Join Us – Provide Trauma-Informed Care
Join Care Through Touch Institute as a volunteer massage practitioner in San Francisco.
Provide trauma-informed, relationship-based massage to unhoused and low-income individuals in shelters, drop-in centers, and community service sites.
Gain hands-on experience, support healing, and make a meaningful impact.
Become a Volunteer Massage Practitioner
We are seeking massage therapists to join our community of service-oriented volunteers. CTI offers chair massage in shelters, drop-in centers, and other service sites, expanding access to healing touch for people often excluded from care.
Why volunteer with CTI
Gain hands-on experience in trauma-informed care
Reconnect with the intention to serve
Offer meaningful support through compassionate, relationship-based work
This work goes beyond technique. Many clients have experienced trauma, and our settings can be dynamic. We prioritize safety and seek therapists who are grounded, compassionate, and adaptable.
Volunteer commitment
Two-hour shift every other week
4–6 month minimum, with option to continue
Eligibility
CAMTC-certified massage therapists or students in a CAMTC-approved program
Other bodywork backgrounds or out-of-state licenses considered
If this resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you.
How Your Support Matters
A small donation creates a big impact. Your support helps provide free massage to unhoused and marginalized communities, train trauma-informed practitioners, sustain volunteers, and expand CTI’s reach to new neighborhoods.