Volunteering
There are many ways to volunteer:
Monthly Outing Volunteers
An ideal project for churches, corporations, and community
groups, up to 6 people commit to visiting a group home
once a month. Some of the more popular activities are
bringing in dinner, taking the kids bowling, providing
a movie outing, or just an evening of fun playing board
games with the kids.
Life Skills Coach
Independent Living and Rainbow Program youth and older
teens in the program need volunteers to work with them
in developing life skills such as money management,
cooking, shopping, etc. Time commitment varies. Coaches
are also needed to assist young people in learning how
to fill out a job application, go to an interview and
follow-up on potential employment opportunities. Assist
in helping them understand and acquire the skills needed
in various occupations. Time commitment varies.
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Volunteer Orientation
Our next volunteer orientation will be on Saturday,
May 17th at 10:00 a.m..
Meetings are usually last about 1 hour. At the meeting
we discuss the different programs at CHRIS Kids and
you can discover the areas that most interest you.
The meeting will be held at the CHRIS Kids office,
3109 Clairmont Road, Suite B. (We are located on Clairmont
Road, between I-85 and Buford Hwy. Coming from 85
and heading towards Buford Highway you go to the 4th
Light (Look for the Extended Stay America Hotel at
the stop light) and turn right on that side street
next to the hotel. Take road next to hotel to the
office park.. We are in the next-to-last building
in the back - #3109, Suite B.
To attend these meetings, please rsvp to jason.sullivan@chriskids.org.
Thank you.
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Fund a Hobby or Talent
Help raise funds to provide the important "extras"
that the children of CHRIS Kids need. Items such as musical
instruments, art supplies, and sports equipment are important
to children. Participate in special events as a volunteer
in a variety of capacities or help solicit sponsors. Volunteers
may do their own project or join with the CHRIS Kids staff.
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Tutors
Children entering CHRIS Kids are usually below grade level
in school. Tutors are needed for all grade levels through
high school, and for preparing youth for the GED or SAT exams.
 Group Projects
Work in the yard, landscape, paint, build a play area and
complete other projects at the homes. These are ideal for
one day events and, if done on the weekends or summers, provide
opportunities to work side by side with the children. Befriend A Home Projects There are a number of ways you can enhance Home life.
- Birthdays. Provide a birthday cake and small
gift for a child celebrating a birthday.
- Provide school supplies. Children need school
supplies all during the school year.
- Provide new under garments. Children need
new under garments throughout the year.
- Bring dinner to a group home. Show support
for children by helping to relieve staff of the daily chore of
making an evening meal for residents. One meal a month can make
a huge difference.
- Bowling Night. Meet a group home at a
bowling alley, and have a mini-tournament, with each volunteer
partnering with a CHRIS Kids youth.
- Night at the movies. Provide movie passes
for a group home once a month. Recreation money is often in short
supply and a trip to the movies provides a special treat to the
children and staff.
- Store Gift Certificates. Provide gift certificates
to various stores such as: Old Navy, Wal-Mart, and Target. Help
is needed to keep up with children constantly growing out of their
clothing.
These are only a few of the ways you can help. If you can
volunteer to help the children of CHRIS Kids, or have other
ideas for projects, please contact:
CHRIS Kids, Inc.
3109 Clairmont Rd., Suite B
Atlanta, GA 30329
404.564.3403
jason.sullivan@chriskids.org
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