Volunteer
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer! Volunteers are our biggest asset and we would not be where we are today without the help of so many incredible volunteers. Anyone interested in helping us better serve the community’s children is welcome! Thank you for donating your time and talents to making our organization a wonderful place for children to grow and learn.
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in Learning More?
Dana Jones
Director of Volunteer Services
dcjones@chamblisscenter.org
(423) 468-1126
Classroom Visits
Our children love the extra attention they get from special visitors! Volunteers can enjoy:
Reading to children
Playing with children in their classroom centers or on the playground
Helping teachers with craft projects
Monday-Friday sometime between 8:30am and 11am or between 2pm and 5pm
Special Activities with Children
Groups can set up in the gym and bring safe activities for a certain age group of children – feel free to be creative!
Number of children can vary from 15 to 40. Age ranges from 6 weeks to 12 year old’s
If food is involved, it must be store bought and nut free
If activities are evangelical or in any way religiously affiliated, prior permission must be obtained in the form of a permission slip from parents
Best between 8:30am and 10:30am, Monday-Friday for children up to preschool. School age children times are best during the summer or on school breaks.
Group Projects
Groups working on facility projects can be scheduled any time 8am-5pm M-F
Special arrangements can be made for Saturday mornings for groups with a minimum of 10 participants
Most groups prefer to volunteer for 3-4 hours
Possible projects may include:
Painting, Deep Cleaning, Shampooing Carpets, Handyman Type Projects, Pressure Washing, Moving Items,
General landscaping – Weeding; Tree and Brush Trimming, Mulching, Litter and Brush Clean Up
If your group has special skills or access to specialized equipment we also have large projects
Individual Volunteers
Individual volunteers can help out around our facility, any time of the day
Litter pick up around campus grounds
Mulching and weeding
Helping maintain our storage closets
Helping keep classrooms tidy
Assisting teachers with arts & crafts (laminating, cutting out items, etc.)
Individual volunteers who come on a regular basis can also be placed in a classroom, between 8am - 11am or between 2pm and 4 pm, Monday through Friday
Complete a volunteer application and pass background checks
Director of Volunteer Services and volunteer will meet once application process is completed and work out what schedule and classroom best fits the volunteer and classroom needs.
In-Kind Donations
Please refer to our Amazon Wish List for specific donation needs (a direct link can be emailed upon request)
We have 3 different lists
Residential Program (Foster Children)
Transitional Living Program (for youth who have aged out of the foster care system)
You are also welcome to ask our Director of Volunteer Services, Dana Jones, for a list of wants and needs, if you prefer
During the holidays, we have a large need for individuals, churches and other groups to sponsor a family/families, and/or collect items for a toy drive.
Feel free to be creative with what you want your volunteering experience to look like!
Contact Dana Jones with any ideas and she can work them out so the experience is meaningful to you and beneficial to Chambliss Center for Children!