However, this new-found trust in adults rarely extends to the world beyond the walls of Helping Hand, which the children often view as "scary" or "unpredictable". Thus, in bringing volunteers into the Home, we introduce the children to the reality that there are in fact safe, caring individuals in the world, and provide them the opportunity to learn to trust the world again.

You can provide hope and love in a child’s life by becoming an HHH volunteer!

Volunteer Opportunities

Special Events: Attend off-grounds activities with the children on Saturday mornings.

Homework Helpers assist children with schoolwork and help develop academic skills, such as reading and writing. Homework time is Monday through Thursday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.

Bedtime Story Volunteers help children feel safe and secure at bedtime by reading them stories as they fall asleep. Bedtime Hour is 8:00 pm to 9:00 PM every evening.

Volunteer Groups facilitate recreational activities with children.

Hero Volunteers Hero volunteers help with the "behind-the-scenes" work that is integral to the successful operation of our agency. Hero volunteers help with tasks such as administrative work (filing, organizing, preparing packets, etc.), as well as preparing for projects, organizing various spaces in the home, etc.

Group or individual volunteers may also perform a community service (wash vans, bike maintenance, grounds beatification, etc.) or sponsor an activity in the community.

Steps to becoming a volunteer

1. Commit to at least one hour a week of service for a minimum of 3 months.

2. Fill out and submit a volunteer application (via email, fax or post) and you will be contacted within two weeks if you are going to be invited to the volunteer session.

3. Attend the volunteer information session as arranged by the Volunteer Coordinator.
 
4. After the information session, the Volunteer Coordinator will schedule an interview with you (please bring any calendar information you might have to this session to help facilitate this process).

5. You will then be contacted by the Volunteer Coordinator to arrange for the background check, drug screening and Tuberculosis testing.

6. Begin working with our children!

Volunteers must be a minimum of 18 years of age

Please note: We do not fulfill court ordered community service requests

Volunteers are accepted and placed based solely on the needs of the children in care. We are currently no longer accepting new volunteers for Spring 2010. Our next volunteer orientation will be in August 2010 and we will begin accepting applications again on July 15, 2010. Thank you so much for your interest!

Veronica Meewes
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3804 Avenue B Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-3353
(512) 459-1658 fax

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