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Volunteer

Volunteers at Kinship Center generously donate their time to help the staff provide support to children and families in a variety of ways. Interested adults and teens should fill out and submit the Volunteer Interest Form and we will contact you. For questions, please call the following numbers.

Monterey County (831) 455-4788
Orange County (714) 881-8661
San Luis Obispo County (805) 434-2449
Santa Clara County (408) 554-2550 x5

Kinship Center volunteers may assist in administrative areas or provide hands-on help with programs, camps, tutoring and other activities. To become a volunteer for Kinship Center, individuals are asked to comply with the following:

  • Attend a personal interview with a staff member
  • Complete a volunteer application
  • Successfully complete criminal and child abuse checks
  • Complete a health screening that includes a TB test
  • There are certain other requirements for volunteers who work directly with children

There are also opportunities to volunteer informally with events, on committees, and in other short-term or one-time projects, and the above process does not apply to adults and young people who help in this way. Many children and teens help Kinship Center by participating in projects through their schools or with their local Scouting or other organizations.

Why Give to Kinship Center?
Helping one child and family at a time is the day-to-day activity that gives life to our belief that “thriving families make thriving communities.”

Today’s donors and volunteers are looking for evidence that their investments do more than maintain the status quo. Making an impact and a difference is a return on an investment, and at Kinship Center this vision is true for every child whose life is stabilized and changed. Our leadership ensures the long-term positive outcome of making children part of a community of thriving families.

Your investment in Kinship Center helps ensure that every child in California has a permanent, stable family.

Find out more about giving to Kinship Center. Or click here to make a secure online donation.

Note: Gifts to Kinship Center are tax-deductible. Kinship Center is a California nonprofit corporation, tax ID #77-0037578.