Volunteer With The Relatives
The Relatives relies on volunteers to help serve the youth and young adults who come to the Crisis Center and the On Ramp Resource Center. There are so many ways you can be Relative to youth in crisis.
Volunteer Orientation
To ensure you have a meaningful volunteer experience, we kindly ask you to attend a virtual volunteer orientation.
Calendar of Volunteer Opportunities
The Relatives invites you to create a volunteer profile and view opportunities that do not require orientation. Once you’ve completed Orientation, you’ll be able to see additional volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer at Youth Crisis Center
Provide a Meal
Volunteers who have completed a volunteer orientation are needed to provide meals for the youth staying at the Crisis Center.
Homemade, Store-Bought or Uber Eats – we appreciate you nourishing our youth!
Prepare a Meal*
Volunteers who have completed a volunteer orientation are needed to prepare a meal to the youth staying at the Crisis Center – a great family activity
Host an Activity *
Volunteers who have completed a volunteer orientation are needed to provide on-site or virtual activities evenings and weekends.
*Background Check and Diana Screen required.
Volunteer at On Ramp Resource Center
Lead a Workshop
Volunteers who have completed a volunteer orientation are needed to host workshops at On Ramp.
Provide a meal
Volunteers are needed to provide meals for the young adults who visit the On Ramp Resource Center, Monday through Friday.
Homemade, Store-Bought, or Uber Eats – we appreciate you nourishing our youth!
Make Snack Packs or Hygiene Kits
Fun size snacks and travel size toiletries can make a big impact at The Relatives. Snack Packs ensure young people struggling with housing insecurity have something to eat when they can’t access the On Ramp Resource Center. While Hygiene Kits can help those without access to showers or laundry feel clean. While a Socks & Underwear Set can give housing-insecure young adults the dignity that comes from access to clean clothes.
Putting together Socks & Underwear Sets, Snack Packs or Hygiene Kits for the youth and young adults served by The Relatives is a meaningful and impactful group volunteer activity which can be done in your home, office, school, house of worship, or any gathering space.
Thanks to tremendous community support, there is not currently a need for Hygiene Kits. Please consider creating a Socks and Underwear Set or Snack Pack for the young people at The Relatives.
Please click here for details on how you can create impactful snack packs and hygiene kits for the young people served by The Relatives.
Do you have additional questions about volunteering with The Relatives?
Please contact Redia Baxter at 704-501-8258 or rbaxter@therelatives.org
Give your time, make a difference.
Relief
A hot meal can be more than nourishment—it’s a symbol of care and compassion. Our volunteers provide relief by offering meals that comfort the body and soul, ensuring no one faces hunger alone.
Acceptance
A fresh haircut can restore more than appearance—it can restore confidence and a sense of belonging. Through simple acts like this, our volunteers offer acceptance and dignity to those who need it most.
Empowerment
Empowerment starts with opportunity. By sharing tools, resources, and their time, our volunteers work hand in hand with individuals to spark self-reliance and pave the way toward a brighter future.
