5 Things Volunteers Want
Don’t leave your volunteers hanging out to dry! Here are 5 things you can do to make their experience a positive one.
November 1, 2023
Latest Resources
November | December 2023
Articles Included:
• From the Editor: "Volunteers Are Life"
• 5 Things Volunteers Want
• Ask Ann: "In Locus Parentis"
• Managing the Volunteer Relationship
• Example Volunteer Policies
Resources
Whether you are a caregiver, director, volunteer or student, we are dedicated to providing helpful tools, creative ideas and encouraging community. Together, we enable one another to effectively change the lives of our children.
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From the Editor: Volunteers
Edition: November | December 2023
As president of Love in Action Children’s Home, I can see the efforts of volunteers working for the Home from a broader point of view and can say with confidence: Volunteers are life!
November 1, 2023
Managing the Volunteer Relationship
Not sure how to approach a group of energetic supporters to create long-lasting volunteer relationships? Here’s a few tips!
October 31, 2023
Ask Ann: In Locus Parentis
Clinical Social Worker, Ann Houck, recalls her time working in Child Protective Services, the traumas she witnessed, and how Children’s Homes can become places of safety.
October 30, 2023
Volunteer Policy Example
Use this example Volunteer Policy in your own Home to guide the engagement and help prevent abuses.
October 30, 2023
From the Editor: Gatekeepers
Edition: September | October 2023
I had to process very real and visceral fear that something unthinkable might happen to my baby girl. Our gatekeeping choices matter.
September 1, 2023
