Individual Volunteer Application

Volunteer Application
📧 Questions

There are many ongoing opportunities to volunteer at Joy Meadows!

Please read through these choices and the FAQ below before completing the Volunteer Application.

Volunteer Positions

  • Mentors are matched with a family who comes to therapy. The mentor plays in the Community Center while they wait for their time in therapy; or while their siblings and foster parents are in therapy. This is a purposeful time to establish a relationship to encourage, connect, and pour into child in a consistent way.

    Time Commitment: Typically weekly at the time of the family’s scheduled therapy visit.

    Requirements:

    This volunteer position will require additional trauma training that is provided by Joy Meadows quarterly. The training provides tips and tools for connection, behaviors, and trauma terminology. Minimum age is 18.

  • *Hosts: Assist in Joy Meadows Community Center by greeting guest arriving for tours, therapy or the clothing closet. This is generally a weekly commitment at a designated time. Other administrative tasks might include writing thank you notes, light clean up, putting away supplies, or assisting families with Clothing Closet needs.

    Time Commitment: Ongoing. Typically one shift a week such as 8:45am-Noon or Noon-4pm. Some substitute hostesses needed.

  • Outdoor Adventure day camp is for foster and adoptive children.

    Time commitment: During the day for one week of your summer!

    *Camp Guide: These are our camp counselors. They lead the children from station to station throughout the week, build relationships, and help them have fun. We ask Camp Guides to commit to the full 4 days. They will oversee their group of 4-5 kids for the week.

    Additional requirements and responsibilities can be provided upon request.

    Details about OAC

  • Time Commitment: seasonal

    There are a few different volunteer needs!

    *Committed Volunteers to serve weekly during the growing season.

    *Casual Volunteer helping on scheduled Serve Days to help with cleanup, weeding, mulch, harvesting, etc.

    *Lead Volunteer - a Community Garden Coordinator to plan, purchase materials and guide volunteers

  • We need handymen and women to help us with upkeep around Joy Meadows.

    *Volunteers are needed to help with maintenance projects on the 3 homes on the property on an ongoing basis.

    *Assist with projects on the property such as small building projects, repairs, landscaping, preparing facilities for camp and special events.

    Time Commitment: Ongoing volunteers on a maintenance team. There are some opportunities for larger one-time projects.

  • Collect, organize and maintain clothing items and space designated for the Clothing Closet. Help families get clothes they need, or pack a bag of clothing when an online request is received.

    *Driving Team: In emergency situations, an email is sent to those who have opted in to be on the Driving Team. You can select the delivery if it fits within your schedule and geographic area to pick up and deliver the clothing.

    Time Commitment: Opportunities vary from 1 day a month, driving and delivering as needed, or assisting at special events.

  • Receive weekly emails and updates and commit to pray consistently for Joy Meadows’ confidential needs including foster, adoptive families, staff, programming, therapists and more. Attend on-site prayer time that is once or twice a month. Prayer newsletter is also published every other month to the Prayer Team.

    Time commitment: “Pray without ceasing” as the Bible says, and attendance at monthly prayer time. As the Spirit leads!

  • Time Commitment: busy seasons are March-May and September-November.

    Assist with ongoing needs for Joy Meadows Fundraising Events (Ex: get donations and sponsors, put out marketing materials, mailers, organize t-shirts).

    Assist with set up, clean up, or staffing various stations during a fundraising event (EX: the Joy Run and Vision Dinner).

  • Animal Care

    Feed, water, and care for animals as well as maintain animal stalls and pastures. Volunteers are put on the calendar to take a shift to help with animal care, or when special events or needs arise.

    Time commitment: Weekly (some opportunities available less frequently)

Volunteering FAQs

  • We equip and utilize volunteers to allow them to use their talents to help meet the many needs of children in foster care and post-adoption. We view volunteers as essential partners to help us accomplish our mission and model. We are thankful for the generosity of time and service from both group volunteers and individual volunteers. We offer many individual recurring volunteer opportunities.

  • The Volunteer onboarding process has three steps:

    1. Fill out the Volunteer Application form. That online form includes brief info about yourself, the Joy Meadows Statement of Faith and other docs for your electronic signature, your volunteer interest areas, and references.

    2. Attend a New Volunteer Orientation. This is a 1 hour meeting in-person or virtually to give you an overview of Joy Meadows, tour the property, and find out all about what we do and why we do it as an organization. 

    3. Get added to our Volunteer Database. After all of steps #1 and #2 are completed, then you will be added to our volunteer database so you can see the upcoming volunteer opportunities and you have access to sign up.

    Our Community Engagement Coordinator will help you with the steps along the way and answer any questions. After the onboarding is complete, you will get connected with the manager of the various areas where you want to serve for any further specific training needed. 

  • As a volunteer at Joy Meadows, please be informed about who Joy Meadows is and how our organization came into being:
    • Our Story
    • What we do
    • How we get there

    • God Can:

      This means we believe that there is no situation, obstacle, brokenness, or need beyond what God can miraculously use, redeem, transform or provide for.

    • Give Hope:

      This means that we believe that we exist to give hope, offering a future beyond present circumstances; guiding each person to their next step.

    • Create Community:

      We believe in community - bringing people together for collaboration, connection, support, and healing.

    • Calling First:

      This means that we believe that God establishes the work, and our job is to faithfully answer His call.

    • Excellence Always:

      This means that we believe that every action and interaction should be done with excellence always, going above and beyond.