Individual Volunteer Opportunities

Individual Volunteer Opportunities

Dedicate time to facilitate a lasting impact through a weekly or monthly commitment to volunteering. The descriptions below are our volunteering opportunities for individuals who are available to volunteer on an ongoing, frequent basis.

Activity LeaderApply Now
Do you have a skill or hobby that you are interested in sharing with the community? We are in need of volunteers to lead activities or lend their skills at our Family Success Centers and residential programs.

The Family Success Centers, located in Clementon, Blackwood, Atco, and Camden, are community-based, family-centered neighborhood gathering places where any community resident can go for family support, information, and services. Through the Family Success Center, we provide families with convenient access to a wide array of services and family friendly activities offered on a daily basis.  Here are a few ideas  of activities that can be led by volunteers in our Family Success Centers:

  • Tutoring children
  • Coordinating arts and crafts activities
  • Leading workshops
  • Offering computer skills training

Our residential programs provide safe and supportive housing to children and teens in need of a safe place to live. These programs in Camden and Gloucester Counties provide young people with a stable foundation and strengthen their ability for self-sufficiency. Here are some ideas  of activities that can be led by volunteers in our residential programs:

  • Baking cookies every Sunday
  • Leading a sewing or tailoring workshop
  • Leading a workshop for poetry, creative writing, singing, or another form of artistic expression
  • Creating and leading a fitness, wellness, or nutrition  class

Baby's Best StartApply Now
We are in need of volunteers to assist the Baby's Best Start program with a variety of tasks while the sessions are taking place on Thursday evenings in Camden and Clementon. Tasks include:

 

  • Leading themed activities 
  • Assisting the group facilitator
  • Translating sessions and materials to Spanish 
  • Reading with one child or a group of children during childcare session as part of our Born to Read initiative
  • Assisting with dinner 

Born to ReadApply Now
Born to Read includes a high impact volunteer component.  We are training and placing volunteer readers in our Head Start classrooms to read with children one-to-one. Reading volunteers help increase exposure to literacy among our preschoolers. As a Born to Read volunteer, you can play an integral role in improving grade level reading outcomes for children in Camden City.

If you love reading, enjoy working with children, and can commit to one hour of volunteering per week, then this is the perfect volunteer position for you....and your time and energy will make a real difference in the lives of the children we serve!  Reading Volunteers are placed in the same classroom for one hour a week for the course of the school year.  Volunteers read with children one-to-one promoting literacy skills and encouraging a love of reading.

We are currently recruiting parent volunteers and community volunteers to commit to one hour a week of volunteer time in one of our Head Start classrooms (we have 9 different Head Start locations in Camden City and Camden County) to read one-to-one with children.  A one hour volunteer training is provided and background checks are required for all volunteers.

Living Proof Recovery CenterApply Now
Living Proof Recovery Center is in need of volunteers who can assist with a variety of tasks including:
  • Telephone & Community Outreach
  • Workshop Facilitator
  • Support Group Leader
  • Special Events Organizer
  • Front Desk Assistance
  • Greeter
  • Office Maintenance

SERV Sexual Violence AdvocateApply Now
SERV Sexual Violence program Volunteer Advocates residing in Camden, Cumberland, or Gloucester County are needed to accompany sexual violence victims to the hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and courts. Confidential Sexual Violence Advocates (CSVA) assist with crisis intervention, advocacy, and hotline calls. Volunteers also attend community and health fairs representing Center For Family Services and the SERV program.

Volunteers must:

  • be 18 years of age
  • Complete 40 hours of CSVA training (for volunteers only serving Camden) and pass the Sexual Violence Advocate exam / Complete the 60 hours of CSVA and DVRT training (for Gloucester and Cumberland Counties) and pass the dual Domestic & Sexual Violence Advocate exam 

 Center For Family Services provides the volunteer advocate training program several times throughout the year. For more information or to register for the next training session, please complete the form at the bottom of this page. 

 

SERV Domestic Violence AdvocateApply Now
SERV Domestic Violence program Volunteer Advocates residing in Cumberland and Gloucester County are needed to accompany domestic violence victims to hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and courts. Domestic VIolence Response Team (DVRT) volunteers assist with crisis intervention, advocacy, and hotline calls. Volunteers also attend community and health fairs representing Center For Family Services and the SERV program.

Volunteers must:

  • be 18 years of age
  • Complete 60 hours of CSVA and DVRT training (for volunteers in Cumberland and Gloucester County) and pass the dual Domestic & Sexual Violence Advocate exam.

Center For Family Services provides the volunteer advocate training program several times throughout the year. For more information and to register for the next training session, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

 

Quixote QuestApply Now
Quixote Quest provides high school aged teens ages 14-18 living in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties with the opportunity and the support to make a difference in their community through volunteering. Through a unique approach, which bonds young volunteers together in a club atmosphere, QQ exposes teens to positive experiences that affect their view of community service... now and in the future.

Quixote Quest seeks members that have the desire to be dependable volunteers, volunteering once per week, and being an active part the club, attending two evening club gatherings each month with other teens who feel the same way about the importance of community service and helping others.

Quixote Quest maintains strong relationships with community organizations needing quality and committed volunteers. QQ helps each teen member to connect with a good cause, causes focused on urban children, abandoned animals, senior citizens, and those with disabilities, while taking into consideration the time and location of the community service, in order that it fits their schedule and transportation needs.

Members also have the option to join with other Quixote Quest clubs once a month to do a large Group Service Project that benefits an important local, state, national or international cause. Group Service Projects are not mandatory but nearly half the of the members enjoy doing the large service events.

SERV Anti-Human Trafficking AdvocateApply Now
SERV Human Trafficking is in need of volunteers to provide companionship and advocacy to victims of human trafficking. Our volunteers will be providing direct-care services, accompaniment to social service agencies, translation (if possible), support, advocacy, technical assistance, and a variety of other tasks. We are looking for volunteers who can commit to 5 hours or more each week.

Volunteer Requirements:

  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Have access to transportation
  • Must be compassionate, empathetic, and victim-centered    
  • Undergo a background check

21 hours of training are required for this position and training will be held in Vineland, NJ. The opportunity takes place in Camden, Gloucester and Cumberland counties.

LifelineED Volunteer Recovery SpecialistApply Now
Volunteers are needed to support and empower individuals on the path to recovery who are being supported through our LifelineED program. Recovery Specialist Volunteers will travel to hospitals in Camden City to provide advocacy, non-clinical assistance, and recovery support for individuals reversed from an opioid overdose. The Recovery Specialist will provide follow up for 8 weeks via phone call and some in-person meetings to guide survivors and ensure that recovery is possible. The volunteer will communicate with staff to assist the survivor in accessing resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery.

Volunteers will be on-call for at least one 12 hour shift each week (2 or more preferred). Available shifts are Thursday night through Monday morning. We ask that volunteers commit to at least one year of service.

Volunteers must have:

  • Associate's Degree preferred. High School Diploma or equivalency required
  • Minimum of two years' experience in the guiding principles of recovery that assist individuals to improve the health and wellness and live a self-directed life.
  • Knowledge of community and statewide treatment and recovery options.
  • Ability to travel to hospitals in Camden in 30 minutes or less.
  • Comfort using technology, especially tablets and smartphones.
  • Personal cell phone.