The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
Family Services Related Volunteer Opportunities
Abuse Support Volunteer Opportunities
Community organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work on a voluntary basis without remuneration on projects that seek to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect and/or exploitation.
Adoption Support Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who were themselves adopted, who relinquished a child for adoption or who have adopted children and are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to provide emotional support, encouragement and practical advice for individuals and families in a similar position.
Child Care Volunteer Opportunities
Child care centers and other similar organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills who are willing to serve as aides to professional child care staff on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Also included are shelters and other community organizations that need volunteers to provide supervision for young children while their mothers or other caregivers are attending workshops, receiving counseling or participating in other agency programs.
Companionship Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to provide friendship and shared activities and/or appropriate role models for individuals who suffer from lack of company, loneliness or social isolation; who need practice conversing in English; or who lack the companionship and guidance of an adult figure or model.
Homeless Shelter Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to work in homeless centers and provide a wide range of services for individuals and families living in temporary or transitional shelter situations. Tasks may include handling registration, distributing supplies and commodities, arranging for snacks and meals, designating sleeping areas and providing support for people in the shelter.
Parenting Support Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, with expectant or new mothers and fathers who need emotional support, encouragement and practical advice. Volunteers may be asked to help new mothers and/or fathers adjust to being parents or offer classes or workshops for parents who are having difficulty or want to be more effective in their parenting role.
Refugee Resettlement Volunteer Opportunities
Immigrant mutual assistance associations, government-approved refugee resettlement programs and other similar organizations that are actively looking for individuals and families who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to help newly arrived refugees or refugee families make an adjustment to their new home and community.