How do I become a volunteer?

If you enjoy being around and working with kids, or you have not done it much and want to have someexperience hanging out with kids, you should volunteer with the Collective! Volunteering with us isa great way to participate in grassroots organizing, meet new people, experience the joy of spendingtime with children, and provide a much-needed service to the parents in progressive organizations.If you want to volunteer, simply contact us via e-mail or phone. We will need to know your e-mailaddress and phone number, and you will be added to a volunteer contact list. Whenever an organizationneeds childcare, an organizer will contact you to see if you can make it to the event. Events will beposted on this website’s calendar. When you contact us, please be prepared to let us know what youravailability is like and what events you think you could help with. If you have never volunteered withthe Collective before, you will be providing care with one or more people who have volunteered withthe Collective already. Most meetings are 2-3 hours, and events range in their duration. The organizer bottom-lining for the event will let you know how long your shift would be. Volunteers are expected to meet with the parents and organizers at the event, to be responsible for the children they are watching,and to be friendly and energetic while representing the Collective. If you are interested in doing morefor the Collective than just providing care, you can request to be added to our internal list; you will gete-mail updates when we have planning meetings and these are the best way to get more involved in theorganizing process.