Volunteer with Us

Receiving a letter of encouragement can make all the difference between a parent persevering or giving up. We invite you to join our L.O.V.E. Program and remind families that a brighter future is possible!

Do you love to read? RaiseUp Families is proud to conduct a client book club to help our current and former clients continue their educational journey. We need volunteers that would be willing to read the book, make an outline, and host up to 6 one-hour lessons through zoom meetings.

RUYPC provides unique opportunities to connect with like-minded Young Professionals in Houston to help raise awareness and funding for RaiseUp Families’ programs to benefit parents and children in our communities.

RaiseUp Families is always seeking ambitious people who want to be part of exciting change in our community to join our Board of Directors.  The Board meets 6 times a year, the 3^rd Tuesday of the month for approximately 1.5 – 2 hours.  Total monthly commitment is no more than 1-2 hours.  Board terms are 3 years, and members cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms.  If you’re looking to grow your leadership position, give back to our community, and are ready to take on a new challenge, contact Angela at angela@raiseupfamilies.org or 713-973-8083, ext. 101 to learn more!

• Morning Set-Up - We need energetic morning volunteers to help us from 7:30am to 9:30am with set-up on Tuesday, April 25th. Help us fill balloons, arrange centerpieces, and put together programs.
• Luncheon Helpers - Not a morning person? We still need energetic volunteers that like working with people on Tuesday, April 25th. You’ll be on your feet from 10am to 1:30pm doing various jobs at our luncheon like parking lot attendants, greeters, client ambassadors, donation card pick-up, and cleaning up.

Activity Volunteers help our kiddos have fun at our summer day camp and may help with multiple activities throughout the day. Dates June 19^th through the 22^nd and 26^th through the 29^th.

Day Captains are responsible for assigning the summer camp Activity Volunteers to activity stations, maintaining order, and being the point person to trouble shoot throughout the day.

Are you a responsible teenager or college student who enjoys working with kids? Our Summer intern works with our kiddos throughout June and July to assist with our childhood enrichment programs. If you enjoy working with children and event planning, this may be the perfect internship for you! *Must have transportation and be available to work up to 8 hours a day during June & July.

Reading Mentors help our RaiseUp children find a book on their summer reading list or a book that will encourage a love for reading. This is a great activity for teens and there are 3 opportunities to volunteer in over the summer. Exact dates TBA. Time commitment is approximately 1 hour each session.

• Snack Bags- Provide healthy snack bags for our children attending any of our summer RaiseUp Families events. We will need 40 to 50 snack bags provided at each event we hold this summer.
• Children’s Lunches- Provide healthy lunches to our children at day camp. We have 8 dates that we will need lunches provided. Dates: June 19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th, and the 29^th. Estimated meals needed to be prepared for 40 to 50 children.
• Family Meals- At any in-person event we host we like to provide our families a delicious, hearty meal. There are various opportunities to provide meals throughout the year.

We provide different kits like first aid, home care, hygiene, and more to our families throughout the year. If you and/or your office, church, or school group would like to volunteer to provide 25 or more kits please let us know.

Get with your family, friends, or neighbors to help supply all our RaiseUp children with the needed supplies and backpacks for their school year.

Help stuff backpacks with school supplies. Around the end of July we will assemble the school supplies for elementary, middle, and high school students. *Date to be announced.

Learning to understand the difference between a need and a want – and how to manage a budget around those differences – is a critical part to our program and our client success. When you adopt a family at Christmas, you’re given a list of 3 items for each family member: A want, a need, and a read. You can remove the stress parents feel around the holidays to give their children special memories and help them get ahead on their budget.