Our youth need your help. Without you, they face a life without adequate support or community connections. Be part of the solution today.

 

Current volunteer opportunities include: 

Mentor/Group Leader: Introduce youth to Focus Forward as you mentor an individual youth, instruct a group or present a workshop on a variety of topics such as art, creative writing, music, yoga, meditation, etc.

Internships: Challenging and exciting youth service internships are available. Expand your knowledge of youth development issues through mentoring or hands-on experience in areas such as art or music, mental health, non-profit management, recreation, restorative justice, social work, or sociology. Academic credit may be available. 

Transitional Services: Partner with an individual youth to help with accessing community resources and achieving goals in education, employment, relationships, recreation and well-being. Depending on your availability, we can work with you to structure different levels of involvement in assisting individual youth. 

Behind the scenes roles: We need volunteer assistance in administrative areas including fundraising, marketing/PR, special events, web site maintenance, and office support. 

Feel inspired but need help narrowing it down? Contact Kirsten Leif  (559) 286-6190, (559) 600-4961 or kirstenl@focusforward.org. We can help you figure out the best match.

If you are ready to move ahead, we look forward to hearing from you. Get the volunteer sign up process started by completing our simple Volunteer Form.

We will contact you within a few days to discuss your role and our volunteer background check and training requirements.