services in Immokalee
  • Options Thrift Shoppe at 968 Second Avenue North, Naples

Our Guiding Values:

  • The Shelter’s staff serves as ambassadors in the community, carrying the organization’s message to those we meet whether at a work-related event or social gathering.
  • Our pride in those we serve, our programs, services, and our fellow staff is shared in how we communicate about our jobs, coworkers and the organization.
  • The Shelter’s guiding values are integrity, innovation and initiative. We expect to see these values exhibited in our staff as individuals, as well as the organization as a whole.
  • The Shelter is an equal opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status.  We assure you that your opportunity for employment with us depends solely upon your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and support to the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need accommodations, please advise us when you are called to schedule an interview.

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