Congratulations! You have decided to volunteer. It’s a great idea to help your children develop new skills, strengthen your family, and support your community, but it’s sometimes difficult to know where to start.

Who to Help?
If you're like most families, deciding where to volunteer and who to help is not an easy task. This section will give you some information on who to help, broken up by topics such as helping the homeless, developing relationships with the sick/disabled, and helping children.

How Should I begin?
Now that you've decided to volunteer as a family, and you have an idea of what type of volunteer project you would like to do, this section gives helpful information on beginning the process of selecting an appropriate volunteer activity for you and your family.
    Benefits of family volunteering
    What defines a family?
    How do we decide?  
    Helpful tips all volunteers should know   
    Family vacations
    Growing kids who care

Ideas
Once you have decided who you're going to help, the next logical step would be determining how you're going to help. Here are quite a few ideas we hope will inspire you.
    Family volunteering ideas   
    Art ideas  
    Idea calendar  
    Volunteer projects around your home  
    Trash to treasure
    Animal ideas

Volunteering as a group
As our "what defines a family" section explains, we define "family" quite loosely. If you consider your family to include those in your community, then here are some ideas for volunteering as a group.
    Elementary School Groups 
    Middle School Groups  
    High School Clubs 
    College students  
    Faith-based groups  
    Girl/Boy Scouts  
    Corporate groups

Good luck!  Please contact us if you've had a great idea or experience.  Simply email hjack@thevolunteerfamily.org.  We would love to hear about it!

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