Join the Family
As a grassroots non-profit, We Are Family relies heavily on volunteer support!
There are many ways you can volunteer and show your support for WAF. Share time, skills, connections, and knowledge; all is welcome and appreciated.
Become a Volunteer
Apply to be a volunteer and you’ll have access to our current volunteer opportunities as well as updates on projects, events, and happenings. Once you are approved, you will be invited to create a Volunteer Shift scheduling account, which you will use to view available shifts and self-schedule!
Note: All adult volunteers must pass a background check.
Volunteer Opportunities & Details
Please Note: All listed volunteer opportunities are not always available. The posting of volunteer opportunities is based on the current needs of We Are Family.
Community Presence & Outreach (Event Tabling, Flyering, Fundraising, etc)
WAF works to maintain a consistent and positive relationship with the communities we serve. Throughout the pandemic and beyond, we are staying connected by increasing our digital presence and online outreach efforts. Volunteers currently have several involvement opportunities in this area:
Sharing/resharing WAF programs and events on social media
Contacting middle and high schools in South Carolina for our GSA Coalition
Professional Skills, Manual Labor, & Teachable Skills
WAF is always appreciative of volunteers who offer us their skills! Sometimes our projects require basic labor like moving items, cleaning, putting together furniture, etc. Skills can also include hobbies that you would like to teach youth, such as drawing, crochet, improv, etc. If you have specific ideas of how you’d like to contribute, email volunteercoordinator@waf.org. Depending on what our current needs are, we will contact you about some aspect of your expertise.
Provide Meals for social support Group Meetings
WAF currently holds three peer discussion groups (refer to program page) and in each group we feed the youth. We are always looking for food donations for our groups.
WAF appreciates:
donations of snacks and drinks
being provided contacts to restaurants that would be willing to provide food donations or volunteers reaching out to restaurants to ask them to donate food
monetary donations to cover the cost of food for one or more group sessions
Closet Case Thrift Store
Occasionally we need folx to help run the store and help out at weekend markets. This assistance can range from store promotion, sorting, and cleaning to running the store when staff have to attend other events or are out of town. Training for managing the store is simple. If you are helpful and enjoy customer service this is for you!
SafeSpace Volunteer
Group volunteers help support the functioning of youth-led spaces and programming. Typically, SafeSpace volunteers help facilitate, assist with miscellaneous tasks, and support youth needs in group sessions. Volunteers who have completed the volunteer training and have undergone a background check can sign up!
Have questions? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteercoordinator@waf.org.
Serve on our Board of Directors
We Are Family relies on its board to steer us as an organization towards our goals. The board contributes to organizational planning, public relations, resource allocation, and overall development. With their insight and oversight, and foresight, We Are Family retains a clear idea of what we are and what we do.
Note: All Board applicants must pass a background check.