Volunteer Opportunities
Variety the Children's Charity of St. Louis offers volunteer opportunities year round. We serve 19,000 children with physical and mental disabilities in the Greater St. Louis region. Volunteering can be one of the most rewarding experiences that you can undertake.
Click here to fill out our volunteer form!
Did You Know That.....
- Approximately 109 million American adults volunteer annually - that's 56 percent of all adults.
- 3.5 hours per week are contributed to non-profit organizations by volunteers.
- 59 percent of teenagers volunteer an average of 3.5 hours per week.
Why should you volunteer? You will...
- Significantly improve the lives of children with disabilities in your community.
- Help Variety achieve its mission and special program goals.
- Increase personal satisfaction because you are needed and appreciated.
- Share your special skills and time with others.
- Learn new skills.
- Meet new people.
- Be challenged.
- Do something different.
- Earn academic credit or service hours.
- Be a good steward of what you have been given.
Variety has ongoing needs for volunteers to assist our staff and children in many areas. You can offer your skills as an individual or as a group of individuals. Consider allowing your talents to shine in some of the following areas.
- Office/clerical help (copying, mailings, special projects)
- Special Events (assist with set-up, tear-down, securing auction items, special mailings)
- Securing auction items
- Variety Phone Bank
- Bikes for Kids (help build bikes, assist with the event)
- Adventure Camp (become a counselor for a three-week camp that our children attend)
- Professional services (photography, writers, public relations, designers, etc.)
- Variety Parade
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