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Become a Pillar of Restoration & Hope

Join our dedicated circle of trauma-informed counselors, emergency safe haven hosts, menstrual hygiene educators, and community champions across Texas and beyond.

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Founder's Invitation

"Every restored heart begins with someone brave enough to stand in the gap."

Deborah J. Obareki Founder & Executive Director, NIMA

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1,420 +

Active Volunteers Facilitators, hosts & advocates

14,200 +

Lives Touched Counseling & restorative aid

48 +

Partner Communities Sanctuaries, campuses & districts

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Confidential & Safe Protected survivor safe protocols

Specialized Pathways

Choose Your Arm of Service

NIMA's mission operates through dedicated functional pillars. Whether you bring clinical credentials, a discreet vehicle, or compassionate hands, there is a sacred sanctuary role for you.

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ARM I Clinical & Somatic

Therapy & Mental Health Sanctuary

Support trauma recovery for women recovering from domestic violence, emotional abuse, and extreme distress. Provide clinical or supportive care in gentle healing environments.

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check_circle Somatic Therapy & Breathwork Aids

check_circle Restorative Support Circle Facilitators

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ARM II Safe Haven

Safe Shelter & Emergency Transit

Form our frontline safety net. Ensure survivors and their children have verified safe shelter spaces, warm reception, and secure transport away from hostile environments.

check_circle Host Home Provider & Haven Sponsors

check_circle Discreet Transit & Relocation Drivers

check_circle Emergency Intake & Comfort Coordinators

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ARM III Hygiene Dignity

Pad for Every Girl Outreach

Eradicate period poverty and menstrual stigma in underserved schools and rural communities. Pack kits, facilitate workshops, and restore fundamental bodily dignity.

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check_circle School Liaison & Youth Ambassadors

check_circle Menstrual Health Workshop Trainers

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Prefer General Operations or Event Support? We also welcome media, photography, grant writing, logistics, and gala volunteers.

General Application

Registration Portal

Volunteer Application

Complete the 4 steps below. Your information is strictly protected under NIMA's Texas survivor confidentiality standards.

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Arm & Role

Availability

Pledge & Submit

Step 1: Personal & Contact Information

Tell us who you are so our volunteer coordinator can safely connect with you.

Full Legal Name *

Preferred Pronouns

Confidential Email *

Phone Number (SMS Enabled) *

City & State *

Preferred Communication Method

Step 2: Role & Arm Alignment

Select the sanctuary pillar and specific positions where you feel called to serve.

Primary Arm Alignment *

Weekly Hours Commitment *

Step 3: Background & Motivation

Why do you wish to volunteer with NIMA? *

Step 4: Confidentiality & Sanctuary Pledge

SURVIVOR PRIVACY & NON-DISCLOSURE AFFIRMATION By submitting this registration, I agree that any client names, refuge safehouse locations, crisis notes, shelter routes, or intake details encountered in the course of service with NIMA Foundation remain under lifelong, non-waivable confidentiality in accordance with Chapter 93 of the Texas Family Code and federal VAWA principles.

I solemnly pledge to honor the privacy and safety of all women and children served by NIMA. * I consent to standard background verification and reference checks required for trauma-informed sanctuary work. *

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Voices from the Sanctuary

Why Our Community Serves

Hear how partnering with Deborah J. Obareki and NIMA transforms not only survivors, but the advocates who walk beside them.

"Facilitating trauma recovery circles has shown me the true power of safe, sacred spaces. NIMA provides the support and structure that allows survivors to reclaim their dignity."

Dr. Aisha Mercer Trauma Circle Lead · 2 yrs

"Distributing sanitary pads across Richmond and Houston high schools has lifted a tremendous burden from young girls who were missing school simply due to period poverty."

Kelechi Opara Pad for Every Girl Captain · 1 yr

"Being an on-call emergency transit driver means being the calm, trusted presence during a woman's most vulnerable moments. Jennie's vision gives hope where fear once lived."

Claudia Villarreal Safe Shelter Transit Volunteer