Advocates do not need to have experience with foster youth or the court system, just a desire to help children. We have an extensive interview process that begins with an application.
Bookworks is our social enterprise run entirely by volunteers and almost exclusively by donations and support from the community. We rely on the generosity of our residents and visitors alike to keep our doors open and our inventory relevant.
What do you like to do? Play an instrument? Read? Sew? Hike? Cook? Art? Computers? Play sports? Are you a business owner? A mechanic? An Attorney? Whatever it is you do in your life, there is always a young person who would be interested and with whom you can share your knowledge, talent, passion and…
Think back to a special person in your life when you were growing up. It might have been a teacher, a coach, or a neighbor. Someone who was always there for you, someone who made you feel special, and someone you could talk to and they would listen. You can be that person to a…
As a Jr. Volunteer, you get to be a positive role model to our younger members. You will be involved in the LIT program and receive on-going training to learn fun games to play with the kids, how to help them with their homework. You will get to spend time reading with them, and other…