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To get involved, please look at the opportunities available to you and select the age-appropriate form!
Rules and Expectations
PLEASE READ IN FULL BEFORE COMPLETING A FORM IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Please dress appropriately for the task at hand, and be respectful of those you are serving. Avoid wearing designs incorporating slurs, hate speech, or realistic depictions of violence.
- Volunteers should never discipline children or youth. Should disciplinary action be required, volunteers are to immediately notify the Community Coordinator or other adult supervisor.
- Volunteers should not be unsupervised in a room with the children and youth we serve. The only exception to this is volunteers who agree to have a full background check run on them, who work in specific fields such as Operation: HOPE and/or who will act as trip chaperones.
- Volunteers are not allowed to transport children in their personal vehicles.
- Volunteers are asked to not give individuals living in the Friendship House neighborhoods money or items directly. Donations are allowable to be given directly to individuals after consultation with the relevant Community Coordinator. The Community Coordinator will assure conditions are right for the donation and safeguard the relationships so it does not become one focused solely on material transaction. This also frees volunteers from any sense of guilt or obligation in giving away what they do choose to give.
- Volunteers should not agree to keep secrets or make promises to the children and youth we serve. This is to protect both volunteer and the youth or child. Should an individual reveal something to a volunteer that is illegal or dangerous the volunteer is obligated by law to report that information.
- Volunteers should not take their own pictures of the children and youth we serve. CR Staff may share photos with the volunteer taken of the volunteer and those served.
- Phones should be kept on vibrate/silent and out of sight while volunteering. Volunteers should not allow children or youth to use their phone or scroll through their camera roll or social media apps.
- Volunteers should avoid Friending children or youth on social media sites, and should not instant/private message them.
- Sexual advances or any other sexual behavior is strictly prohibited. Discussion of sexual preferences or relationships should be avoided.
- The use of vulgar, sexist, racist, or hateful language via jokes, anecdotes, or otherwise, will not be tolerated.
- Rude or aggressive behavior will not be tolerated.
- Possession or use of any illicit drugs or alcohol during volunteering is strictly prohibited.
Thank you for your time and cooperation.
Volunteer Here! (18+ only)
Volunteer Here! (Under 18)
Adults interested in assisting individuals in obtaining their high school equivalency degree or skills for a new job provide assistance using computers, tutoring math, and reading or simply offering words of encouragement. Opportunities are usually mornings, Monday through Thursday.
Individuals interested in volunteering with their coworkers or friends are welcome to perform a one-time service project, or serve on a regular schedule. Opportunities are generally 2-6 hours per session and can occur Mondays through Saturdays.
Students earning service hours for school clubs, civic groups or course credit are welcome. Opportunities include the out-of-school program, adult education, and others depending on course requirements and schedule availability.
Contact Us
For further information, call our main office at (318) 425-3222 or email Sherry Brown, our Volunteer Coordinator »