Volunteer with Us!

We love our volunteers!

It requires many hands and hearts to keep this community thriving. Please note that this might not be all of our volunteer opportunities as things are always changing. Feel free to check our events page for specific events or give us a call!

Volunteer Calendar

View volunteer opportunities on our calendar, and click the button below to sign up! We appreciate the support!

Day Program

We are seeking volunteers who want to “Help Make Some One’s Day”! We are looking for people who want to help regularly or just come and help on special occasions! Parents are always welcome!

  • Do you want to visit with your Lama?

  • Do you want to help someone with a puzzle?

  • Do you want to help people make Christmas Cookies?

Groups are also welcome. Help us do a fun project, help us with the dodgeball game, or help us paint and organize. We are looking for people to help us have fun, learn new skills, cook, or explore new information.

Partners N Pals

We are looking for outstanding youth to come volunteer at our Summer Camp! Ages 14-18 will be considered Counselors In Training (C.I.Ts) and will be eligible for an educational stipend (fancy way of saying we can pay you). We also have limited openings for ages 11-13 to be volunteers (this is a great chance to know camp and apply to be a CIT in the future).

We are also in need of community support for our campers to have events and places to attend during camp. See our Community Partner below for more info.

Buddy Club

Buddy Club is for high schoolers to become a peer buddy to a student who has intellectual and/or developmental disabilities that are within their high school. They meet once a week during lunch.

However, they also have events such as Prom, Movie Nights, Halloween Dance, etc. These require volunteers and prep. If you are interested in helping with these events, please contact bc@arcoftricities.com

Special Olympics

The Arc of Tri-Cities hosts our local Special Olympics Tri-Cities office. It requires many many volunteers and equipment. The following roles are needed:

  • Coach

  • Assistant Coach

  • Fall Games Volunteer

  • Fundraising Events

  • Regionals/Tournament Event Volunteers

Adult Recreation

The Arc puts on monthly events for Adult Recreation. This is for all individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities ages 18+.

We have dances, dinners, movie nights, etc. If you are interested in volunteering for one of these events, we would love to have you!

JustServe

As a non-profit organization with many programs and needs, we typically post on JustServe for projects we need help with.

If you are interested in making us some crafts, or seeing what supplies we need donated, check out the website below.

We are always in need of groups (big or small) to help put on events.

Some groups that have helped us in the past: sports teams, youth groups, churches, local business, families, etc. Here are some examples:

  • Partners N Pals: We’ve had groups put on a dance party for our kids to attend. We’ve also had them do Slip N Slide events, Bus Pull, etc. Our summer camp is about getting the kids involved with the community.

  • Voyager Initiative: We have a monthly Nerf War. A youth group, family, or business could adopt a night to help us run it or just come and volunteer and play. Or help us put on a paint night, cooking night, etc.

  • Adult Recreation: We have monthly events whether they are dances, movies, dinner, etc. Come volunteer or sponsor an event.

  • Adult Day Services: We have weekly services for our clients to go out and enjoy the community. They are always looking at new places to go.

  • Special Olympics: We are always in need of facilities where our athletes can practice. And for the many events and competitions, we are always in need of volunteers. Since our office is still relatively new, we are always looking for community partners to help us grow Special Olympics within our local area.

  • Fundraising: Fundraising is so important for all our programs. If you or your business would like to fundraise, donate, or sponsor an event or program, please reach out. For The Arc contact mahealanis@arcoftricities.com or for Special Olympics Tri-Cities contact kobeb@arcoftricities.com