Volunteer
Community members play a vital role in the fulfillment of our mission. As a volunteer, your time and dedication are integral to the success of the services we provide to children and families in turmoil. There are many ways you can join with Stanford Home for Children to ensure that each child referred to us gets a chance to turn his or her young life around and become a productive, proud, and capable member of our community.Click Here to view a WISH LIST of needs identified by staff as critical to the success of our clients.
There are many benefits you will receive as you donate your time to our children and families:
- Support at-risk kids
- Learn valuable new skills
- Meet new people
- Make a difference in the lives of Sacramento's youth and families
- Impact the future of your community
- Build your resume and personal references
To become a volunteer you may complete the Online Volunteer Application.
Current Opportunities
1) Emancipation Kit Shopper
Troubled youth will fail if they are abandoned to face adulthood alone at the age of 18. We provide a kit to each of our emancipating youth to ensure they will not come home to an empty apartment. We need volunteers to take youth shopping for their household supplies.
2) Pogo Stick-A-Thon Event
- Team/Demo Team Liaisons
- Volunteer and Sponsor Liaisons
- Registration - Relay/Demo Teams
- Registration - Public Participants
- Photographers - Non-Professional
- Site/Crowd Monitors
- Set-up
- Tear-down