Help keep Santa Clara County families housed.
StayHoused helps working families find and apply for the rent and utility relief they qualify for — before an income shock becomes an eviction. An AI does the heavy lifting: it matches each family to programs and drafts the applications, 24/7. We need people to be the human in the loop — to check each plan and help a family across the finish line. No experience needed. The AI brings the knowledge; you bring the heart.
The help exists. Families just can't find it in time.
Billions in rental and utility assistance go unclaimed every year — not because families don't qualify, but because the help is scattered across a dozen programs with different forms, deadlines, and weeks-long waits. For a family hit by a job loss or a medical bill, navigating that in time is nearly impossible.
Every plan you verify and every call you make is, very directly, a family that stays in their home instead of being displaced. There is no more concrete volunteering than this.
Pick the one that fits your week
All remote. All flexible. A reference letter after 90 days. And the chance to help a family stay in their home.
Navigator · 3–5 hrs/week
The core role. Review the AI-drafted plan for a family, call or text them, and help them apply. No housing expertise needed — we train you in one evening. The most rewarding job in the org.
Directory-Keeper · 1–2 hrs/week
Keep our list of which assistance programs are funded and open current, so no family ever gets a stale answer. Great for the research-minded.
Community Outreach · 2 hrs/week
Help families in crisis find us in time — flyers and connections at clinics, schools, faith communities, and food banks across the county.
Real impact, real flexibility, real proof
Impact you can point to
Not envelope-stuffing. A family that stayed housed because of a plan you checked and a call you made.
Truly flexible & remote
Do it from your couch, on your schedule, in a single weekly batch. A few hours a week is plenty.
A reference letter after 90 days
Specific and real — built from the actual families you helped. Great for students and career-changers.
Sign up to volunteer — it takes one email
Tell us your name, city, the role you're drawn to, and any languages you speak. We reply within two days with a 20-minute intro call. That's the whole application.
Email us to volunteer →Or write us directly at info@amarnathfoundation.org · (214) 718-5362. No experience required for any role except Operations.
Volunteer questions
Do I need housing or legal experience?
No. The AI brings the program knowledge and drafts the paperwork. You bring judgment and a steady, kind voice. We train you in one evening and your first cases are reviewed before they reach a family.
How much time is it, really?
2–5 hours a week for a Navigator, less for the other roles. You can do it in one weekly batch from home.
Is it remote?
Yes — fully remote. Outreach has occasional optional in-person opportunities in Santa Clara County if you want them.
What will I actually do?
For a Navigator: open a family's AI-drafted plan, confirm it's accurate, call or text them, and help them apply. You never give legal or financial advice (we refer those out), and you never ask a family for money.
Why does "bilingual" matter so much?
Many of the families who need this most are most comfortable in Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, or Tagalog. A volunteer who can talk with them in their language changes everything.