Volunteers are the heart and soul of our programs. The programs of the Family Institute for Creative Well-Being are made possible by the efforts of many wonderful volunteers.  These volunteers assist in a wide variety of areas on either a short-term or ongoing basis.

Families who live with disabilities and chronic illnesses are often financially strained.  The income of families coping with a member with a disability is only 66% of families in general (2000 US Census).  And of the families we work with who have a child who has a long term hospitalization, often a parent stays with the child and is unable to work.  It is for these reasons that we try to offer our healing programs at little to no fee for families and participants.  It takes both volunteers and donors to make this possible.

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HOW TO VOLUNTEER:

Volunteering is personally rewarding and has been found to have health benefits as well!

The Family Institute for Creative Well-Being is a small organization so volunteers make a huge difference!  We need volunteers to assist in a variety of ways from the behind the scenes work to hands-on assisting with the people we serve. 

General Operations

• help keep track of what we do and the people we serve
• some simple data entry on the computer
• other odds and ends

Workshop/program Assistants 

• offer hospitality and make the participants feel welcome
• provide individual assistance
• general set-up & clean-up
• assist with young children at family workshops
• workshop preparations (copies, preparing activities, etc.)  and follow-up after the workshops

Guest Artists

• Assist at one or two workshops per year based on your area of expertise (songwriting, sculpting, journaling, mask making, drama, storytelling, etc.) 

Leadership Roles & Advice and Guidance

• Board Members – approximately six meetings per year and assistance in your area of expertise
• Advisory Board Members – one meeting per year and assistance in your area of expertise and helping to build connections
• Computer & technical support

Movers & Shakers

• Build connections & grow capacity

Marketing

• Helping to get the word out through a variety of venues

If you are interesting in volunteering please fill out the volunteer enrollment form.

INTERNSHIPS

Want to learn about all aspects of a nonprofit organization?  Then this internship is for you!  The intern will assist with all aspects of the business operations from data entry to preparing and assisting with therapeutic arts related programs for families who have children with disabilities or chronic illnesses.  This intern must be able to work well with people, use the computer and have some creative skills.  This internship is for a person who can work with a team but does not need a team to work. Prefer at least 2 years of college coursework and/or related work experience and someone willing to work approximately 5 to 10 hours per week (days and times are flexible – most of the time).  If interested, please submit resume and cover letter (see our Contact page for details). Please indicate why you would be interested in working with the Family Institute for Creative Well-Being.  This unpaid internship can be arranged for credit.