Volunteer with Child and Family Resources

Child & Family Resources offers a variety of volunteer opportunities from in-depth internships to clerical work. Please contact the office in your area to inquire about all current openings. Volunteers may need to meet certain minimum age, training, and other criteria, depending on the position. Direct-service opportunities require the volunteer to possess a fingerprint clearance card, and Child & Family Resources my be able to help you obtain one. For more information you can contact Diane Haeger

Below is a partial list of current volunteer opportunities.

Tucson

Chaparral After-School Program
Facilitate after-school classes of 15 students or less about special-interest topics such as homework help, board games, advertising/marketing, nutrition and other areas. Volunteers make a minimum three-month commitment from 3:20-4:45 on their choice of Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays.

Happy Hours After-School Programs
Help supervise school-age children in after school child care at ten TUSD elementary schools. A summer program is offered at one school site. Before school and extended programs are available at selected locations. All sites provide care to children with special needs.

Clerical
Opportunities are always available for clerical assistance to Child & Family Resources and its programs. Duties include filing, shredding, preparing mailings, confirming workshop registrations, data entry, etc… Clerical volunteer opportunities are available Monday through Friday between 8am-5pm.

Girl Talk/Guy Talk
This prevention program targets early adolescents in various TUSD and Sunnyside middle schools. Volunteer group facilitators are responsible for conducting social skills training groups with adolescent participants (ages 11 - 14) under the supervision of the Girl Talk/Guy Talk program director. Training is provided.

Holiday Support
Families or businesses can "adopt" a needy family during the holidays. Child & Family Resources’ client families need food, games and winter clothing, and most importantly age-appropriate gifts for their children.

Kidline
Kidline is a program where young people call to talk to caring volunteer listeners. This free service helps children who may be home alone, bored, lonely, sad, have a problem, or just want to talk. Hours are Monday through Friday 3:00 – 8:00 pm on school days and 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the summer.

Lobster Landing
Every October, the Lobster Landing fund raiser sells individual lobsters and all-inclusive packages (with produce, bread, dessert, plates, and lots of extras included). Customers pick up their purchases in Central and Northwest Tucson. We need volunteers to be part of the planning committee, help with sales to local corporations, and assist on the day of the event.

The Center for Adolescent Parents
Volunteer tutors work with young women who are pregnant or parenting and have dropped out of school. Tutors assist with basic studies under the direction of the teacher. Volunteers should have the desire to work with young people, and understand and interpret basic reading and math concepts. Also helpful are the ability to offer encouragement and motivation, and patience in dealing with different learning styles.

Internship Opportunities
Other opportunities may also be available for master’s level students.