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One of the common barriers to volunteerism is childcare; many adults would love to give time but are constrained by family responsibilities. The solution to this dilemma? Volunteer as a family! More and more nonprofit organizations are offering multi-skilled volunteer opportunities ideally suited for families to do together. The end result is a family outing that is fun, educational, and the beginning of lifelong service for the next generation of volunteers.

• Looking to volunteer with your family? Check out our resource page here!
• Also see Finding Volunteers; Youth Volunteers
• Connect with your peers!

Energize, Inc.: Family Volunteering

Also Worth Checking Out:

• America’s Family Volunteers (PDF) – Independent Sector
• Capitalizing On the Holiday Spirit to Recruit and Retain Family Volunteers – Jill Canono, Ph.D. @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel
• Doing Good Together
• Engaging Families – Merrill Associates
• FamilyCares – The Points of Light Institute (Family project ideas, resources, and games and puzzles)
• Family Volunteering – Volunteer Canada
• Family Volunteering (PDF) – Zoe Gill, University of Adelaide
• Family Volunteering: A Natural for Environmental Stewardship Organizations (PDF) – Lois Lindsay, Imagine Canada
• Family Volunteering and Youth Engagement in the Non-Profit Sector: An Analysis of Benefits – A. Lisa Fahrenthold @ ServiceLeader
• Family Volunteering: Nurturing Families, Building Community (Policy Brief No. 17) (PDF) – National Human Services Assembly
• Family Volunteers – VolunteerResource.org
• Intergenerational Programs – ServiceLeader (Program examples and tips for engaging multiple generations in service)
• Neighboring – The Points of Light Institute (Initiative to engage families in under-resourced communities)
• Supporting Volunteer Effort Through Family 'Buy-In' – Andy Fryar @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel
• The Volunteer Family

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Let us know and consider checking out the following sites:
Energize, Inc.
The Resource Center (CNCS)
Volunteer Canada
Volunteering Australia
Volunteering England
World Volunteer Web