Volunteer
As an all-volunteer organization, we need you!
We rely on an army of hundreds of volunteers to implement our programs and are always needing volunteers for both long- and short-term commitments.
Donating your time and talent clearly helps those who receive assistance from SBCO. But did you know that you also benefit from being a volunteer? Various studies have found that volunteering:
- Is good for your mind and body – feel healthier, improve your mood, increase your sense of purpose, keep you mentally stimulated and reduce your stress level.
- Helps you connect to others – connections make you part of a larger community and engaged in making it a better place to live.
- Brings fulfillment to your life – being involved in meaningful and interesting activities can provide a relaxing, stimulating change from your day-to-day routine.
We often need volunteers to assist in these areas:
Feed
Food Drive Event – sort and pack food one Saturday in March. Need to be able to stand an for extended period, able to lift 10-20 lbs. Work 3-4 hours one time/year.
Food Drive Planning Committee – coordinate and support SBCO’s annual Food Drive by helping organize collections, promote participation, and assist with donation distribution efforts that benefit local families in need.
Clothe
Kids’ Closet – help children from Head Start through 8th grade select new school clothing at the facility in Mammoth. Work 4 hours per shift, one day a week in September through November and January through April.
Teen Closet – assist eligible students to stay on budget on a school clothing shopping trip at local stores in Oro Valley. Work 2 hours per shift on shopping days in January and July.
Enrich
Enrichment Committee – Review grant requests from public schools, public libraries and nonprofit community groups and youth organizations in our service area. Work 2-4 hours per month.
Educate
Scholarship Committee – evaluate applicants for potential scholarships and act as liaisons to students throughout the years that they are completing their college educations. Work 4-16 hours per month.
Scholarship Endowment Fund Committee – build relationships and comfortably interact with potential donors to help them understand the benefits and process for contributing to SBCO’s scholarship endowment fund which provides a dependable, permanent funding source for generations to come. Work 4-5 hours per month.
Events
Annual Home Tour – serve as a docent guide and provide information to guests during the annual spring event. Work 3 hours per shift.
Sell Tour tickets in the SBCO office. Work 3 hours per shift.
Holiday Adopt Program – shop for, wrap and deliver gifts to local families and to children living on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Work 4-8 hours one time per year late November-early December.
Walk for Kids Committee – help plan the annual walk; meetings run from July to late October or early November. Work 1-2 hours per month.
Walk for Kids – help the day of the event with registration, signs, water stations, safety patrol, and food. Work 4 hours one day in late October or early November.
Administration
Communications – conduct interviews, obtain photos and write articles for newspapers, write e-blasts for SBCO and HOAs, and update website copy as needed. Work 3-6 hours per month.
Marketing Committee – contact local businesses to provide annual financial support to SBCO. Work 6 hours per month between August and December.
Office staffing – greet visitors, receive donations, answer questions and provide administrative services for the SBCO office in Ste. L of the SaddleBrooke Business Plaza. Work 3 hours per shift.
We’d love to have you join our team!
To become involved, click here to complete an interest form
