Volunteer Other Opportunities

Other Volunteer Opportunities

It's critical for Family Partners to concentrate on overcoming immediate obstacles while learning how to lay the foundation for a stable future. To minimize some of the variables that might take away from this objective, we have several initiatives (and volunteer opportunities) designed to provide Family Partners with the food, support, and supplies they need throughout the year. This added assistance allows our Family Partners to focus on making progress with fewer pressing distractions.

We welcome and appreciate volunteers that help us sustain the following essential components of our Family Success program:

Essentials
Essential Baskets
  • Pack baskets of cleaning supplies, toiletries & seasonal items
  • Your group purchases items and packs them into baskets or hosts a donation drive then packs baskets (*Please note that Families Forward Charlote does not purchase items.)
  • Opportunity takes place year-around
  • Cost per basket is ~$150
  • Number of people: 5-20, based on number of baskets
  • Time commitment: 1-2 hours
Supplies
School Supplies
  • Pack backpacks filled with school supplies
  • Your group purchases items and then packs book bags or hosts a donation drive then packs book bags (*Please note that Families Forward Charlote does not purchase items.)
  • Opportunity takes place in spring and summer
  • Cost per backpack is ~$75
  • Number of people: 5-20, based on number of backpacks
  • Time commitment: 1-2 hours
Food
Workshop Food
  • Purchase or provide a home-cooked meal for an educational workshop
  • Opportunity takes place 3-4x per month (Tuesday/Thursday evenings at 6PM or Saturdays at 11AM)
  • Food provided to feed ~20 (Families Forward Charlote to confirm prior)
  • Cost per workshop ~$200
  • Number of people: 1-5
  • Time commitment: 1-2 hours
Watch
Workshop Child Watch
  • Groups or individuals volunteer to assist with child watch at educational workshops (18yo+)
  • Opportunity takes place 3-4x per month (Tuesday/Thursday evenings at 6PM or Saturdays at 11AM)
  • No cost
  • Number of people: 1-5
  • Time commitment: 3 hours per workshop
Gift
Holiday Gift Drive Helper
  • Groups or individuals volunteer to collect, organize, and distribute holiday gifts for our virtual angel tree at our distribution site
  • Opportunity takes place in December
  • No cost
  • Number of people: 1-10
  • Time commitment: 4 hours per volunteer session
Tree
Sponsor a Family for our Virtual Angel Tree
  • Groups or individuals sign up to provide Holiday gifts to program children and adults
  • Opportunity takes place in November & December.
  • Cost varies based on the number of individuals being sponsored.
  • Number of people: 1-50, based on the number of individuals being sponsored
  • Time commitment: 2 hours

The volunteer opportunities listed above are critical to the success of our program. If you'd like to contribute, please proceed to our Volunteer Interest Form.

If you'd like to make a financial contribution to help support our program, please DONATE.

Families Forward Charlotte

704-659-1833
Info@FamiliesForwardCLT.org
P.O. Box 470436
Charlotte, NC 28247
EIN 82-0790354

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