Become a Volunteer
Whether you’re interested in volunteering long-term or looking for a one-time team building activity, volunteering at CCRI is a great way to give back to the community and enhance the lives of the people we serve—all while having fun!
We have opportunities for individuals and groups of any size. Check out our current volunteer needs below. If you don’t see something that fits your skill set and interests, contact us so we can try to find a project for you!
To get started, complete the volunteer application below.
The connections and friendships our volunteers make with our clients are truly life-changing for everyone involved! Thank you for your interest in making a better tomorrow today by joining our amazing volunteer family. Below are some of our reoccurring opportunities. If you have an idea or want to help us create a new opportunity, please let us know.
Individual volunteers must be at least 16 years old. If you’re not, but have a club, group, or team that you think would want to volunteer with CCRI, please check out our group volunteer opportunities!
Seasonal Volunteer Opportunities
Softball Coaches and Runners (Sundays July 21–August 25)
Every summer, CCRI facilitates an adaptive softball league for our CCRI friends and friends from different organizations. It’s an amazing time for everyone to get together, enjoy the summer sun, and have fun playing ball!
We’re currently looking for volunteer softball coaches and runners for the league. To coach, you don’t need experience, just a fun-loving attitude! You do need to also be atleast 18 years old. You’ll work with several other volunteer coaches to encourage and help your team.
Volunteer runners run the bases with athletes for support or run the bases for athletes who are unable to. Volunteer runners may also push wheelchairs for our athletes who would like that assistance. No experience is needed, you just need to be at least 16 years old.
This league plays every Sunday from July 21 to August 18 from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M., with a special season-end game on August 25 at 3 P.M. We are looking for volunteers who would be able to commit to all six Sundays because consistency is so important for our players.
If you think this opportunity to get moving for a good cause is right for you, please fill out a volunteer application!
Prom Escorts, Cupcake Security, and Clean Up Volunteers (August 26, 2024)
Every year, CCRI hosts Prom for our clients to enjoy a VIP night of fun and dancing! Our CCRI friends love this event, but it is only possible with the support of amazing volunteers. Prom is on August 26 and we are currently looking for escort, cupcake security, and clean up volunteers. Escort volunteers escort our clients for their grand march; cupcake security volunteers help handout cupcakes to attendees; clean up volunteers help take down decor and clean up when the night ends.
We need both escort and cupcake volunteers from 5:30–7:30 P.M. Clean up volunteers would be needed starting at 9 P.M.
If you think this opportunity is right for you, please fill out a volunteer application!
Monthly Volunteer Opportunities
Life Enrichment
Volunteers help make cooking, art, and music classes, bingo, movie nights, gardening club, and so many more activities possible for the friends we support.
You can volunteer monthly, or just once, with friends or individually. But we’re sure once you meet our charismatic clients, you’ll want to mark these activities on your calendar every month!
Special Events
Our special events not only are adored by our clients, but some also help us raise money to keep their favorite programs running. Each event has its own set of volunteer needs, but many involve things like:
- Event set up/tear down
- Decorating
- Handing out candy
- Running games
When you volunteer for a special event, you help create a fun, safe way for our clients and the community to connect and help us raise money to keep our clients’ favorite programming going. You also have a chance to build friendships with our team, other volunteers, and the people we serve. Most importantly, you’re helping our amazing clients live their most independent and fulfilling lives!
If you think this opportunity is right for you, please fill out a volunteer application!
Office Support
If you are a people-person looking to give back, this is a great opportunity for you. Office support volunteers man our front desk for a few hours a week to offer relief to our team. By simply greeting visitors, answering calls, and transferring calls, you’re making a huge difference for our organization. And, if you are student, this is a great way to add administrative experience to your résumé.
If you think this opportunity is right for you, please fill out a volunteer application!
Outdoor Care
Leaves in the fall and weeds in the summer, our outdoor care volunteers help our clients keep their yards clean, safe, and something they are excited to come home to!
Additionally, our outdoor care volunteers work with our maintenance team to do things as needed like washing clients’ house windows and accessible vans.
If you’re someone who likes to spend time outside, this is a great opportunity to do just that for a great cause! If you think this opportunity is right for you, please fill out a volunteer application.
Whether you and your friends are looking for a fun way to spend time together doing something meaningful, or your corporate team is looking for a team-building experience, CCRI’s group volunteer opportunities are for you! In addition to the recurring opportunities listed below, we also have needs that pop up throughout the year.
Please fill out the volunteer application form on your group’s behalf to sign up to learn more about group volunteer needs and be kept informed on new and upcoming opportunities.
Softball Coaches and Runners
Every summer, CCRI facilitates an adaptive softball league for our CCRI friends and friends from different organizations. It’s an amazing time for everyone to get together, enjoy the summer sun, and have fun playing ball!
We’re currently looking for volunteer softball coaches and runners for the league. To coach, you don’t need experience, just a fun-loving attitude! You do need to also be at least 18 years old. You’ll work with several other volunteer coaches to encourage and help your team.
Volunteer runners run the bases with athletes for support or run the bases for athletes who are unable to. Volunteer runners may also push wheelchairs for our athletes who would like that assistance. No experience is needed, you just need to be at least 16 years old.
This league plays every Sunday from July 21 to August 18 from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M., with a special season end game on August 25 at 3 P.M. We are looking for volunteers who would be able to commit to all six Sundays because consistency is so important for our players.
If you think this opportunity to get moving for a good cause is right for your group, please fill out a volunteer application!
Special Events
Our special events not only are adored by our clients, but some also help us raise money to keep their favorite programs running. Each event has its own set of volunteer needs, but many involve things like:
- Event set up/tear down• Decorating
- Handing out candy
- Running games
When you volunteer for a special event, you help create a fun, safe way for our clients and the community to connect and help us raise money to keep our clients’ favorite programming going. You also have a chance to build friendships with our team, other volunteers, and the people we serve. Most importantly, you’re helping our amazing clients live their most independent and fulfilling lives!
If you think this opportunity is right for your group, please fill out a volunteer application!
Meals with Meaning
Meals with Meaning is a fun, impactful program where volunteer groups come to our main office to prepare several meals to go out to our residential houses. You choose the recipe and bring the ingredients, we provide the kitchen space.
By volunteering with this program, your group not only provides a delicious meal for our clients, but also helps their budgets stretch further and gives our team the chance to spend more time connecting and less time cooking.
Outdoor Care
Leaves in the fall and weeds in the summer, our outdoor care volunteers help our clients keep their yards clean, safe, and something they are excited to come home to!
Additionally, our outdoor care volunteers work with our maintenance team to do things as needed like washing clients’ house windows and accessible vans.
If your group likes to spend time outside, this is a great opportunity to do just that for a great cause! If you think this opportunity is right for your group, please fill out a volunteer application.
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