Volunteer Opportunities: Share your time. Change a life.
Volunteers play a vital role in helping Waypoint empower nearly 20,000 individuals each year. Whether you want to work directly with clients or support behind the scenes, there are plenty of ways to turn your passion into action and make a real impact in our community.
All volunteers must submit an online application to share their interests before getting started.
Individual Volunteer Roles: If you are looking to volunteer on a consistent basis, below are some of our ongoing volunteer roles:
KidsPoint Classroom Aide - Love working with kids: You will help with fun, hands-on activities like arts & crafts, educational games, and even playtime! Bring your enthusiasm and creativity to our Child Care Programs while making a real impact.
✅ Flexible hours (just commit to a weekly schedule)
✅ Experience is a plus, but not required-just bring a big heart
✅ Must be 16+ and pass a background check
Domestic Violence Victim Advocacy & Support – Be a Voice for Survivors: Make a life-changing impact by supporting individuals facing domestic violence. As a volunteer, you'll provide emotional support, resources, and guidance in medical and legal settings, over the phone, and in group or one-on-one interactions. Some roles may involve on-call emergency room response for medical advocacy.
✅ Compassionate, non-judgmental, and empowering volunteers needed
✅ Free training provided (20-hour online course + hands-on learning)
✅ Must be 18+ and commit to at least one shift per month
Event Committee - Plan, Create, and Make an Impact: Love organizing and bringing people together? Help Waypoint host amazing fundraising events! Join an event planning committee for Celebrate Waypoint, Tribute to Women of Achievement, or Waypoint Wonderland.
✅ Get creative & make a difference
✅ Flexible opportunities to fit your schedule
✅ Must be 18+
Survivors’ Program Courthouse Lunch Runner – Show Compassion in Action - Help support families grieving the loss of a loved one to homicide or violence by delivering meals to them at the courthouse during their trial. Your simple act of kindness can provide comfort and ease during a difficult time.
✅ Flexible volunteer opportunity
✅ Reliable transportation
✅ Must be 18+
Group Volunteering – Make an Impact Together: Looking for a meaningful way to give back as a team? Waypoint offers group volunteer opportunities for companies, agencies, and organizations that want to make a difference together—whether onsite or offsite! If you are doing onsite opportunities, you can pair this with using our historic ballroom for your team lunch, training, or meeting before or after the volunteer project.
Onsite Opportunities:
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Clean Our Space – Strengthen team connections while helping refresh areas staff can’t always prioritize.
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Foster KidsPoint Connections – Engage with children in our child care centers through fun, hands-on classroom activities.
Offsite Opportunities:
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Caring Dads Meal – Prepare a meal for this impactful program or turn it into a team fundraising goal to raise enough funds for a sponsored meal.
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Host a Donation Drive – Collect essential household items for families transitioning into stable housing, supplies for KidsPoint Child Care Program, or other agency needs. You can also organize a monetary donation drive to support a specific program.
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Assemble Program Packets – Help save valuable time for staff by assembling informational packets used in Waypoint’s programs. Your support ensures that staff can focus on what matters most-helping clients move forward.
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Collect Toys for Waypoint Wonderland – Gather your team and collect brand new toys for our holiday drive. This mission-driven event ensures the children and families we serve have the best holiday season. We accept toys year round and host Waypoint Wonderland in December every year.
Questions? Please contact Jade at jriley@waypointservices.org or 319.731.6118.